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The Western Balkans is a political neologism coined to refer to Albania and the territory of the former Yugoslavia, except Slovenia, since the early 1990s. The region of the Western Balkans, a coinage exclusively used in pan-European parlance, roughly corresponds to the Dinaric Alps territory.
The Western Balkans. The EU has developed a policy to support the gradual integration of the Western Balkan countries with the Union. On 1 July 2013, Croatia became the first of the seven countries to join, and Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have candidate country status.
4 days ago · The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia—with all or part of those countries located within the peninsula.
Mar 16, 2022 · The Western Balkans are at the heart of Europe, geographically surrounded by EU Member States. The EU accession process is at the centre of EU-Western Balkans relations. As High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said, “The European Union is not complete without the Western Balkans”.
Oct 16, 2023 · European Union leaders have offered a new growth plan to the six Western Balkans countries that opens parts of the EU single market to them in return for deep reforms, ahead of their full membership in the bloc.
Mar 16, 2022 · EU-Western Balkans cooperation. The EU is the leading trade partner for all Western Balkans, with almost 70% of the region's total trade. From 2011 to 2021, EU trade with the Western Balkans has grown by almost 130%. In the same period, Western Balkans exports to the EU have increased by 207%.
Dec 14, 2023 · The EU – Western Balkans Summit is the most important political meeting of the year gathering the Leaders of the EU and the region. Its aim is to create ever closer ties between the EU and the Western Balkans, set the strategic orientation and the to-do list for the way forward.
