Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
EU Expansion: Discussion
Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I have two more questions for the witnesses, if they do not mind. What is the support for membership of the EU among the citizens of their countries? Is there strong support for membership of the EU? Is it uniform across both countries? I suspect it is not, based on the different groups that make up their societies, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Will the witnesses address the support for EU accession? Will they go into more detail about the reforms that they are implementing? I know the Albanian ambassador mentioned the reform of the judiciary, which is significant. Will they address the reforms in each area covered by the Copenhagen criteria, how they are proceeding and how far the countries are from reaching and implementing those goals set by the EU?
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