Paris and Berlin pitch ‘gradual integration’ for EU hopefuls amid frustration in Western Balkans
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-06-05 00:28 UTC+10:00
Section: Balkans
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Europe, Economy & Finance, Financial Markets, Elections, Business & Economy
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EU candidate countries should be able to gradually unlock privileges such as partial access to the bloc’s single market to keep them motivated while they wait for full membership, Paris and Berlin have suggested in a new joint paper.
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