US EditionWestern Balkan leaders meet in Albania to discuss EU integration
Western Balkan leaders discussed supporting EU enlargement and political reconciliation amid regional tensions and geopolitical risks, with Albania and Montenegro leading integration efforts.
- On Monday, the leaders of Western Balkan countries convened in Golem to explore ways of speeding up their economic ties with the European Union.
- The meeting was part of the Brdo-Brijuni Process, an effort started in 2013 by Slovenia and Croatia, both EU member states, aimed at promoting the expansion of the European Union into the Western Balkans.
- The annual ceremonial meeting was presided over by the heads of state of Albania, Slovenia, and Croatia—Bajram Begaj, Natasa Pirc Musar, and Zoran Milanovic respectively—amid ongoing regional difficulties and geopolitical issues.
- Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the European Union has shown increased openness to admitting new members from the Western Balkans, despite ongoing concerns about potential regional instability and lingering tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.
- The summit's hosts planned a news conference at the end of the one-day event, reflecting continued efforts to promote reconciliation and political dialogue in a region still scarred by past wars.
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Western Balkan Leaders Push for EU Integration Amid Geopolitical Tensions
Leaders from Western Balkan countries met in Albania to discuss speeding up their integration into the European Union. The meeting aimed to promote EU enlargement and address geopolitical challenges. The summit was part of the Brdo-Brijuni Process, which fosters reconciliation in a region with historical tensions.
Mediafax Presidents of the Western Balkan countries met in Albania for months to discuss ways of accelerating economic and political integration in the European Union, according to the AP. The meeting took place at Golem, about 50 km west of Tirana, and is part of an annual diplomatic initiative launched in 2013 by Slovenia and Croatia, both EU members, to support the enlargement of the Union to the Western Balkans. The region includes Albania, …
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