Brussels, 6 December 2023 (MIA) - Explanatory and bilateral meetings on all 33 chapters within six clusters have taken place ever since the first Intergovernmental Conference on 19 July 2022, when we officially launched the EU accession negotiations. The screening process will end tomorrow, successfully and on time, said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski on Wednesday, MIA reports from Brussels.

"I am really satisfied that Deputy PM Bojan Marichikj and his team at the Secretariat for European Affairs have successfully completed this process, a feeling also shared by the European Commission. The EC has confirmed that we have a solid level of alignment. The roadmaps will follow, our task arising from the Negotiating Framework, which are a prerequisite for opening of the first cluster," said PM Kovachevski.

He added that over the past 15 months and nearly 100 working days, the screening included 850 presentations that involved close to 1,000 representatives from over 200 institutions.

The PM said that besides the completion of the screening process, the EC's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans is also of enormous importance for the country.

"The Plan is exactly what we expected - elaborated, operational and focused on several priorities, which make it attainable. It is set to provide a strong stimulus to the Euro-integration process, whereas its realization will double the volume of the country's and regional economy," said Kovachevski.

Photo: Screenshot