27 minutes agoNext EU-Western Balkans summit to be held on 13 December in Brussels
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)So has the EU announced on the official page, while details of the agenda will be made public later. This summit precedes the European Council summit, which will take place on 14 December and 15 December 2023 at the European building in Brussels. Two days ago a EU-Western Balkans ministerial meeting was held in Brussels, which [...]
This summit precedes the European Council summit, which will take place on 14 December and 15 December 2023 at the European building in Brussels.
Two days ago in Brussels a EU-Western Balkans ministerial meeting was held, gathering EU foreign ministers and counterparts from the Western Balkans who were chaired by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Josep Borrell led one
It became known on the Council of Europe's official page that the discussion focused on common security challenges in the context of continued global and regional security threats.
There High Representative Borrell underlined the importance of unity and strong co-operation with Western Balkan partners to build stability and promote peace and stability on the continent. In this context, it recalled that the European Union relies on candidate countries as reliable partners in foreign, security and defence policy, including when it comes to approaching EU decisions in these areas.
The meeting also provided an opportunity to exchange views about the challenges in the region and its European future at a time when the EU enlargement policy has gained new momentum and after the recent adoption of the Commission's enlargement reports praising each partner's progress on its path to the EU.
High Representative Borrell reiterated the EU's continued strong political, technical and financial support for all potential candidates and candidates to help them advance key political, institutional, social and economic reforms.
In this direction, the new growth plan adopted last week should enable partners to step up reforms and investments to significantly accelerate the enlargement process and increase their economies.
This meeting was attended by: Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Igli Hasani, Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Affairs Minister Elmedin Konakovic, Kosovo Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schariz. The meeting took place together with EU foreign ministers for Montenegro's Foreign Affairs, Filip Ivanovic, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Fatmire Isaaci and Serbia's Minister of European Integrations, Tanja Miševic.
