Scholz: Talks with Albania, Northern Macedonia begin as soon as possible

So German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared on Monday.

It is also clear to Germany and Sweden that the EU should push ahead with institutional reforms to make itself capable of expanding”, Scholz said during a media conference after meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.

The launch of membership talks for Tirana and Skopje were blocked in November 2019, after Bulgaria, as an EU member state, vetoed North Macedonia's membership.
Sofia demanded that an agreement on Macedonian language and identity be reached initially, which according to Sofia has <x0 Bulgarian”.

Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria have formed working groups, trying to settle disputes so Skopje and Tirana can start European integration talks/ REL.