Oct 16, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The capital
of Albania, Tirana, on Monday welcomes the leaders of the Western Balkans and
key European Union leaders such as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French
President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der
Leyen.
The meeting will be attended by heads of state and government from the six Western Balkan countries - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania - and officials from the European Union, a number of EU member states and representatives of various international institutions.
Among the
participants are the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the
European Commissioner for Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, leaders from Austria,
Bulgaria, Greece, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, as well as
senior representatives of the Central European Free Trade Agreement, the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Regional
Cooperation Council, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the European Investment Bank.
Topics to be discussed at the meeting include the integration of the region into the single market and improving convergence with the EU, as well as support for the green and digital transition in the Western Balkan countries.
The meeting is expected to adopt joint declarations on trade and transport facilitation, environmental protection and climate partnership between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania.
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