{"id":16188,"date":"2021-06-22T21:31:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=16188"},"modified":"2021-06-23T15:13:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T13:13:44","slug":"no-date-for-first-igc-bulgarias-veto-on-north-macedonia-blocks-albania-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/no-date-for-first-igc-bulgarias-veto-on-north-macedonia-blocks-albania-too\/","title":{"rendered":"No date for first IGC \u2013 Bulgaria\u2019s veto on North Macedonia blocks Albania too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albania and North Macedonia haven\u2019t been able to receive a set date for their first Intergovernmental Conference with the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>The reason behind this is Bulgaria\u2019s veto on North Macedonia because of their language and national identity issues. The news was announced by the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ana Paula Zacarias, who pointed out that the date for the first IGC has been postponed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe started of the day with talks on enlargement. Unfortunately, despite all our efforts, it was impossible to reach an accord regarding the accession of negotiations and holding the first Intergovernmental Conference for Albania and North Macedonia. We hope that the Slovenian presidency will be able to determine a date. The European perspective for the Western Balkans is a vital part of the European Union,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Albania wasn\u2019t able to get a date for the accession of negotiations with the European Union under the Portuguese presidency and now our eyes will be focused on Slovenia, which is expected to take the leadership of the presidency of the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>In regards to Albania, all member states were in \u201cfavor\u201d of the first IGC, including countries that have always been skeptical in the past, like the Netherlands. However, disagreements created between Bulgaria and North Macedonia deterred the efforts made by our country, to open a new chapter in our integration road into the EU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/18\/the-netherlands-said-yes-to-albanias-first-igc-but-on-one-condition\/\">The Netherlands said \u201cYes\u201d to Albania\u2019s first IGC, but on one condition<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/20\/foreign-minister-xhacka-decision-for-the-first-igc-a-key-step-for-the-reliability-of-eu\/\">Foreign Minister, Xha\u00e7ka: Decision for the first IGC, a key step for the reliability of EU<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/18\/eu-member-states-to-gradually-lift-travel-restrictions-including-with-albania\/\">EU member states to gradually lift travel restrictions, including with Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania and North Macedonia haven\u2019t been able to receive a set date for their first Intergovernmental Conference with the European Union. 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