The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Montenegro and Serbia on Tuesday 31 October. On this occasion, she focused on the reforms needed for the two countries to join the EU and - as she had done the day before in Skopje (see EUROPE B13282A2) - on the EU’s future growth plan for the Western Balkan states.
“We need to strengthen the unity and security of our continent, and enlargement is the way to do that. (...) We want you to take the necessary steps to...