Europe in brief: Várhelyi on economic growth plan for Western Balkans

Europe in brief: Várhelyi on economic growth plan for Western Balkans

European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has announced a new plan for economic growth in the Western Balkans. Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel will travel to Washington to discuss issues including import tariffs, climate change and Russia’s war on Ukraine. The European Commission says there have been fewer illegal crossings at the Austrian-Slovenian border.

Europe in brief: EU-Ukraine summit aftermath, Franco-German Washington trip, no walls on Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatian border

Europe in brief: EU-Ukraine summit aftermath, Franco-German Washington trip, no walls on Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatian border

EU officials return from a meeting with the Ukrainian government in Kiev, leaving the door open for Ukraine’s accession to the EU. German and French economy ministers embark on a journey to Washington to discuss green subsidies plans with the Biden administration. Croatian president Andrej Plenković announces that his country will not build barriers of any kind along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.