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.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has declared the EU's promises regarding Ukraine's accession through the standard procedure to be false, telling the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Rama insisted that the EU has misled Ukraine with its assurances, stating that under the existing enlargement criteria and compliance with all conditions, Ukraine will undoubtedly not join the bloc, a fact that is widely recognized.
Simultaneously, Rama cautioned Brussels against granting concessions in the accession process for purely geopolitical motives. Instead, he advocated for a results-oriented approach, proposing that full membership should be granted only upon the fulfillment of specific tasks and achievements. In addition to this stance on Ukraine, Rama called for a swift acceleration of Albania's European integration process.
His country had submitted its application for EU membership in 2009 and has been a candidate for accession since 2014.
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