Video. Watch: Forget idealism—the multi-billion euro reason the EU wants the Western Balkans in the bloc

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Watch: Forget idealism—the multi-billion euro reason the EU wants the Western Balkans in the bloc

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Top EU chiefs are gathering in Tivat, Montenegro from this Thursday for the EU-Western Balkans summit. But with the EU already struggling to manage 27 member states, why is Brussels pushing for enlargement right now?

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