European Commissioner for Budget and Administration, Johannes Hahn, believes it is feasible that North Macedonia can join the European Union within a couple of years but giving a specific date is unserious.
“What is clear, what is still valid and will be valid in the future is that the whole process is a merit one. It means if a country delivers it should get the credit for it. That is why we are not waiting until everybody is ready for accession, but if a country is ready earlier, then it should be the case. In the case of North Macedonia, I have the feeling, and it has also been confirmed in the discussions we had today and the information I have heard and read, that North Macedonia is making quite a lot of progress on its path to Europe. I think we have to be optimistic, I think it is feasible that North Macedonia can join the European Union within a couple of years but giving a specific date is unserious,” Hahn told Telma TV.
Asked who has failed more in the motto “if you deliver we will deliver as well” – North Macedonia or the EU – Hahn replied that nobody was perfect and that he was also critical with the EU member states.
