Published December 18,2024
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Leaders of European Union member states will focus on the struggle in Ukraine in all its dimensions and the newest developments within the Middle East in addition to migration, Hungary’s minister for European affairs stated Tuesday.
Speaking after a gathering in Brussels of the EU General Affairs Council, the final one beneath Hungary’s EU presidency, Janos Boka stated EU-UK relations had been among the many day’s discussions on the council as he expressed that there’s openness within the council to contemplate methods for strengthening the bloc’s cooperation with the UK.
“We agreed that our approach should remain both pragmatic and forward-looking,” he famous.
Boka additionally stated the council adopted its common strategy on the regulation establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova, which is able to help Moldova throughout the interval from 2025 to 2027 by offering as much as €285 million ($299 million) in grants and €1.5 billion in loans.
Turning to the European Council assembly that may happen later this week in Brussels, he famous that the EU leaders will focus on the struggle in Ukraine in all its dimensions, together with the newest developments on the bottom and continued help for Ukraine.
“The Middle East will be another key topic, with the discussion on the fast-evolving situation and the de-escalation efforts between Israel and Lebanon and the latest developments in Syria as well as in the Gaza Strip,” he stated.
The leaders can even maintain talks on migration and different overseas coverage points, he added.
‘NEW DYNAMIC IN THE WHOLE ENLARGEMENT PROCESS’
Marta Kos, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, stated that EU ministers have adopted this 12 months’s conclusions on enlargement.
“So there is really a new dynamic in the whole enlargement process, and for sure, in the first half of next year and probably the second too, we will be able to open some new clusters,” she added.
Saying that immediately, greater than ever, “we are living a historic moment,” Kos underlined that the bloc has a sensible prospect to deliver a number of enlargement nations to the end line throughout this fee’s mandate.
She identified that Montenegro, Serbia and Albania signaled their “clear ambition” to shut succession negotiations by the tip of 2026 and 2027.
“I will continue supporting Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia in their European path and continue to engage with them to support further reforms, which will allow to unlock the next steps in the process,” famous Kos.
She added that relations with Türkiye had been marked by a gradual re-engagement and concrete steps had been taken in direction of constructive exchanges on problems with joint curiosity.
“The council sent an encouraging signal to Ukraine and Moldova, who are working hard towards the opening of the fundamental clusters early next year.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr