Following the summit with the Western Balkan countries, European Union leaders urged their Balkan partners to participate “fully” in their foreign policy, including sanctions. This is specified notifications after the summit meeting
“As our cooperation with our partners is strengthened, we also want to make rapid progress in participating fully in the foreign and security policy of the European Union and act accordingly, including the restrictive measures taken by the European Union. ”said the statement in the document.
Former Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic declarationthat Serbia, as a candidate country, should sign a declaration with the other EU members that includes an obligation to align its foreign policy with the EU.
On the eve of the RIA Novosti, referring to a senior European official reportedThat the European Union intends to reaffirm its course of enlargement and inclusion of the Balkan countries.
Before that, it was known that the EU was. intend to allocate € 28 million for the development of the Balkan Peninsula. Funds will be invested in the energy, public and transport sectors, digital economy and ecology. The program will be implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro.