10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum: Accelerating Socio-Economic Convergence with the EU for a Better Life

10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum: Accelerating Socio-Economic Convergence with the EU for a Better Life

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) launched its 10th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum today in Budva, Montenegro, gathering over 100 participants to discuss how to accelerate socio-economic convergence with the EU for improved living standards across the region. The two-day Forum, 13-14 May is taking place in Budva, Montenegro, to support Montenegro's ambition to become the next EU Member State by 2028 and to serve as a model fo

Many have asked me not to go to Belgrade, “but I decided to come because if we have a problem with Serbia or with President Vucic,” the solution “is to talk, to explain the different points of view.” This was stated by the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, in a joint press conference with the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, in Belgrade. “Now we can publicly reaffirm” that the Serbian President “is fully committed, to the Eur…

"The future of the region is in the EU. It is a way of improving the page of the past and building a common future of peace, stability and prosperity," wrote the former Prime Minister of Portugal on social networks, during a visit to countries to the Western Balkans region. Last week, on the day he was received in Brussels, Belgium, Albania's prime minister, Edi Rama, the leader of that European institution which joins EU heads of government and…

“The European Union is planning to relaunch the enlargement process,” European Council President Antonio Costa told Euronews in an interview. He said the union’s priority is to bring the Western Balkans closer together. As part of this effort, he plans to travel to the Western Balkans on Tuesday, May 13, to host a summit of the European Economic Cooperation Council and reaffirm the bloc’s commitment to enlargement. Before his tour of the region,…

The enlargement of the European Union is once again a priority on the Brussels agenda and the Western Balkans region becomes a major geopolitical table in front of external influences, said European Council President Antonio Costa. The official announced a "restart" of the enlargement process, with a diplomatic tour starting on March 13th in Serbia, including six states in the region.