Von der Leyen meets Rama: EU, new plan for the growth of the Western Balkans

2023-06-27 12:07:14Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Von der Leyen meets Rama: EU, new plan for the growth of the Western Balkans
Edi Rama and Von Der Leyen

Amid the tense relations in the region, Kosovo-Serbia, which has had a significant impact on the neighboring countries, Europe has drawn up a new plan aimed at maintaining and strengthening the Western Balkans.

The purpose of this plan announced by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is to bring this region as close as possible to the European Union.

And exactly this plan was at the center of the discussions of the meetings that Ursula von der Leyen had with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Brussels. The President of the EC described the meeting with the head of the Albanian government as "very good", where the country's integration into the big European family was undoubtedly discussed.  

"Very good meeting with Edi Rama. We discussed progress on Albania's EU membership path and our new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. This will bring the region and the EU closer and promote the prosperity of our partners", writes Ursula von der Leyen.

For 2 days, the head of the Albanian government has been in Brussels, while the day before he held a meeting with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in which they also discussed Kosovo, where they came to the conclusion that "De-escalation of immediate resolution of the situation in the north is a necessity for entering the final phase of the dialogue".


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