EU-Western Balkans Summit: Rapid Eastward Enlargement Is a "Geopolitical Imperative" of Germany and the EU

Radiotelevizija Herceg-Bosne

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The process of expanding the European Union to the Western Balkans is irreplaceable as an instrument of lasting peace and stability and must continue, the leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) said in Sarajevo on Monday. The meeting of the largest political group in the European Parliament on the enlargement of the Union came after the EU-Western Balkans summit last week in Tivat, Montenegro. Croatian Prime Minister and HDZ President Andr…

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For more than a decade, the enlargement of the European Union has been a marginal issue in the politics of the old continent. Since Croatia joined in 2013, no new member has joined the Union, on the contrary, the United Kingdom has left, and the prevailing opinion in Brussels was that the 27 must first solve their own problems before accepting other states. Now the EU is seriously considering accepting new members again: at the summit in Tivat, …

Thanh Niên

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The recent eighth summit between the EU and the countries of the western Balkans took place less than six months after the previous summit, rather than a full year as agreed in 2018. This haste suggests the EU is attempting to "put out the fire."

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Germany wants the Western Balkan countries to join the EU as quickly as possible. The region is considered an important place in the competition with Russia and China. German capital promises new markets, raw materials and investment opportunities. It was the second EU-Western Balkans summit in half a year, which took place last Friday in Tivat in Montenegro. Montenegro is one of the six countries of the region, which took part in the summit and…

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Brussels – after many years of inaction – would accelerate the EU integration of the Western Balkans, and at the Tivat summit a specific date was already set for Montenegro's EU accession. The Albanian Prime Minister gave an ironic answer to the question about the timing of EU membership, and the meeting was certainly the most uncomfortable for the Serbian President, who was held accountable by the German Chancellor.