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It is a great pleasure to welcome the delegations from Albania and North Macedonia to this inaugural meeting of the screening process. Today is an important moment for everybody, we have reached a new level in our cooperation.
Dear Prime Minister Fiala, dear Petr, Prime Minister Rama, dear Edi, Prime Minister Kovachevski, dear Dimitar, What a historic moment. Today, Albania and North Macedonia are opening the accession negotiations to the European Union, and I am so glad to be here with you. This is your success.
The first intergovernmental conferences (IGCs) opening the accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania are taking place today in Brussels. These IGCs mark the beginning of a new, decisive phase in the accession process of Albania and North Macedonia to the European Union.
Dear Prime Minister Rama, Dear Minister Lipavský, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted and proud to be here today to celebrate the historic decision for the citizens of Albania. Today marks the beginning of a new and crucial phase in our relationship.
Dear Prime Minister Kovačevski, Dear Minister Lipavský, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today is not only an important moment for North Macedonia but also for the European Union. This political Intergovernmental Conference is the end of a long process and the beginning of a new phase of accession
Today in Baku, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson met with President Ilham Aliyev and Azeri Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov to strengthen the existing cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan.
Thank you very much Mr President for the warm welcome here in Baku. And thank you for stepping up and for supporting the European Union. Because already before Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the Russian gas supplies to Europe were no more reliable.
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism continues to channel support to help combat severe forest fires in Portugal, France and Albania.
On Monday 18 July, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will be in Azerbaijan to further strengthen the existing cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan.
Today, at the second Ministerial Conference of the Moldova Support Platform, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, announced that the €53 million budget support published in April this year will be increased to €75 million.
The EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) held its eleventh meeting on 14 July 2022 in Montenegro.
Today we have an Association Council for the very first time in one of our partners in the Western Balkans. This shows I think a strong and reinforced message to the whole region how much we not only cherish, but also consider important the partnership…
It is a pleasure to be here and I thank you very much for the invitation, the honour to speak to you here in this honourable parliament and to this plenary. I wanted to be here today with you so that I may speak to you directly, so that you may hear from me how Europe is waiting for you.
On 14 July, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Várhelyi will be in Montenegro for the 11th EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council.
President von der Leyen will be tomorrow in Skopje, North Macedonia where she will first meet Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia. The President will then meet Dimitar Kovačevski, Prime Minister.
Statement on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro...
Today, the Commission’s Eurydice Network published the reports “Supporting refugee learners from Ukraine in schools in Europe” and “Supporting refugee learners from Ukraine in higher education in Europe”.
Today, in the margins of the informal Home Affairs Council Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson and the Moldovan Minister of Internal Affairs, Ana Revenco launched the EU Support Hub for Internal Security and Border Management in Moldova.
We honour for the 27th year the memory of all victims and of all those still missing of the genocide of Srebrenica. We stand together, in grief, with their relatives and friends who survived the genocide.
At this critical moment in European history, marked by the unjustifiable aggression carried out by Russia against Ukraine, advancing Albania and North Macedonia’s EU path is key to strengthening the cohesion and resilience of the entire European continent.