Borrell: Divisions in the Western Balkans in 2021 prevented countries' path to EU

As a particular example of such a situation, Borrell cited the situation in BiH.

In his New Year's blog about the most important events in 2021 in the field of EU foreign policy and protection, Borrell praised the year we are leaving behind as the <x0->term transition” in which the EU worked to preserve its interests and values and to strengthen global order.

This job should continue in 2022,” said Borrell.

Speaking of the EU's immediate neighbourhood, Borrell focused mainly on Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, where the EU, he said, faced a clear “power policy situation” and hybrid attacks.

With the spread of hybrid attacks, we must continue to support Ukraine and Moldova in resistance to Russia and maintain an uncompetitive approach to Belarus”, Borrell wrote.

Borrell pointed out that in 2021, relations B E-US were resumed under President Joe Biden, which was reflected in close co-operation in the fight against climate change, Iran's nuclear negotiations, corporate taxation, but also in relations with China and Indo-Peacelor.

The European diplomacy chief estimates that the EU, when it comes to China, has taken a unified stance in recognising this country as <x0partner, rival and rival”.

He adds that in 2021, the EU increased its engagement with Latin America, adopted a new strategy towards Indo-Peacekeeping, and began working to strengthen its engagement with African countries.

Borelj positively praised the stabilisation of the situation in Libya and the eastern Mediterranean during 2021.

In his New Year's blog, the head of EU diplomacy emphasises that the pandemic lasts “longer than expected” and adds that the EU has provided sufficient doses for full and strengthening inoculation for its citizens.

Borelj recalled that most Europeans received two doses of the vaccine against Covid 19 and called for more work to be done for the uniformity of vaccine worldwide.

A total of two billion doses of vaccines, the EU has exported over 1.1 billion doses to 61 countries, and the European team has distributed more than 385 million doses. The European team's goal is to donate a total of 700 million doses” by mid-2022, Borelj said.

In addition to the pandemic, Borey declared that the EU was facing the <x0 crisis situation<x1 more on the international agenda in 2021, such as “Belarus, Ukraine, Mali, Sudan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Venezuela”.

Being in a permanent crisis management regime has sometimes weakened our capacity to deal with long-term and indirect issues,” said Borey.

However, he concluded that despite many obstacles in 2021, there were <x0 positive development”, as was the presentation of the EU Strategic Busult, which aims to strengthen the EU's role for world security.