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German Chancellor Scholz calls for the integration of Ukraine, Georgia into EU

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, 29 August, 2022. © AFP

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged emphatic backing for Ukraine and other hopefuls to join the European Union, underlining however that enlarging the bloc to "30 or 36" would require reforms.

Speaking on Monday, Scholz said he was "committed to" having the six nations of the western Balkans, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine accede to the EU.

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