EXTERNAL ACTION / Western balkans

Ursula von der Leyen counting on region’s six countries to carry out reforms needed to ensure that future growth plan works properly

Strasbourg, 16/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

The EU Member States participating in the Berlin Process, the United Kingdom and the six Western Balkans countries met for a summit on Monday 16 October. At this meeting, held in Tirana as part of the Berlin Process, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented the growth plan drawn up by the EU, which should enable the region’s six States to be better integrated into the European single market.

“This growth plan is a powerful incentive. It encourages the...