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The European Parliament demands that the EU be reformed before enlargement

2024-01-23 14:03:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The European Parliament demands that the EU be reformed before enlargement

The European Union must adapt its institutional and financial capacities as it prepares for enlargement, and this process must be monitored more closely by the European Parliament. This is how a report that was voted on Tuesday at the joint meeting of two commissions in the European Parliament, the one for Constitutional Affairs and the one for Foreign Affairs, evaluates.

In the report with the title "Deepening integrations in the EU in the light of enlargement", the great importance of the enlargement process is assessed as a geo-strategic process, which will strengthen peace, stability and prosperity on the European continent.

Support is expressed for all the countries of the Western Balkan region, as well as for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, which aim for EU membership. The report was approved with 56 votes in favor, 20 against and six abstentions, at the joint meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Policy.

"We underline that institutional and financial reforms to promote good governance, functionality and sustainability are necessary to ensure that the EU has the capacity to absorb new members and promote their successful integration," the report states. .

The report also proposes the need for institutional reforms, which will also include the simplification of decision-making procedures, giving up unanimity and replacing it with a qualified majority in areas such as the protection of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. of the law, sanctions and relevant decisions in foreign policy.

By means of this proposal, it is intended to prevent the blocking of some decisions by the member countries. Candidate countries are required to complete their work before becoming EU members. It includes clear evidence of commitment to EU membership, but also the resolution of open issues and bilateral and regional disagreements.

Among other things, the report mentions that some reforms are necessary in the EU, before the enlargement, after the existing institutional mechanisms are not sufficient for a European block that could potentially have 37 member countries. The European Parliament demands that the future multiannual financial frameworks of the EU also take into account the enlargement, which will be a huge financial burden for the European Union.

Formally, there are now 10 countries in the expansion process. Six countries from the Western Balkans; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, which have the status of a candidate country. Kosovo does not enjoy this status, although it has applied for EU membership in December 2022.

Finally, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia also received the status of a candidate country. Turkey is another case. It started membership negotiations in October 2005, but the process has been frozen, although Turkey continues to be treated as a candidate country and is included in the enlargement process./ REL


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