Von der Leyen, a very strong message of how committed we are to enlargement

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her stay in Tirana, spoke to journalists in connection with the launch of the Berlin Summit Process. She said that this summit is held at a time when the situation in the Balkans is tense, but this shows the determination that the EU has […]

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