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Western Balkan leaders meet in Albania to discuss EU integration

Western Balkan leaders pledged to deepen cooperation and accelerate reforms with support from a €6 billion growth plan amid geopolitical challenges, officials said.

  • The meeting on Monday is part of the Brdo-Brijuni Process, which was launched by Slovenia and Croatia in 2013 to support EU enlargement.
  • Leaders of the Western Balkan countries reaffirmed their commitment to a joint European future, pledging to accelerate reforms for EU integration.
  • In a joint declaration, the leaders stated, 'We reaffirm our commitment to support European integration and inclusive regional cooperation.'
  • Albanian President Bajram Begaj led the largely ceremonial annual gathering of the Brdo-Brijuni Process.
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Croatian President Zoran Milanović stated today in Durres that Croatia and Slovenia are not mentors to the Western Balkan countries, but rather support on the path to the EU, but he did not agree with his Slovenian counterpart Nataša Pirc Musar on the abolition of unanimity as a decision-making method in the negotiation process, the Croatian Indeks reported.

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Western Balkan leaders meet in Albania to discuss EU integration

Leaders of the Western Balkan countries on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to a joint European future, pledging to deepen cooperation and accelerate reforms that would bring the region closer to the European Union.

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The presidents of the Western Balkan nations met Monday in Albania to discuss ways to accelerate their economic integration with the European Union in the midst of growing geopolitical challenges.

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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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KVUE broke the news in Austin, United States on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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