EU still a draw, but candidate countries becoming impatient

Bled, 6 September - The EU remains a pull factor for Western Balkan countries, but it risks losing its attraction if it leaves the candidate countries in the waiting room for too long, heard a panel on the Western Balkans at the Bled Strategic Forum on Tuesday.

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Bled Strategic Forum panel discussion entitled Western Balkans: Is the EU Still a Pull Factor?
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Bled Strategic Forum panel discussion entitled Western Balkans: Is the EU Still a Pull Factor?
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
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Bled Strategic Forum panel discussion entitled Western Balkans: Is the EU Still a Pull Factor?
Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj.
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Bled Strategic Forum panel discussion entitled Western Balkans: Is the EU Still a Pull Factor?
Former EU Commissioner for Enlargement Štefan Fule.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Bled Strategic Forum panel discussion entitled Western Balkans: Is the EU Still a Pull Factor?
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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Bled Strategic Forum panel discussion entitled Western Balkans: Is the EU Still a Pull Factor?
Hoyt Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the US Department of State
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