ABC News – Negotiations in the “hands” of Greece, Gjipali: EU will increase the pressure on official Athens, what is expected to happen? 13 December 2023

Gledis Gjipali, Executive Director of EMA, invited to speak about the blocking of the integration process by Greece, commented that Albania has made progress in the adoption of roadmaps, which have been approved by the EC and that Greece cannot hold a veto as long as a sufficient justification is not provided, based on the fact that Greece has done the same trick with North Macedonia, blocking its integration process for 10 years. In the discussions, the idea of changing the veto policies and avoiding bilateral conflicts, which are an obstacle to the integration process of a state was also raised, where among other things, the expert comments that Scholz’s support in this discussion has a limit as his statements cannot interfere the integration process due to the risk of impacting his reliability. He emphasizes that the Intergovernmental Conference surely can be held.

ABC News – Negotiations in the “hands” of Greece, Gjipali: EU will increase the pressure on official Athens, what is expected to happen? 13 December 2023