Member states will have to decide whether to approve accession talks with applicants.
Ten countries on Wednesday celebrated 15 years since joining the EU — but the latest round of applicants to the bloc are getting nervous.
Next month member states will have to decide whether to give a green light for accession talks to begin with North Macedonia and Albania. The pair and other EU membership hopefuls are watching closely to see whether capitals traditionally hostile to further enlargement will relent.
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