Info.cz: Another blow to EU unity. Bulgarian "blackmailing" threatens the accession of Northern Macedonia
In her latest commentary, our research fellow Jana Juzová focuses on the recent development of the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans, especially on the Bulgarian rejection of membership talks with Northern Macedonia.
You can read the full article in Czech here.
#EU #Bulgaria #Northern Macedonia
Jana Juzová
Research Fellow
Research Fellow
Expertise: regionalism, Visegrad cooperation, democratization and European integration of the Western Balkan countries, EU enlargement
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