Foreign relations of Kosovo
Greek PM Mitsotakis meets with Polish PM Tusk and EP President Metsola in Belgium
They discussed the issues of the European Summit and the forthcoming European elections
EU and Western Balkans:Twenty years of hopes and dreams
June 21, is the 20th anniversary of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Thessaloniki, Greece. At this historic event, the European Union and the acceding and potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans at that time committed themselves to each other.
PM Mitsotakis: Greece is on the side of the Western Balkans; it will support the effort to join the EU
"Exactly 19 years ago, at the Thessaloniki Summit, the way was opened for the Western Balkans to join the European family. Unfortunately, since then, the progress that has been made, in practice, is minimal.
Vucic made the decision
The leaders of the six countries in the region were invited to a meeting with the leaders of the European Council, which should be held tomorrow before the beginning of the regular June summit of the Union, at which enlargement will be discussed.
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Germany states: "New era"
Olaf Scholz called for accelerating the accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union, which has been blocked for years, mentioning a "new era" in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to help advance the issue.
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Vučić convened a session of the National Security Council
The session is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
The situation in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans will be discussed.
"The Balkans is in our hearts"
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pointed out today, before the EU-Western Balkans Summit on Brdo near Kranj, that the Western Balkans need a true and sincere European perspective.
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Analysis: 2021 EU – Western Balkans Summit: EU Credibility in Western Balkans Undermined?
International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, has analyzed the current political situation in Western Balkans in the context of the upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit. Ifimes brings the most important and interesting excerpts from a comprehensive analysis titled "2021 EU - Western Balkans Summit: EU credibility in Western Balkans undermined?"
Slovenian proposal is a surprise, but who's behind it?
This is what Slobodan Zecevic from the Institute for European Studies thinks about the new Slovenian proposal, which surprised many.
Greece Will not Support Bulgaria in Dispute with North Macedonia
Greece does not support Bulgaria on the obstacles it poses to the European perspective of North Macedonia, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.
Mitsotakis emphasized that the forthcoming summit between the European Union and the countries of the Western Balkans must have a "clear message about the membership of specific countries".