But the EU has so far failed to prepare the Western Balkans for accession, in line with its leaders’ promise at their Thessaloniki summit in 2003 to admit the Western Balkan states when they meet the Union’s standards.
但是欧盟迄今为止并没有为西巴尔干地区国家加入联盟做好准备，尽管它的领导人在2003年的特沙洛尼奇峰会上承诺当这些西巴尔干地区国家达到入盟的标准将把它们吸收进来。