US EditionWestern Balkans leaders meet in London for talks on migration and security
- Leaders from six Western Balkan nations will meet British and European officials in London for discussions on migration, security, and economic growth on Wednesday.
- This summit is part of the Berlin Process, aimed at assisting these nations in their pursuit of European Union membership.
- Britain is focusing on reducing unauthorized migration and has sent law enforcement to collaborate with the EU border agency, Frontex.
- Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama expressed opposition to hosting return hubs for migrants, stating, 'never in Albania,' highlighting regional complexity in migrant issues.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Keir) described the Western Balkans as Europe's "cauldron", opening a summit with leaders in London today that is largely focused on addressing the challenge of migration, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported.
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Starmer to host Western Balkans leaders as UK seeks to stem flow of migrants
The UK is already working with partners in the region, comprised of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.
The Western Balkans summit: migration, geopolitics, and EU integration
What happened: The summit, part of the Berlin Process, brought together top figures, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Why it matters: The Western Balkans remain one of Europe’s most fragile regions — a geopolitical fault line where Russian influence, ethnic divisions, and migration pressures intersect. Since Russia’s inva…
From our correspondent – The Berlin Process summit held yesterday, Wednesday, October 22, in London confirmed the United Kingdom's commitment to the Western Balkans region, not only as a space for multilateral diplomatic intervention to support the candidate countries' European integration journey, but also as a privileged field of action for British strategies on migration, security, and the containment of adversarial geopolitical influences. B…
UK kicks off summit with Western Balkans leaders
Leaders of Western Balkans countries met in London with British and European officials for a summit with a strong focus on migration and other security-related threats. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the leaders of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, the European Commission’s Foreign Chief Kaja Kallas and ministers f…
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