Europe should agree to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia this month to "ensure the credibility of EU enlargement policy", 14 member states have said.
Albanian and North Macedonian leaders said the same on Tuesday (11 June).
But the pressure might not be enough to get sceptics, including France and Germany, to budge.
The 14 countries' foreign ministers spoke out in a Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.