The EU Council gave a green light to the opening of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, on Tuesday 24 March, after months of discussions.
"We have reached a political agreement to open accession negotiations" with both countries "on the basis of the draft conclusions already prepared" (see EUROPE B12452A24), announced Croatian State Secretary Andreja Metelko-Zgombić, following an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council by videoconference. She called the decision...