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European Commissioner: EU enlargement to the Western Balkans is accelerating, influenced by geopolitics

Politiko 2025-02-16 20:10:52

European Commissioner: EU enlargement to the Western Balkans is accelerating,

European Union representatives stressed at the Munich Security Conference that the Western Balkans’ EU membership will be accelerated, considering the achievement of criteria and merit. EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, said today in a panel discussion during this conference, that in addition to the required standards, geopolitics and the will of the member states also have an important impact on new memberships. The Prime Ministers of Albania and North Macedonia, Rama and Mickoski, expressed their determination for this membership, calling for the acceleration of the process.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, said today in Munich that the enlargement process is being affected by geopolitics, while countries are technically meeting the requirements.

Speaking at the security conference's panel discussion on the readiness to accelerate the Balkans' EU membership, Commissioner Kos said that EU membership has become more difficult now, unlike a few years ago when some economic issues were considered.

She added that now there are external forces that influence, divide and want to see the EU fail, so the priority is not only enlargement, but the European Union, so the accession process is becoming increasingly important, because the EU was created to preserve peace, freedom, security and prosperity and this is where its strength lies.

flags, etc., which affect the country's internal affairs and bring suffering from double standards.

 

EU representatives believe that bilateral issues should be resolved outside the European Union and that they occasionally hinder countries' progress towards the European Union.

Commissioner Kos said that it is now time to move forward in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, between Sofia and Skopje, and Bosnia as well, because now is the right time to strengthen the European Union in terms of security, defense and peace. /VOA

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