Non-paper calls EU to give Western Balkans priority

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N1 was given access to a non-paper which calls the European Union to give high priority to the Western Balkans with support on the region’s path to the Union.

The non-paper was drafted by Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Czechia, Greece, Italy and Slovakia, sources told N1. The document says that the Western Balkans are exposed to outside influence and illegal migration and that the countries of the region need to align with the common EU foreign and security policy.

The non-paper says that meetings with Western Balkans officials need to held more often and that the region’s foreign ministers should have more regular meetings with EU member state ambassadors.

The document insists on a greater EU presence in the Western Balkans as well as a greater engagement to help with their accession to the Union.