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Editorial: In the end, it is not Europe’s fault

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TIRANA TIMES EDITORIAL By now the staunch French refusal to go forward with even symbolic milestones of enlargement as well as the remaining skepticism of the Netherlands and Denmark are clear and tangible. The meeting at the Council of the European Union has very little chance of producing a surprising outcome since the majority of the signals are negative. In the face of yet another missed opportunity, domestic majority politicians have already geared up their alibis: it is Europe’s fault! It is the internal situation of the EU, the position of France and even personal crusade of Emmanuel Macron, it…

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