The Commission’s representative, Anna Pizonero, today left open the possibility of “disconnecting” its accession process Northern Macedonia from that of Albania, if the issue of Northern Macedonia with Bulgaria is not resolved, reports APE.
“The Commission’s position is that both countries (Northern Macedonia and Albania) meet the conditions to start accession negotiations with the EU. We want to see the intergovernmental conference start for both countries as soon as possible,” he said. Anna Pizonero. He added, however, that as Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varchelli has stated, if there is no agreement between Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria, the EU Council will decide whether to decoup the so-called “decoupling”.
In addition, the Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaef, met this morning in Brussels with the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. According to Commission spokesman Eric Mammer, the President reaffirmed her support for the opening of accession negotiations with Northern Macedonia and welcomed the reforms that have taken place.
They also discussed EU support for Northern Macedonia in tackling the covid-19 pandemic, including the distribution of vaccines by the EU and its Member States, as well as EU-funded investment projects and infrastructure in the West. Balkans.
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