The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia appeared on Monday to be the first country to become a victim of the EU's enlargement fatigue, as France blocked a decision to grant it official EU candidate member status.
The candidate status, necessary for Macedonia to start accession talks with the EU, had been recommended by the European Commission in a report issued last month.
But French foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy at an EU foreign ministers meeting yesterday (12 December...
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