EU summit statement adopted without migration paragraph – as it happened
by Lili Bayer from World news | The Guardian on (#6FBJX)
EU's 27 leaders have adopted statement at Granada but planned section on migration has been left out, senior EU diplomat confirms
The Irish leader, Leo Varadkar, said in Granada this morning that the EU should accelerate its enlargement process.
I'm very ambitious about enlargement. I think some countries, particularly some of the countries in the Balkans, have been asked to wait too long. I think we should speed it up. But I also think we need to be honest and realistic with people about how long it takes. You have to meet certain standards to join the European Union.
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