Vadeful calls for the EU to accelerate enlargement to the Western Balkans

German Foreign Minister Johan Vadeful has advocated for a faster process of European Union enlargement to the countries of the Western Balkans due to the challenges posed in that region by the ambitions of Russia and China. “EU enlargement to the Western Balkans is a key test for Europe.

It will be decisive for what kind of influence the EU will have in the coming decades,” Vadeful told reporters in Berlin ahead of his departure for Podgorica, for a conference on the Western Balkans being held today in Budva, according to the dpa agency. Vadeful emphasized that EU enlargement is crucial for both the security of Europe and its future. According to him, only if the EU provides the Western Balkan states with a credible membership perspective and binds

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