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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are stepping up their support for the green transition across the Western Balkans, and digital development across the regions outside the EU where the EBRD operates.

Fellow leaders, It is a pleasure to be here in this wonderful bay, a place where – when you look outside the window – the blue waters meet majestic mountains. But it is also a place where people, languages and cultures have met for centuries.

Today, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola joined leaders from Member States and the six Western Balkan partners at the EU-Western Balkans Summit.

At the EU-Moldova Investment Conference, EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos announced investment plans and project initiatives worth up to €641 million in coordination with international financial institutions, private sector partners and public stakeholders.

Today I spoke with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan about Russia's recent restrictions targeting Armenia.

Today and tomorrow, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola will be in Tivat, Montenegro, to participate in the EU-Western Balkans Summit.

On Thursday and Friday, Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, is in Moldova to support with the country on its path to joining the EU. She will notably discuss the progress Moldova has made on reforms and encourage further investments ahead of the second EU-Moldova Summit, which is due to take...

Today, the eighth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania confirmed that Albania has, overall, met the interim benchmarks on the so-called cluster 1: fundamentals. This cluster covers notably the functioning of democratic institutions, public administration reform, the rule of law chapters

The European Commission has today made available €49 million to Albania, €44.2 million to Montenegro, and €65.7 million to North Macedonia under the Reform and Growth Facility. This follows the third request for payment and the Commission's positive assessment of reform steps implemented in the...