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Blanár: Slovakia will support more intensive cooperation with the Western Balkan states to accelerate their European integration

by AI | 27.Sep 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, appreciated the approval of the new EU economic plan for the Western Balkan states in the amount of six billion euros.

According to Blanár, the Western Balkan countries need to see a real perspective of EU membership. Photo: TASR - Martin Baumann

New York – Slovakia will support more intensive cooperation with Western Balkan states to accelerate their European integration, which they have been striving for two decades. This was stated by the Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár after he held talks on Monday within the UN General Assembly in New York with ministers from the informal group Friends of the Western Balkans. This was reported by the special correspondent of TASR.
        As Blanár recalled, this initiative also helped to bring Bosnia and Herzegovina closer to EU membership. EU member states decided this March to open accession negotiations. According to Blanár, Western Balkan states need to see a real perspective of EU membership.
        He also appreciated the approval of a new EU economic plan for the Western Balkan states amounting to six billion euros. According to him, however, it is also important that these countries meet the pre-accession conditions. (September 23)