{"id":21952,"date":"2021-10-06T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=21952"},"modified":"2021-10-06T18:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:16:52","slug":"macron-comments-on-the-complicated-state-of-affairs-at-the-eu-western-balkans-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/macron-comments-on-the-complicated-state-of-affairs-at-the-eu-western-balkans-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron comments on the complicated state of affairs at the EU-Western Balkans Summit \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of the BRDO summit, French president, Emmanuel Macron took a few minutes to talk about the complex scenario currently unraveling in the Western Balkans. Macron referred to the issues amongst Kosovo and Serbia as well as the dispute between North Macedonia and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a very good discussion today, about the Balkans and the perspective of integration. Nowadays, the situation is very complicated for many countries in Europe. The situation between Serbia and Kosovo, the dialogue Prishtina-Belgrade, seems very complicated also. We had the chance to spend several moments with the leaders of these countries and the German chancellor. In addition, we also discussed about North Macedonia and Bulgaria, as you know. We need to move forward and beyond this topic but our goal is to be able to offer a new perspective on the Balkans, one where everyone is included in Europe,\u201d \u2013 said the French president.<\/p>\n<p>According to Macron, the Balkans today are \u201cfacing a sort of return back in time as well as great tensions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the French president spoke about issues within the EU that go beyond the Balkans such as relationships with Russia and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen, I believe that the EU is faced with two main challenged, there are many others but they are institutional. First of all, we need to extend our borders and have a real discussion with our neighbors, especially with Russia and Turkey and at the same time, we need to deeply transform our internal operation,\u201d \u2013 concluded Macron.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/10\/06\/ec-president-most-eu-leaders-have-echoed-their-support-for-the-integration-of-albania-and-north-macedonia\/\">E<strong>C president: Most EU leaders have echoed their support for the integration of Albania and North Macedonia<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/10\/06\/brdo-summit-eu-commission-vows-to-accord-e30-billion-for-the-western-balkans\/\">Brdo Summit, EU Commission vows to accord \u20ac30 billion for the Western Balkans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/10\/06\/kurti-to-meet-vucic-in-slovenia-in-presence-of-merkel-and-macron\/\">Kurti to meet Vucic in Slovenia in presence of Merkel and Macron<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of the BRDO summit, French president, Emmanuel Macron took a few minutes to talk about the complex scenario currently unraveling in the Western Balkans. 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