Summit in Tivat, Von der Leenen: Your country is in the heart of the EU

In her opening speech at the EU-Western Balkans Summit, she said that the entire Western Balkans are at the heart of Be's history.

And your country is at the heart of the European Union and that's exactly why we're meeting for the second time in the last six months. Today we are taking major steps towards building a more independent European Union, a union that is safer, more flexible and fuller, and will not be complete without the Western Balkans”, she said.

According to the senior European official, that's why this summit is so important, the Periscope broadcasts.

During the day, we will discuss closer co-operation in the field of security and geopoliticalism. We will look at ways to get our economies and citizens through the growth plan, and we will discuss how to make the process of enlargement faster, more visible and more strategically focused”, von der Leyeen said./ Periscope/