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World NewsNovember 8, 2019 / 6:57 AM / Updated 12 hours agoIf we don't embrace the Balkans, others will, says EU's Von der LeyenBERLIN (Reuters) - North Macedonia and Albania have made enormous efforts to secure European Union membership, future European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, implictly contesting France’s decision to veto further talks on their accession.Von der Leyen was speaking after talks in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said it was “a matter of “extremely important strategic European interest†that the two countries continue to have a prospect of membership.“Albania and North Macedonia have made unbelievable efforts to get to this,†Von der Leyen said. “So long as it’s not possible I will do everything to develop joint projects that bind the countries of the Western Balkans closely to us. If we don’t do that, others will.†More at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-eu-idUSKBN1XI1J9
