EU must prove it is capable and willing to take in new members, leaders say
European Union leaders met with Western Balkan counterparts to discuss accelerating the bloc's enlargement process. Officials emphasized that the EU must demonstrate both the capability and political will to integrate new members to maintain regional stability.
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The expansion of the EU is a critical geopolitical issue that impacts the security and economic integration of the European continent.
Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron and Antonio Costa talk to Serbia’s Aleksandar Vičić at the summit in Tivat, Montenegro. Photograph: MICHAILIDIS/BETAPHOTO/SIPA/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron and Antonio Costa talk to Serbia’s Aleksandar Vičić at the summit in Tivat, Montenegro. Photograph: MICHAILIDIS/BETAPHOTO/SIPA/Shutterstock European Union EU must prove it is capable and willing to take in new members, leaders say Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’
The article reports on official statements from multiple political leaders without taking a partisan stance on the enlargement process.
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