EU executive says membership talks should start with North Macedonia

FILE PHOTO: European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn speaks during an interview with Reuters at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - Copyright Francois Lenoir(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 29/05/2019 - 13:02•Updated 09/12/2019 - 11:07

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – North Macedonia should start membership negotiations to join the European Union, the European Commission formally recommended on Wednesday.

The recommendation followed a meeting of the Commission in Brussels, said Johannes Hahn, the EU commissioner in change of enlargement on Twitter. EU governments must agree to allow talks to start.

The ex-Yugoslav republic changed its name from Macedonia, this year opening the way to join NATO in 2020.

(Reporting by Robin Emmott; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)

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