The road to integration is still long, but the countries of the Western Balkans are on the right track.
In essence, this was the message conveyed by the European Union at the end of the summit that brought together the leaders of the EU27 and the six Balkan countries in Brussels on Wednesday 18 December.
Although no political decisions were taken at the meeting, as the subject at the centre of the discussions was not enlargement - which the Commission and the Council of the EU had made...