Josep Borrell (BETAPHOTO/European Council/Zucchi Enzo/DS)
The European Union's foreign ministers will meet in Brussels, on May 10, for a strategic debate on the EU's stronger political engagement in the Western Balkans, and how to "heat up joint potentials and work as partners in dealing with global challenges."
The above was said in a preparatory document for the ministers who will discuss how to "shape a joint future within the EU through urgent and concrete action together" and also how to "strengthen cooperation in the area of security."
EU High Representative Josep Borrell will present a non-paper which says that "for the Western Balkans the clear objective is full EU membership...and any suggestion of another path is a distraction with bad consequences for a job that needs to be done to accomplish the vision of a united, powerful and prosperous Europe."
A senior EU official told journalists that the ministers wanted to firmly establish how to encourage cooperation with the Western Balkans "for the sake of the stability and security of the EU itself," explaining that the Union could be safe and protected only if the Western Balkans were safe and resilient... while raising the possibility for the process that leads the region to the EU.
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