"We have always been in favor of an enlargement perspective for the Western Balkan states… There still is a possibility that there will be a consensus and we are working hard on it," Blumel told reporters.
On Tuesday, EU ministers are attending the General Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, and are expected to discuss the 2018 enlargement package, presented by the European Commission in April.
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The European Union is split on whether to open membership talks with Albania and Macedonia, both of which are EU candidate countries. French President Emmanuel Macron said in April that he was not in favor of the bloc's enlargement without implementing a reform on the better functioning of the European Union first.
Moreover, media reported last week that the Dutch parliament blocked the launch of EU accession negotiations with Albania over concerns related to combating corruption in the Balkan country.