Schallenberg: "Europe is incomplete as long as the countries of the Western Balkans are not part of the EU"

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 3, 2019; 19:00 ♦ (Vindobona)

Foreign Minister Schallenberg once again sees Austria within the framework of the EU as one of the strongest advocates for the Western Balkan states and calls at the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Helsinki for a rapid rapprochement of the Western Balkan states.

Alexander Schallenberg: "Europe is incomplete as long as the countries of the Western Balkans are not part of the EU." / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Eugénie Berger / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

From 29 to 30 August 2019, the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) took place under the chairmanship of the High Representative of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, in the country holding the Council Presidency, Finland.

The meeting focused on regional cooperation with the EU partner countries in South-Eastern Europe and on EU enlargement, which is also one…