We are the people of Europe and our voice must be heard throughout Europe, from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, from Lisbon to Tbilisi and beyond, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Congress of the Party of European Socialists in Berlin.

According to the Chancellor, he is committed to the enlargement of the European Union.

At the same time, Scholz noted that the candidate states - Ukraine, Moldova and the countries of the Western Balkans and, in the future, Georgia must meet the criteria for membership.

According to the Chancellor, the concerns of relatively small member states should not be ignored.

As Scholz pointed out, in order to avoid hindrances in foreign and financial issues, the European Union should move from the principle of consensus to the principle of majority voting.