Rama: EU needs Western Balkans as much as we need them

In his speech at this ministerial meeting, Prime Minister Edi Rama declared that the time has come to think outside the box. Furthermore, the Head of Albanian Government emphasized that today the EU needs the Western Balkans as much as the Western Balkans needs the EU. “I want to remind you that this process started […]

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