Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 8:27:25 GMT
In the wake of the Zagreb Summit, friends of EU enlargement, whether in the Western Balkans or within the Union itself, had reason to rejoice. The European perspective of the six non-member countries in South-Eastern Europe was confirmed again by EU leaders. The EU aspiration of the six countries was also duly expressed. Beyond the solemn declaration, the EU also took measures in the fight against COVID-19 that aligned the Western Balkans with the member states. Export restrictions on critical medical equipment were lifted and the six countries were allowed to participate in the EU's joint procurement of supplies of these equipment. Brussels also offered major financial aid to overcome the consequences of the pandemic.
The last and most important development Cambodia Telegram Number Data regarding the European Perspective was the European Council's decision to start membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. When the Council last October extended this decision, there was a loud reaction that a "historic mistake" had occurred that would cause irreversible disappointment in the Balkans and facilitate the penetration of unfriendly third powers. The Council's positive decision earlier this spring did not make much of a splash as Europe and the world struggled with the coronavirus. However, it remains very important.
However, in retrospect, the October reaction seems exaggerated. Read also: The USA and the EU call for the completion of the selection process of the Chief Prosecutor in Kosovo EU: Serbia will have consequences for non-adherence to our foreign policy A sharp look at Albania and North Macedonia, as well as the "advanced" and "backward" in the region, would highlight that the problems do not lie with a population that clings to the "European dream" nor with a enclave within the EU, which falls prey to non-Euro-Atlantic powers. The problems there are local and have to do, first of all, with what in the jargon of the EU are known as the Copenhagen Criteria - "the stability of institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law and human rights".
The last and most important development Cambodia Telegram Number Data regarding the European Perspective was the European Council's decision to start membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia. When the Council last October extended this decision, there was a loud reaction that a "historic mistake" had occurred that would cause irreversible disappointment in the Balkans and facilitate the penetration of unfriendly third powers. The Council's positive decision earlier this spring did not make much of a splash as Europe and the world struggled with the coronavirus. However, it remains very important.
However, in retrospect, the October reaction seems exaggerated. Read also: The USA and the EU call for the completion of the selection process of the Chief Prosecutor in Kosovo EU: Serbia will have consequences for non-adherence to our foreign policy A sharp look at Albania and North Macedonia, as well as the "advanced" and "backward" in the region, would highlight that the problems do not lie with a population that clings to the "European dream" nor with a enclave within the EU, which falls prey to non-Euro-Atlantic powers. The problems there are local and have to do, first of all, with what in the jargon of the EU are known as the Copenhagen Criteria - "the stability of institutions that guarantee democracy, the rule of law and human rights".