German chancellor backs EU enlargement

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for an enlargement of the European Union to eventually include Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, Report informs citing RBC-Ukraine.

He said that the gradual transition to majority voting is a step towards expanding the bloc.

"We must use the influence of our united Europe much more... Europe is our future. And this future is in our hands," he said.

Scholz stressed Germany's commitment to EU enlargement, stressing that the countries of the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and, ultimately, Georgia should join the bloc.