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Thursday 23 June will go down as a key date in EU history with the promises made to Ukraine and Moldova.
But also as a moment of impotence for the Twenty-Seven and of anger for the Western Balkan countries, long-standing candidates for EU membership.
The latter came out very disappointed and annoyed, at the start of the afternoon, from their meeting with the European leaders.
Moreover, the smiles are frozen on the traditional family photo taken in stride.
“
Nice place, nice people, nice words, nice pictures.
Imagine how much more pleasant it could be if the beautiful promises were followed by effects
, ”Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama quipped on Twitter in a comment to the photo.
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