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Expected decisions on EU enlargement are off the agenda by the end of the year. This was announced by a senior European diplomat, who requested anonymity, BTA reported.
He noted that so far no progress is expected in the disputes over the negotiating framework with North Macedonia. The diplomat added that the separation of North Macedonia and Albania is not foreseen in the negotiation process, so the dates of the first intergovernmental conferences with Skopje and Tirana should be announced at the same time that there is unanimity on the enlargement.
He said the European Council was expected to assess at its meeting this week whether sanctions should be imposed on Turkey. He noted that so far there has been no positive development in Ankara’s behavior, so sanctions can be expected to be on the agenda.
The diplomat clarified that the issue of trade negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom is not included on the agenda of the next European Council. Even if an agreement is reached with London in the coming days, additional time will likely be needed to evaluate it, he added, referring to the need for EU countries to approve the document so that it takes effect early in the new year. .
According to him, at the end of the week, Hungary has time to reconsider its intention to veto the next multi-annual European budget. According to him, otherwise, the other 27 countries will have to use a procedure to circumvent the Budapest resistance due to the intention to link budget expenditures with the state of legality in the future.
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