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Hungary calls North Macedonia’s EU integration European interest
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Europe as a whole has a vested interest in North Macedonia and other Western Balkans countries joining the European Union as soon as possible, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Skopje on Monday.
Hungary has taken a firm stand for immediate negotiations to start on North Macedonia’s EU accession, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference he gave in the company of Bujar Osmani, North Macedonia’s deputy prime minister.
The EU General Affairs Council’s (GAC) recent decision to postpone accession talks with North Macedonia runs against Hungary’s interests, Szijjártó said.
Enlarging the European Union is a precondition for the community to regain its competitiveness, he said.
The GAC decision, however, puts doubts on the credibility of the EU’s enlargement policy, the minister said.
Further, it poses a challenge to the credibility of Western Balkans governments that are committed to European integration, he said.