The Austrian chancellor has said that it could be possible for the South Eastern European countries to the join the EU by 2014.
Speaking after a meeting with South Eastern leaders on Wednesday, Wolfgang Schüssel said that the "biggest success is that region is out of the headlines", according to Austrian newspapers.
Erhard Busek, the special coordinator of the Stability Pact for the region said "the priority of EU enlargement is southeastern Europe, there is no other direction".
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