European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, at celebrations for New Years, thanked all partner countries of the European Union, including Macedonia, for the cooperation during 2017 and said that in the new year, 2018, will be decisive for the Western Balkans.
He tweeted the following on his Twitter account:
At the end of this challenging year I would like to thank all our #partners in our immediate or more distant #neighbourhood for the dedicated #cooperation throughout 2017!
Let us be proud of the joint achievements and reinforce efforts where progress still needs to be made. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/TVioLztgwp— Johannes Hahn (@JHahnEU) December 31, 2017
He went on to add:
2018 will be a decisive year f. the #WesternBalkans+an opportunity f. even closer coop. w/ ALL #partners to tackle the common challenges.Thus,I wish all partners-political actors and citizens-a peaceful & prosperous #NewYear! Let’s shape the #future #together, for our #youth! 2/2 pic.twitter.com/6mbSOAOpHJ
— Johannes Hahn (@JHahnEU) December 31, 2017