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EU leaders tell Balkan leaders they will speed up enlargement plans

Published 6 June 2026 · europe

European leaders are pushing to speed-up membership talks for Balkan nations. That's the message coming from the EU-Western Balkans Summit held in Montenegro. EU Commission

European leaders are pushing to speed-up membership talks for Balkan nations. That's the message coming from the EU-Western Balkans Summit held in Montenegro. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called enlargement a geostrategic imperative.

She said that Montenegro's bid to join in 2028 is 'within reach'. It's one of six Balkan nations currently on the path to accession. For

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