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Thank you very much, dear Prime Minister, dear Edi, It is very good to be back here in Tirana. So much has happened since my last visit. It is just a year ago, I think, since I came last time to Tirana. In July, you started the accession negotiations with the European Union.

Dear President, Thank you very much. It is very good to be back in Pristina and to see you again.

Russia's energy blackmail and manipulation of the markets is not sparing the Western Balkans.

Commissioner Várhelyi is travelling to Türkiye between 26 and 27 October to discuss the state of play of EU-Türkiye bilateral relations. Türkiye remains an important partner for the EU in essential areas of joint interest, such as migration, counterterrorism, economy, trade, energy, food security

Today, the European Union and North Macedonia signed an agreement on operational cooperation in border management with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).

It is so great to be back here in Skopje. And indeed, I vividly remember my last visit four months ago, when I came here to address the parliament of North Macedonia. As you can imagine, I also very clearly remember what we have promised on that day.

We want to discuss the reconstruction of Ukraine today. Thousands of destroyed houses. Several hundred schools turned to rubble. Countless bridges, roads, power stations, railway infrastructure and industry bombed. For Ukrainians, these are not just statistics. This is their everyday experience.

Today, the Commission adopted a new programme worth €115 million to support the ecological, inclusive and innovative development of Morocco's agricultural and forestry sectors. The programme “Terre Verte” aims to contribute to the national strategies of Morocco “Green Generation”

The Commission adopted a recommendation to the Council to authorise the opening of negotiations of upgraded European Border and Coast Guard Agency's (Frontex) status agreements between the EU and Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, as well as with Bosnia and Herzegovina.