Wednesday, December 13 2023 22:37

ArmInfo.Members of the European Parliament (EP) welcome the Armenian government's readiness  to move closer to the European Union. This was discussed at the EP meeting on December 13.

MEPs called on the European Commission to consider moving beyond the  Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA)  in bilateral  relations with Yerevan.  MEPs urge the European Council to decide at  its meeting on 14-15 December to open accession negotiations with  Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. Provided certain reform steps  are taken, they say that accession talks should also be opened with  Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Georgia should be granted candidate  status.

Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the EU  enlargement policy, in which they called on community leaders at the  summit in Brussels on December 14-15 to support the start of  negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU. "MEPs  urge the European Council to decide at its meeting on 14-15 December  to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and the Republic of  Moldova. Provided certain reform steps are taken, they say that  accession talks should also be opened with Bosnia and Herzegovina,  and Georgia should be granted candidate status.," the text of the  resolution says.  MEPs welcome the interest and political will from  so many countries to join the EU, and acknowledge the serious efforts  being made to meet the requirements for membership.  They welcome the  willingness of the Government of Armenia to come closer to the  European Union.  The EU should establish clear deadlines for the  candidate countries to conclude EU accession negotiations by the end  of this decade, MEPs stress. There should be no fast-track for  membership though, they say.