Lajcak: The situation in the Western Balkans is much worse than five years ago

At Forum 2 BS, and the cause of this situation has become a collapse of commitment to European values.

Lajcak estimated that even regional co-operation is worse than 5 years ago, adding that all indicators show there has been no commitment and commitment to reforms that would draw this country towards the EU, reports Euronews Serbia.

I'm also responsible. It's not guilt, I'm telling you clearly, this is just a” survey, Lajcak said.

The region is not in a good state and the EU wants to show that we are serious and want to show a positive example of the Western Balkans. My sincere advice to the region is to focus on meeting the tasks required by the EU”, Lajcak added.

He also stressed that EU membership is not a gift.

“You need to build European standards in the countries, but also to resolve bilateral issues”, EU Special Representative for the Western Balkans Miroslav Lajcak said.