A fruitless discussion on the seven-year budget, addressing trade imbalances, and energetic debates on energy and migration policies of the EU were, in short, the topics on the highly ambitious agenda of the two-day European Council summit that concluded on Friday in Brussels.
The topic of enlargement was overshadowed by Croatian objections regarding Montenegro’s accession, which resulted in Zagreb’s demands being accepted.
PM Plenkovic asserted that Croatia was far more constructive compared to certain other members, subtly alluding to the case of North Macedonia. Consequently, the conclusions omitted any mention of other candidate countries, aside from reiterating previous conclusions that EU enlargement represents a geostrategic investment in the peace, stability, and prosperity of Europe.