URGENT CALL FOR ACTION
We, the undersigned participants of the Conference on (Mis)Perceptions of the European Union in the Western Balkans, together with other members of the academic community and civil society organizations from the six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia), European Union member states (Austria, Croatia, Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, Spain) and other European countries (UK), issue this Call for Action in favour of a Fast Track for integrating the Western Balkans into the European Union.
Today we are facing a turning point. The Russian invasion of Ukraine carries risks for the entire Western Balkan region and its implications are already felt, so there is a need to reinforce the participation of the Western Balkans in the strategic reflection on European security. With Ukraine knocking on the doors of the European Union, the future of the EU accession policy is at stake. Welcoming the first steps taken towards Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, we consider this is the most propitious moment to accelerate Western Balkans’ membership. There is a sense of urgency: it is time to transfer Western Balkan citizens’ expectations into reality, to turn words into deeds.


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