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At the European Union-Western Balkans Summit in Brdo pri Kranju, leaders today reaffirmed the region’s European perspective and commitment to the enlargement process…

On 06 October, EU and Western Balkans leaders will hold a Summit in Brdo pri Kranju, hosted by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and chaired by President of the European Council Charles Michel.

Thank you very much for receiving me here. What a special moment to launch the start of the works to modernise the Niš to Brestovac section of the Rail Corridor 10. We have seen it in the film, the video.

Dear Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Dear Prime Minister of Croatia, dear Andrej,

Ladies and gentlemen,

What a special moment. I am very pleased to be here in Bosnia and Herzegovina today and to inaugurate the Svilaj Bridge with you together.

Cross-border crime can only be eradicated with cross-border cooperation. This was the key message from Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, to over 150 public prosecutors and other law enforcement authorities...

Thank you very much, first of all, to receive me here in Pristina in this beautiful kindergarten and to see what we have done together. This is a living symbol of the joint cooperation that we see here, to the benefit of the children.

Today, the European Commission announced the 14 winners of the fourth EU Award for Roma Integration in the Western Balkans and Turkey.

Thank you Mr President, and good afternoon,

It is very good to be here among friends and partners. And indeed, Montenegro is the most advanced country what the accession process is concerned.

Today, the Commission is proposing to suspend certain articles of the EU's Visa Facilitation Agreement with the Republic of Belarus.

I come as a friend and as a partner. And I am very pleased to visit Skopje the same month that you celebrate the 30th anniversary of your country. So again, congratulations and thank you very much for the very warm welcome.

Today, the European Union has disbursed a grant of €36.4 million for the Republic of Moldova to continue supporting country's fight against COVID-19 and police reform. 

Thank you very much Prime Minister, dear Edi, I come, indeed, as a friend and as a partner. And I could not have chosen a better start for my tour through the Western Balkans than here in Albania and starting with inaugurating the Korb Muça Kindergarten and here the school – fantastic.

Ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit on 6 October, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will be in the Western Balkans between Tuesday and Thursday, to visit Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On Monday 27 September, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell will address the second edition of the EU – Western Balkans Media Literacy conference, which will focus on “building resilience to disinformation”.

Today, the European Court of Auditors issued a report on its performance audit of EU support to the fight against “grand corruption” in Ukraine, covering the period 2016 to 2019.

Yesterday, Executive Vice-President Timmermans received Murat Kurum, Turkish Minister of Environment and Urbanisation, in Brussels for a high-level dialogue on climate change. 

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, the EU, EU Member States and European financial institutions, as Team Europe, have disbursed €34 billion in support to partner countries in addressing the pandemic and its consequences, delivering on its promises with concrete results.

The European Commission welcomes the adoption on 15 September by the European Parliament of the new Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) for the period 2021-2027...

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