EC: Summit in Sofia confirmed region's European perspective

The European Commission estimates that European Union leaders and partners from the Western Balkans in Sofia have confirmed the region's European perspective and have set up a series of concrete actions to strengthen co-operation in the areas of connection, security and rule of law.

This summit has enabled us to get closer to our friends from the Western Balkans, who step by step by approaching the European Union daily, each at its own pace and at its own merits. EU membership means setting values and principles, rule of law, independence of the judiciary and freedom of expression, because the EU is above all a set of values and rights “, European Commission President Jean Claude-Yuncker said.