13 minutes agoFormer German minister: EU must eventually keep promises, lift Kosovo visas
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Former German Minister for Europe Michael Roth has said that the EU confidence of the Western Balkan countries should be increased, and that this should be done by liberalising visas for Kosovo and opening membership negotiations for Albania and Northern Macedonia. The states of the Western Balkans should not feel neglected. Russia [...]
The states of the Western Balkans should not feel neglected. Russia is also destabilising the region. The EU has to keep its promises. Membership talks with Albania and Northern Macedonia will begin and visa liberalisation will be given to Kosovo”.
He also said Ukraine needs hope and confidence from the EU, saying that Eastern Europe is not an annex, but belongs to Europe.
Roth, who is currently chairman of the Commission for Foreign Affairs, has consistently talked about Kosovo's interests while in the minister's position, while the visa liberalisation issue has often been mentioned in his speeches.
Es gibt in der EU Zweifel, die müssen off angesprochen+augeräumt powerden. Wir brauchen ein Bechentnis A LER EU-Mitgliedstaten zer Erweiterung, erfogrichsten erfogreichsten Instrument zur Befriedung, Stabilisierung + Democraticiserung Europes. 3/6?
) Michael Roth? (@Miro SPD) April 23, 2022
