ROME (ITALPRESS) – “The entry of all Balkan countries is an ambitious goal, but certainly feasible and Italy is at the forefront to achieve it. The countries of the region must face complex but necessary challenges. Each will complete the path according to the their abilities, but it is essential that everyone achieve this strategic goal “. This was stated by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, in an interview with Piccolo, commenting on the idea, evoked by Slovenian President Borut Pahor, of an enlargement of the Union to include all non-EU Balkan countries at the same time. “In Brussels we all shared that the EU cannot look to the Western Balkans simply as one of the regions of its neighborhood – underlines the minister -. It is the front door and this requires greater responsibility. All member states I am in favor of enlargement, even if there may be different sensitivities among the 27 on individual points. It is on this basis that we need to work for a change of pace by the EU “. “Leaving these countries out of the EU would be an error of historical significance, an unjustified political myopia that would favor third parties not necessarily interested in the full integration of the region into the Union – says Di Maio -. The most important lever at our disposal would also be lost. to resolve the open questions and dissolve the political knots that still today block the extraordinary potential of the area “. (ITALPRESS). sat / red 19-May-21 10:06
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