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EU negotiations for Albania and N.Macedonia start tomorrow
Both countries approved the French mediation proposal
18 July, 17:15
(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, JUL 18 - Tomorrow, the intergovernmental
conference (IGC) will mark the opening of negotiations for the
EU membership of Albania and North Macedonia. At the head of
delegations from Skopje and Tirana will be the premiers of the
two countries, Edi Rama and Dimitar Kovacevski, engaged in a
bilateral meeting in the morning with the EC president, Ursula
von der Leyen.
The beginning of accession negotiations is a long-awaited step for the two Western Balkan countries, and was made possible by the approval of the French mediation proposal by Bulgarian and Macedonian parliaments.
The proposal aimed to bring down Sofia's opposition, which had blocked the advancement in the European path of Skopje and Tirana for two years because of an identity dispute with northern Macedonia. (ANSA).
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The beginning of accession negotiations is a long-awaited step for the two Western Balkan countries, and was made possible by the approval of the French mediation proposal by Bulgarian and Macedonian parliaments.
The proposal aimed to bring down Sofia's opposition, which had blocked the advancement in the European path of Skopje and Tirana for two years because of an identity dispute with northern Macedonia. (ANSA).
