The Council of the European Union decided to start the negotiation process on the accession of Albania and North Macedonia to the European bloc. This was announced on Twitter by the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, which currently chairs the said institution..

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We have taken another important step towards bringing the Western Balkans closer to the EU,"

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Against the backdrop of this decision, it is known that the politician is scheduled to meet today with the heads of government of Albania Edi Rama and North Macedonia Dimitar Kovachevsky.

Recall that North Macedonia received the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union in 2005.. At the same time, Ukraine officially received this status last month..

The day before, Natalya Forsyuk, Director General of the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, predicted that we would receive membership no earlier than 2029.