Borrell disappointed with lack of progress on Western Balkans

We are not where we should be with the Western Balkans, we should be starting negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania today and I can’t hide my disappointment, the EU High Representative said prior to the EU-Western Balkans summit. He said things were not going well but added that there is still hope if the Bulgarian parliament does something.

According to him, the situation shows that unanimity in decision making is a big problem. He said the way decisions are taken in EU should be reviewed to prevent a single country from blocking the process for months.

Borrell said that more should be done to integrate the Western Balkans and maintain its European perspective. “Today is not a good day,” he said.