German Chancellor backs accession of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Western balkan states to EU

In his speech at the Summits of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík, Scholz noted the Council of Europe had an “important” role to play in ensuring democracy. Photo: Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz / Twitter 

Agenda.ge, 17 May 2023 - 13:50, Tbilisi,Georgia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said a "lesson" of the "turning point" of the ongoing war in Ukraine was to support accession of Ukraine, Western Balkan states, Moldova and, "in the future", Georgia to the European Union. 

In his speech at the Summits of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík, Scholz noted the Council of Europe had an “important” role to play in ensuring democracy.