After nearly two years of delay, the EU officially opened accession negotiations with Albania and Northern Macedonia on the 19th. On the same day, the EU held an intergovernmental meeting with Albania and Northern Macedonia in Brussels. European Commission President von delaine, Czech Prime Minister Fiala of the rotating presidency of the European Union, Albanian Prime Minister Lama and Northern Macedonian Prime Minister kovacevsky held a joint press conference before the meeting. On the same day, the EU held an intergovernmental meeting with Albania and Northern Macedonia in Brussels. European Commission President von delaine, Czech Prime Minister Fiala of the rotating presidency of the European Union, Albanian Prime Minister Lama and Northern Macedonian Prime Minister kovacevsky held a joint press conference before the meeting. Kovachevsky said that after 17 years of waiting, the accession negotiations finally began. Although the process is slow, we are joining the EU family. Lamar said that the negotiation may take some time. Northern Macedonia and Albania became EU candidates in 2005 and 2014 respectively, and the EU tied the accession of the two countries. The Intergovernmental Meeting between the EU and North Malaysia and Albania on accession was originally scheduled to be held at the end of 2020, but it was postponed due to disputes between the EU member Bulgaria and North Malaysia on issues such as national identity. In June this year, Bulgaria decided to cancel its veto on the accession negotiations between North Malaysia and the European Union. On the 16th of this month, the parliament of northern Macedonia voted to approve the proposal aimed at resolving the dispute between northern Macedonia and Bulgaria, clearing the way for the opening of accession negotiations with the EU. (Xinhua News Agency)