Albania and North Macedonia blame EU leaders for quickly accepting Ukraine’s candidacy for accession, while its integration application has been blocked by the Bulgarian veto for more than two years.
The heads of state or government of the European Union will try this Thursday to give impetus to the Integrating the Balkans into the EUthe same day that the 27 is expected to candidate status for Ukraine
All the spotlight will be on a separate summit with Balkan leaders ahead of the European Council Albania and North Macedoniatwo countries suffering from Bulgaria’s veto, which cites historical and linguistic differences to veto the official opening of accession negotiations, despite the fact that more than two years ago, the Twenty-seven gave the green light for Tirana and Skopje to negotiate their joining the club.
However, the leaders of the Balkans sent a message of skepticism when they arrived at the summit with the leaders of the European Union. “I’d rather not wait for good news. Today is a new day in Europe, but not in Bulgaria,” Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said before the meeting.
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Source: EITB
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