Spain says it supports further EU enlargement

MADRID, Spain, Jan. 12 – Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos said last week that Spain would continue talks on the EU accession with Balkan countries.
Moratinos, who will preside over the European Foreign Policy Council over the next six months, told journalists that talks with Croatia will continue.
Four more chapters in Turkey’s EU accession talks will open, while discussions with Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and FYROM would continue as well.
He urged Skopje to resolve its long-standing name dispute with Athens and for Cyprus to be reunified. Regarding Kosovo, whose independence Spain does not recognize, Moratinos said he hopes for “constructive developments”.
Albania is preparing the answers to more than 2,000 questions sent by the European Union after which Brussels will decide on its request for the candidate status.