Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I said last Thursday at the European Council meeting that I believe the European perspective is the most strategic available option for the EU in terms of the neighbourhood. I support Ukraine's application for EU membership. It is a process but we should be clear in our support for Ukraine's application for candidate status. I support it. As I said last week, we should also support the applications of North Macedonia, Albania and other western Balkan countries.

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