The heads of state of six Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the European Union have urged the bloc to accelerate its enlargement process, saying that would contribute to regional stability
The heads of state of six Western Balkan countries that are seeking to join the European Union met in North Macedonia on Monday and urged the bloc to accelerate its enlargement process, saying that would contribute to regional stability.
The declaration stressed the need for the six countries to join the EU “in view of the continued Russian aggression against Ukraine and its spillover effect” in the region.The meeting in Skopje was attended by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Montenegro’s Jakov Milatovic, Kosovo’s Vjosa Osmani, Albania’s Bajram Begaj, North Macedonia’s Stevo Pendarovski, and Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbia and Montenegro were the first of the six countries to launch EU membership negotiations, followed by Albania and Macedonia last year. Bosnia and Kosovo have only begun the first step of the integration process.
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