After a few more emails with Apple Developer Support, I finally received confirmation that my first payment/enrollment had been cancelled and that the payment would be refunded.
After that, Apple enabled the Enroll button for me in the Apple Developer app. I completed the enrollment again through the app and made the new payment.
The next day, my Apple Developer account was fully activated and I was able to access App Store Connect and the other developer services.
Also, the refund for my first payment arrived in my bank account within one day.
So the issue is now completely resolved. It took quite a long time, but in the end Apple refunded the first payment and I successfully completed the enrollment through the Apple Developer app.
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Community
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Apple Developers