North Macedonia’s PM: EU leaves room for Russia & China by blocking Balkans

Zaev warned the EU that its reputation would suffer a blow in the Balkans and lose the place to rival forces unless it soon starts accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania.

“If the EU doesn’t meet its promises, it will be a weaker incentive for Kosovo and Serbia to find a solution in the bloc’s facilitated talks, and will make it less probable for Bosnia and Herzegovina to implement necessary reforms,” Zaev said in an interview with the Brussels-based ‘Politico.’