The European Union should move away from the principle of unanimous decision in all areas, believes the German Chancellor.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is advocating European Union reform to facilitate the entry of new members. He said this in an interview with dpa.
According to Scholz, it’s not just candidates who should prepare for admission. The European Community itself must also prepare for the entry of new members.
“To do this, it must modernize decision -making structures and processes. It is not always possible to make a decision unanimously, even now the methodology provides unity,” the German Chancellor assured. According to him, he wants to raise this issue at the EU summit on June 23-24.
The heads of state and governments of the 27 EU member states will consider applications for membership of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The European Commission recommends that the first two countries be given the status of official candidates for EU membership. Scholz also clarified his support for this approach during a visit to Kyiv on June 16.
Granting the status of a candidate is possible only with the united support of member countries. There have been discussions in the EU about softening this principle for a long time, the dpa agency notes. However, the decision to change the approach can also be made by all member states of the community.
The German chancellor wants to send momentum to the Western Balkans
A week ago, the European Parliament (EP) called for a congress to approve a comprehensive EU reform. The EP calls for a transition from an absolute majority approval approach to almost all policy areas.
The German chancellor also hopes the summit will send momentum to the Western Balkans, which have been waiting almost two decades for EU membership.
“We need to show the states of the Western Balkans that we are serious. Albania and Northern Macedonia are qualified to start meaningful negotiations on EU accession – and they should start now,” Scholz said.
The issue of candidate status for Kyiv will be considered on June 23-24
On June 17, the European Commission (EC) recommended that Ukraine be given the status of a candidate for EU membership. This was announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. A similar recommendation was given in Brussels for Moldova.
As for Georgia, the EC has recognized the European perspective of Tbilisi, but the country will need to implement a wide range of reforms before being granted candidate status.
Changes will also come in the other two states. For Ukraine it is seven steps, for Moldova it is nine. Georgia must meet 12 conditions.
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Source: korrespondent
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