EC: We haven’t seen non-paper; Bloc is against border changes

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The European Commission (EC) officials said on Monday, they hadn't seen a non-paper with suggestions for border changes in the Western Balkans and reiterated the Union had been against any modification of the sort.

On April 15, Slovenian online media outlet necenzurirano.si published a document which they claimed was the non-paper on the Western Balkans, allegedly sent by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa to Brussels, which sparked strong reactions in Bosnia and Herzegovina as parts of the document speak about redrawing of the country’s borders. The paper also speaks about border changes between Serbia and Kosovo.

Ljubljana has vehemently denied the existence of the document.

On Monday, Eric Mamer, an EC spokesperson, told a news conference that the European Union’s view had not changed and the bloc did not support borders redrawing.

„That’s something that should be set aside once and for all. Whatever papers might appear, our view is obvious,“ he told reporters.