Merc: EU must show it is willing and ready for enlargement

"This part of Europe is, in the long term, part of the EU, and if we haven't admitted a single country to the EU for 13 years, we can say that the EU has made some of its own mistakes," said Merz.

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The European Union must show that it is willing and ready for enlargement, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz today in Tivat.

He said leaders would discuss the issue at the EU-Western Balkans Summit today. He said that European enlargement is years behind schedule, and that he had discussed the next steps for the Western Balkan countries' entry into the European Union with French President Emmanuel Macron.

"This part of Europe is, in the long term, part of the EU, and if we haven't admitted a single country for 13 years, we can say that the EU has made some of its own mistakes," said Merc.

He stated that he and Macron made a concrete proposal for what the next steps should look like, especially regarding the enlargement of several Western Balkan countries.

"We still have a long way to go, but these tasks are certainly achievable, and especially with Montenegro we want to make rapid progress on this path," said Merc.

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