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Strasbourg/Ljubljana – The previous Slovenian diplomat Marta Kos in her preliminary response after the affirmation of the brand new European Fee, the place she’s going to take the place of Commissioner for EU Enlargement, said within the European Parliament that she feels immense accountability. As she introduced, she’s going to journey to Kyiv on Saturday below her new obligations, though her mandate will formally start on Sunday.
“I really feel a particularly nice accountability as a result of there are a lot of duties and enlargement has by no means been as vital as it’s at present,” she assessed.
The primary challenges, in response to her, are serving to candidate nations be as ready as attainable to hitch the European Union. Nevertheless, she warned that this will take totally different lengths of time for various nations. It would even be vital to cooperate with current members in order that they’re prepared for the entry of recent ones.
She introduced that along with the newly elected President of the European Council António Costa and the brand new EU Excessive Consultant for International Affairs Kaja Kallas, she’s going to journey to Kyiv on Saturday. Proper after Ukraine, the brand new Commissioner for Enlargement will go to Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The brand new fee, led by German politician Ursula von der Leyen, and the brand new President of the European Council Costa will formally start their mandates on Sunday.
Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob wished the brand new fee success in going through the challenges. He emphasised that the enlargement portfolio, which shall be led by a commissioner from Slovenia, shall be of outstanding significance for the European Union within the interval forward as a result of stability and safety within the Western Balkans and particularly in Ukraine, the place for the primary time an actual chance for a peaceable resolution is rising. (November 27)
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