EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos proposed on Tuesday that only decisions on the opening and closing of accession negotiations with candidate countries be adopted unanimously. She spoke before the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee during the presentation of the European Commission’s annual reports on progress in the EU enlargement process.
Kos noted that this year’s best progress was recorded by Albania, Montenegro, Ukraine, and Moldova. Future accession treaties, she added, should include stronger safeguards while respecting the principle of equality among members.
Regarding North Macedonia, the Commissioner said the country fully aligns with the EU’s foreign and security policy decisions but has not taken significant steps forward in the negotiation process. She emphasized that Skopje’s authorities need to adopt constitutional amendments in order to advance.
The EU is extending a hand to Serbia, but the country must apply EU decisions in the field of foreign policy and security. Kos said that she could no longer listen to Serbian politicians blaming the EU for the events in their country. She warned that consequences are possible if the EU continues to be used as a scapegoat for tensions in Serbia.
Kos noted that only a united Europe can ensure peace and progress on the continent. The EU enlargement process cannot continue without the consent of European citizens, the EU must better explain the pursuit of this goal, the Commissioner stated.
Kos urged the EU Council to consider limiting the requirement for unanimity in voting and to allow technical negotiations and measures to proceed without the approval of all 27 member states. EU Enlargement Commissioner Proposes That Only Decisions to Start and End Accession Talks Be Taken Unanimously THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-04 15:48:28 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law