On Thursday 9 March, the EU heads of state or government reiterated – in the conclusions from the Presidency of the European Council which were supported by 27 of the 28 member states (as Poland did not want to support the text) – their "unequivocal support for the European perspective of the Western Balkans".
Welcoming the progress made by the countries in the region, the European leaders affirmed that "the EU remains committed and engaged at all levels to support them [the...