Western Balkans on the road towards the European Union
Brussels (29th January – Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle spoke about the accession process of the Western Balkans countries in the European parliament in Brussels today. He was addressing participants at the opening of the the 3rd conference on the Western Balkans organized by the Group of the European People's Party (EPP).
Commissioner Fule elaborated on about how to keep the momentum of enlargement in the coming months: "For this year it is crucial that the momentum for enlargement is maintained and that the reforms necessary for progress on the European path in the enlargement countries are pursued with vigour. Maintaining the momentum of enlargement and the momentum for reforms are two sides of the same coin. Both are crucial for the credibility of our enlargement policy."
See the speech here