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On Saturday 26 October, Georgian citizens voted in Parliamentary elections. The EU has been following the developments leading to the parliamentary elections closely. Over the past months, the people of Georgia have demonstrated their attachment to democratic values and their country's EU path.

Madam President, dear Vjosa, Thank you very much for welcoming me back here in Pristina. We had an excellent meeting. We discussed the progress made by Kosovo on its EU-related reforms. Your efforts have already led to a major success: the visa-free travel regime. I remember very well how...

Thank you very much, Prime Minister, dear Milojko, I am very glad that I can finish my annual tour of the Western Balkans here in beautiful Montenegro. I always get a very warm welcome, it was the same this year, and I really appreciate it. I think I can really feel how passionate the Montenegrin...

The Commission welcomes the consensus reached by the EU and G7 partners to collectively provide loans for €45 billion to support Ukraine's urgent budgetary, military and reconstruction needs (approximately $50 billion USD).

Dear Borjana, Thank you so much for having me and hosting me again in Sarajevo. And thank you very much for accompanying me yesterday to the region that has been hit so hard by the devastating floods. I, first of all, want to extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

Thank you very much for hosting me again here in Belgrade. It is a real pleasure to be back. The partnership between the European Union and Serbia is getting stronger. As you said already, we are already Serbia's number one trading partner and investor.

Thank you very much, Prime Minister, dear Hristijan, We had a very good meeting and an excellent exchange of views. It is very good to hear that you are so committed to your accession path towards the European Union. North Macedonia has come a long way. You have shown determination at every step.

Today, the Commission approved the Reform Agendas of Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia following the EU Member States' positive opinion. In their ambitious Reform Agendas, the five Western Balkans governments commit to socio-economic and fundamental reforms ...

I am very happy to be back here in Tirana. And I am very glad to see how much Albania has already achieved on its way to our Union. Indeed, we finally opened negotiations on the fundamentals' cluster.