Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his French counterpart on support for opening EU accession negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia.

​The United Kingdom regards the EU Accession process as fundamental to delivering security, stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans. At the European Council on 17-18 October, the United Kingdom made clear that it was ready to support the opening of EU Accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. We continue to discuss regularly Western Balkan issues with international partners, including France, in bilateral contacts.