The German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, said he was open for opening conditioned EU accession negotiations with Albania and Macedonia.
Maas said for “Atlantic Council” that Albania has made visible progress, carrying out ambitious reforms in the judiciary.
“Naturally, the EU accession is conditioned by countries that fulfill the criteria. Our focus is on liberal democracy in a functional state, based on the rule of law. Some countries have made progress, such as the FYROM. Albania has also made progress with the ambitious judiciary reforms. This is why I am optimistic about opening conditioned accession negotiations for these two countries. If we don’t see their perspective, all their other reforms will be nullified”, Maas declared.
He said that if there will be no progress with the accession of Western Balkan countries, the consequences will be fatal.
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