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A Summit Without Fireworks – and a New Enlargement Dilemma
By Stoycho Velev | Rising Expert on Eastern Europe | March 6, 2026 | Photo Credit: European Union The EU–Western Balkans Summit on 17 December 2025 was never expected to deliver grand announcements. Beyond the usual affirmations, enlargement hardly dominated the European Council agenda at the end of the year, as the meeting took place…
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