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The EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) held its eleventh meeting on 14 July 2022 in Montenegro.

Today we have an Association Council for the very first time in one of our partners in the Western Balkans. This shows I think a strong and reinforced message to the whole region how much we not only cherish, but also consider important the partnership…

It is a pleasure to be here and I thank you very much for the invitation, the honour to speak to you here in this honourable parliament and to this plenary. I wanted to be here today with you so that I may speak to you directly, so that you may hear from me how Europe is waiting for you.

On 14 July, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Várhelyi will be in Montenegro for the 11th EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Council.

President von der Leyen will be tomorrow in Skopje, North Macedonia where she will first meet Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia. The President will then meet Dimitar Kovačevski, Prime Minister.

Statement on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro...

Today, the Commission’s Eurydice Network published the reports “Supporting refugee learners from Ukraine in schools in Europe” and “Supporting refugee learners from Ukraine in higher education in Europe”.

Today, in the margins of the informal Home Affairs Council Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson and the Moldovan Minister of Internal Affairs, Ana Revenco launched the EU Support Hub for Internal Security and Border Management in Moldova.

We honour for the 27th year the memory of all victims and of all those still missing of the genocide of Srebrenica. We stand together, in grief, with their relatives and friends who survived the genocide.

At this critical moment in European history, marked by the unjustifiable aggression carried out by Russia against Ukraine, advancing Albania and North Macedonia’s EU path is key to strengthening the cohesion and resilience of the entire European continent.

We must do everything necessary for Ukraine to prevail against the brutal Russian invasion, to ensure full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders.

One month ago, a young Ukrainian hero died on the battlefield, as he fought for the future of his country. His name was Roman Ratushnyi, and he would have turned 25 tomorrow. Roman belonged to a new generation of young Ukrainians.

The European Commission has today proposed a new €1 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) operation for Ukraine as the first part of the exceptional MFA package of up to €9 billion announced in the Commission's communication of 18 May 2022 and endorsed by the European Council of 23-24 June 2022.

President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, Chairman Stefanchuk, Prime Minister Shmyhal, Members of the government, Honourable Members of the Rada, Duzhe dyakuyu, thank you so much for inviting me to address this special session.

Today, 25 new ambulances funded by the EU were donated by Solidarity Fund Poland in partnership with the BGK (Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego) - the Polish development bank - to regional hospitals in Ukraine. This will help support Ukraine’s emergency health needs in this time of war.

On 27-28 June, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel represented the Commission at the Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans' Platforms on Culture, Research and Innovation, and Education and Training, which took place in Tirana, Albania.

Following the successful emergency synchronisation of the Ukrainian and Moldovan grids with the European Continental Grid in March, today the Commission welcomes ENTSO-E's announcement that electricity trade between Ukraine and the EU will start on 30 June.

Following a request from the Government of Ukraine for medical equipment, protective gear and specialised equipment for public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the European Commission has mobilised its new rescEU emergency reserves.

I can be very brief, because this is a very defining moment and a very good day for Europe today. I warmly congratulate President Zelenskyy, President Sandu and President Zourabichvili. All three countries are part of our European family, we have never left any doubt about that.