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Summit with representatives from the Western Balkans

The Speakers of the parliaments of the Western Balkans will meet at the European Parliament, under the patronage of President Sassoli, to discuss their region’s European prospects.

The Speakers of the Parliaments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia will meet on Tuesday to discuss the European prospects for the Western Balkans. They will be joined by the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, as Croatia currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU.

They will also hold talks with the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, the leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament, and the Foreign Affairs Committee’s working group on the Western Balkans.

President Sassoli said: “I am delighted to welcome the Speakers of the parliaments of the Western Balkans to the European Parliament. This House has always been firmly committed to a European perspective for the Western Balkans. We were very disappointed by the European Council’s refusal to open negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia last October. It is now time to move forward together and continue to make progress. Parliaments are indispensable in this regard. I have organised this summit so that we can draw up a strategy for the role that parliaments can play in driving the EU’s reform agenda and in implementing concrete measures aimed at meeting the European aspirations of the people of the Western Balkans. I am convinced that there is no better time or place to do so.”

Parliamentary cooperation, the future of Europe and the enlargement process – which has been at a standstill since the Council’s disagreement over the opening of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia – are expected to be on the agenda. In its resolution adopted in October 2019, the Parliament expressed deep disappointment that Albania and North Macedonia had been unable to begin accession negotiations, emphasising that the enlargement process had played a decisive role in the stabilisation of the Western Balkans.

The meeting with members of the Foreign Affairs Committee’s working group on the Western Balkans will be open to the public.

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Source: website of the European Parliament