{"id":23179,"date":"2021-10-20T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=23179"},"modified":"2021-10-20T14:37:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:37:10","slug":"us-and-eu-pledge-to-strengthen-joint-engagement-in-the-western-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/us-and-eu-pledge-to-strengthen-joint-engagement-in-the-western-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"US and EU pledge to strengthen joint engagement in the Western Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union and the United States have agreed to strengthen their joint engagement in the Western Balkans and support the region\u2019s path to the EU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis region belongs in the European Union. \u00a0Closer integration will enhance stability and contribute to prosperity for the people of the region. \u00a0In this context, we stress that\u00a0accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia should start without delay.\u201d, read a joint statement released after the meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and High Representative of the European Union on Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell.<\/p>\n<p>They also stressed the importance of the EU-mediate dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>The EU and the US reiterated that they support Kosovo\u2019s efforts in the fight against organized crime and encourage relevant parties to engage in lowering Kosovo-Serbia tensions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe welcome and support Kosovo\u2019s engagement to fight corruption and organized crime,\u00a0and we reiterate that violence against civilians,\u00a0journalists, police, or other authorities is unacceptable\u201d, the joint statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration comes a few days after EU\u2019s diplomacy chief Josep Borrell <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/10\/13\/tensions-in-northern-kosovo-borrell-unilateral-actions-that-endanger-stability-unacceptable\/\">dubbed<\/a> Kosovo\u2019s actions in the north as \u201cunilateral\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration was published one day after the European Union approved the enlargement package which includes annual reports on all EU-aspiring countries in the region.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2021\/10\/20\/ec-annual-progress-report-few-improvements-in-several-areas\/\">EC annual progress report, few improvements in several areas<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/19\/eu-commission-report-commends-albanias-progress-on-reforms\/\">EU Commission report commends Albania\u2019s progress on reforms<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/20\/commissions-report-ambassador-soreca-it-confirmed-albania-fulfilled-the-conditions\/\">Commission\u2019s report, Ambassador Soreca: It confirmed Albania fulfilled the conditions<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union and the United States have agreed to strengthen their joint engagement in the Western Balkans and support the region\u2019s path to the EU. \u201cThis region belongs in the European Union. \u00a0Closer integration will enhance stability and contribute to prosperity for the people of the region. \u00a0In this context, we stress that\u00a0accession negotiations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":23180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[150,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - 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