З, Germany is inconceivable only for Albania to give the green light for negotiations with the EU, and not for Northern Macedonia, says German Ambassador Anke Holstein for "Free Press".

- Decisive guidance in the EU enlargement process requires the consent of all member states. ИAs the negotiating framework can only be unanimously accepted, there will be a date for the first intergovernmental conference only when all member states have given their consent.. It is inconceivable for Germany not only for Albania to give the green light, but for Northern Macedonia to leave. Northern Macedonia has long ago met all the conditions for the start of accession negotiations, its beginning is deserved and long overdue. ОIt is also in the interest of the credibility of the enlargement process and the credibility of the EU in the region.т - says the German ambassador Holstein for "Free Press".

EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelji has repeatedly stated that it is acceptable for Brussels to separate Albania and Macedonia on the road to the EU, but his position was immediately denied by officials from Germany and Slovakia.

German Minister for Europe Michael Roth announced that his country is Macedonia and Albania are committed to starting negotiations together in June.

- Germany supports the goal of the Portuguese EU presidency to hold the first intergovernmental conference with Albania and Northern Macedonia in June. Both countries have delivered the required reforms, now the EU must deliver as well. Further delays undermine the EU's credibility and the stability of the region - wrote Roth on Twitter.
Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korczok wrote that The EU Council should lift its veto which Bulgaria put for Macedonia.

- A credible EU enlargement policy now means rejecting the veto in the Council, which should recognize the progress of S. Macedonia and Albania. The holding of intergovernmental conferences with both countries is already very late - Korchok wrote.