The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is visiting the Western Balkans until Wednesday 15 October, with a first stop in Albania on Monday 13.
The President, who held talks with Edi Rama, the Albanian Prime Minister, reiterated her desire to see Albania join the Union by the end of the decade, saying that the country was “on the right track towards the EU”.
Later that afternoon, Ursula von der Leyen gave an introductory speech at the EU-Western Balkans...