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Western Balkans' leaders meet in Montenegro to discuss reforms forEU membership

KOTOR, MONTENEGRO - MAY 16, 2024: Six Western Balkan nations, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, aiming for EU membership convened in Montenegro on Thursday, May 16, to discuss accelerating required reforms.Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Kristo, Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, North Macedonian Prime Minister Talat Xhaferi, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučic were all present at the gathering as well as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.O'Brien pointed at "quicker trade, more job opportunities, and more freedom for each of their citizens" with the initiative of the growth plan.The host country Montenegro started accession negotiations on June 29, 2012, and is expected to become the next member of the EU.Bosnia and Herzegovina applied for EU membership in 2016 and was granted EU candidate status in December 2022.Serbia applied for EU membership in 2009 and was accepted as an official candidate country in 2012.Negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia began in July 2022, and Kosovo submitted its application for EU membership in Dec. 2022, according to the EU parliament.(Footage by Milos Vujovic /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
KOTOR, MONTENEGRO - MAY 16, 2024: Six Western Balkan nations, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, aiming for EU membership convened in Montenegro on Thursday, May 16, to discuss accelerating required reforms.Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Kristo, Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, North Macedonian Prime Minister Talat Xhaferi, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučic were all present at the gathering as well as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien.O'Brien pointed at "quicker trade, more job opportunities, and more freedom for each of their citizens" with the initiative of the growth plan.The host country Montenegro started accession negotiations on June 29, 2012, and is expected to become the next member of the EU.Bosnia and Herzegovina applied for EU membership in 2016 and was granted EU candidate status in December 2022.Serbia applied for EU membership in 2009 and was accepted as an official candidate country in 2012.Negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia began in July 2022, and Kosovo submitted its application for EU membership in Dec. 2022, according to the EU parliament.(Footage by Milos Vujovic /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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