
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, after Pristina, arrived this afternoon in Tirana, for an official visit. Von der Leyen was received with an official ceremony by Prime Minister Edi Rama at the "Mother Teresa" international airport.
At 15:45 the senior EU official will hold a bilateral meeting between the two delegations at the Prime Minister, while at 16:30 there will be a press conference between Prime Minister Edi Rama. Earlier in the day, von der Leyen met the heads of state of Kosovo, where he focused on the issue of license plates.
During her three-day visit to the Western Balkans, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stayed in North Macedonia on Wednesday evening.
In separate meetings with Prime Minister Kovacevski and President Pendarovski, von der Leyen gave support to North Macedonia in the EU integration process and overcoming the energy crisis, as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine. The President of the EU Commission, von der Leyen, also conveyed the political messages of Brussels for the removal of obstacles in the opening of chapters with the EU.
Speaking about the energy crisis, von der Leyen said that he believes that the crisis will be overcome and that the countries of the region will have the support of the EU. "Together we will overcome this crisis. We will overcome the energy crisis with grants of 80 million euros for North Macedonia and of course we will continue with the grants.
This support will continue through an investment plan with wind turbines and the gas connection with Serbia and Kosovo", stated von der Layen. After the visit to Tirana, the senior EU official will go to Podgorica, Sarajevo and Belgrade.