Why North Macedonia is the European Union's latest self-inflicted wound

Members of the Levica party march on a government building during a protest in Skopje, North Macedonia, on July 6, 2022. Thousands of people marched for several nights after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a proposal to enable the country's admission into the EU that many North Macedonians find controversial. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

The European Union has faced multiple policy crises during the first half 2022. These crises range from internal matters to the foreign policy quagmire that is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.