1.0European Western Balkanshttps://europeanwesternbalkans.comEWB Archiveshttps://europeanwesternbalkans.com/author/mweb/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KVItBy85ra"><a href="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/12/21/eu-enlargement-in-the-western-balkans-hostage-of-bilateral-issues/">EU enlargement in the Western Balkans hostage of bilateral issues</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/12/21/eu-enlargement-in-the-western-balkans-hostage-of-bilateral-issues/embed/#?secret=KVItBy85ra" width="600" height="338" title="“EU enlargement in the Western Balkans hostage of bilateral issues” — European Western Balkans" data-secret="KVItBy85ra" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/04022019_zaev_borisov_6.jpg1200800The last attempt of the German Presidency to unlock membership negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania at the end of the year ended unsuccessfully. Due to the Bulgarian veto, the EU failed to approve the negotiating framework for North Macedonia. On the other hand, Albania’s accession process is blocked due failing to fulfil the set […]