EU-Balkans summit in Brussels on December 13

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 12 - The European Council announced that the leaders of the EU and the Western Balkans will meet in Brussels on December 13, one year after the Tirana summit in 2022. "The summit is an opportunity to reaffirm the Western Balkans' EU membership perspective, as well as the need for partners' sustained and irreversible reform achievements, underpinned by EU values and principles," said the Council.
    The main topics of discussion will be deepening political and policy engagement with the Western Balkans, bringing Western Balkans partners closer to the EU and advancing gradual integration, laying a future economic foundation and mitigating the impact of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, reinforcing security, and building resilience. At the end of the summit, leaders are expected to issue a declaration. (ANSA).