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Germany has dealt a strong blow to Greece regarding the blockade against Albania. Athens has vetoed the opening of integration chapters because of the "Beleri" case, but for Berlin this is not normal.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the eve of the EU-Western Balkans summit, said that for 20 years, countries such as Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia have been waiting to become part of the EU. and added that now is the time for everyone to see the general panorama, both the candidates and the EU member states.
" There is no need for every decision, such as opening or closing negotiation chapters, to depend on each member country. If countries, such as Albania, have made important reforms, this should be evaluated. Otherwise, there is a risk of damaging the entire process of membership and we must not allow this ", said the chancellor amid the applause of many MPs in the hall.
According to "Deutsche Welle", the calls of the social democratic chancellor go indirectly to the address of Greece, which has threatened that it will not allow the opening of the first chapter of negotiations with Albania, without solving the Beleri issue.
While for Greece, this is an issue related to the rule of law and minority rights, for Germany it is a bilateral issue and must be resolved within the bilateral framework.
An attitude that German Chancellor Scholz emphasized a few weeks ago during the visit of the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Micotakis, to Berlin.
The elected mayor of Himara, Fredi Beleri, has been in custody for seven months on the charge of "active corruption" for buying and selling votes.
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