(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 7 - "The EU has a main role in the Western Balkans through twin important elements: political initiative and policy structuring. We are in a good moment where both have acquired a new impulsion. In fact, the enlargement is back on track," the former EU Ambassador to Serbia, Sem Fabrizi, said today. Fabrizi spoke at the "Balkan and Black Sea Perspectives 2022," a conference organized in Rome by the NATO Defense College Foundation in collaboration with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the NATO Defense College. "The Russian invasion" of Ukraine "has rung a number of alarm bells, pushing for enlargement as a long-term strategic investment," Fabrizi added, emphasizing that the process should work on multiple fronts, including reforms, rule of law, governance, and security. The Rome conference focused on regional international perspectives, Euro-atlantic integration, and current and future scenarios for the Balkans and Black Sea region. (ANSA).