Austria Foreign Minister Alexander Challenberg stressed the necessity of strengthening solidarity between the European Union and Western Balkans in the field of energy security, calling on West Balkan countries to quickly join the energy platform in the European Union to diversify and secure its energy supplies, pointing to the importance of better regional integration and linking West Balkans countries The gradual integration has helped the European Union come together more swiftly.
In his remarks today, Saturday, following his participation in the West Balkans conference in Berlin, Shalinberg emphasised the significance of strengthening the European Union’s presence in the region in light of the conflict in Ukraine. He also noted the significance of working with the West Balkans to achieve energy security in the area, stressing, stressing. The European Union’s ability to integrate with the Western Balkan nations will be put to the test, and if he fails to move strategically in that region, the credibility of the union’s foreign policy would suffer.
Regarding the immigration issue, the Austrian minister stated that “The West Balkans countries are the real test of the European Union” because they are a part of Europe and have a strong desire to integrate into European society and because stability in southeastern Europe is essential for stability in central Europe.
He emphasised the necessity of close cooperation in bringing the six western Balkan countries into the European Union, noting specifically that a common regional market was built by signing significant agreements on it.
Austria pushes for strengthening ties between the West Balkans and the European Union in the area of energy security.
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