Albanian PM Calls EU Accession Promises to Ukraine ‘a Lie’
- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said promises of Ukraine joining the European Union through the normal accession process are “a lie,” arguing that Kyiv would not be admitted under current rules.
- Rama proposed phased integration for Ukraine, including access to European Union institutions before full membership, which would depend on verified reforms and measurable results.
- Rama called for ending national vetoes, warning that one member state can block European Union decisions and slow enlargement.
- European Union Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said Ukraine’s membership remains merit-based and depends on meeting required standards.
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The Albanian Prime Minister questioned the viability of Kiev's ordinary entry and called the EU's promises to Ukraine a lie.
Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, warned that promises about Ukraine's accession to the European Union through ordinary procedures are misleading, claiming that the country will never be accepted on the basis of current criteria. He called for the elimination of...
Albanian PM Rama: promises on Ukraine's EU accession are a lie, country will not be admitted under standard procedure
Promises made by the European Union regarding Ukraine's accession under the standard procedure are untrue, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama stated in an interview with the German publication Welt am Sonntag.
Promises to Ukraine of membership in the European Union are a “lie,” Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt. According to him, Kiev will not be accepted into the EU through the usual path, in which candidates must meet all the criteria and conclude negotiations in individual areas. “They will never be accepted within the framework of the usual accession procedure with the fulfillment of all the c…
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Ukraine, in his opinion, will not be able to become a member of the European Union within the framework of the standard accession procedure with the fulfillment of all the prerequisites. Instead, he has already offered to allow Ukraine to participate in the work of the EU and to ensure its full membership in the framework of a process in which progress will be delayed from the achieved results. This is …
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