EU expansion: HALT plans for Balkans while bloc is in ‘WEAKENED’ state, Slovenia warns (Express.co.uk)
The European Union has been weakened by Brexit and may need to postpone plans for expansion into the Western Balkans, the President of Slovenia has warned.
Borut Pahor said the bloc could not hope to take on the likes of Serbia, Montenegro and Albania as new members in its current state.
Speaking in the presence of the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, Mr Pahor said: "A weak EU will not be able to expand to the Western Balkans.”
The Slovenian leader added “everything is connected and we are going through a period in which difficult decisions have to be made”, Nova press agency reports.