EU ministers responsible for European affairs are set to approve Tuesday by video
conference the conclusions to give the green light for the start of accession
negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania.
All 27 member-states have agreed, after arduous negotiations, that the new
enlargement methodology put forward by the European Commission is adequate
and that North Macedonia’s reform process is sufficient to open the EU accession
talks. The first intergovernmental conference should be convened “as soon as
possible”, read the conclusions.
Conclusions also set out the opening of negotiations with Albania, provided several
conditions are met in order to open the first intergovernmental conference. This
distinction compared to North Macedonia is owed to the positions by member-states.
