European liberal leaders on Thursday (15 December) attacked plans to block Macedonia's EU candidate status if there is no budget deal, while showing optimism that a finance breakthrough is near.
"Each country should be judged on its own merits and not be taken hostage by the budgetary perspectives", Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.
His remark comes after France on Wednesday threatened to veto Macedonia's candidature if there is no clarity on how to pay for enlar...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.