In 2003, the EU promised the Western Balkans that they would one day become members. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Montenegro are all candidates for EU membership. Why are they still waiting after more than two decades?
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In 2003, the EU promised the Western Balkans that they would one day become members.
More than two decades have passed, and they are still out.
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