Any expansion beyond the 27 EU member states is likely to be years off, and both Albania and North Macedonia were already considered potential candidates 19 years ago
The European Union on Tuesday is starting the long enlargement process that aims to lead to the membership of Albania and North Macedonia in the bloc.
“Today, Albania and North Macedonia open accession negotiations with the EU. This historic moment is your success. The result of your hard work,” EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the prime ministers of Albania, Edi Rama, and North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovacevski. Officially, the process was kicked off with the presentation of the negotiating frameworks, which will allow the EU head office to screen how well each nation is prepared to take on all the laws, rules and regulation of the bloc.
Especially for North Macedonia, the past years have been trying. It was only last week that the North Macedonian parliament opened the way for negotiations to join, overcoming objections from Bulgaria.
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