At the opening of the plenary session of the EU-Western Balkans Summit of 5 June 2026, European Council President António Costa welcomed EU leaders to Tivat and commended the progress that Montenegro …
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The new programme has a strong focus on digitalisation in cross-border situations and facilitates cooperation on combatting serious crimes.
The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the 11th EU-Republic of Korea summit taking…
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The Council approved a framework to implement the EU drugs strategy and endorsed an action plan aimed at reducing both drug use and drug trafficking.
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Council approves the opening of negotiations with the six Western Balkan partners with a view to extending the EU's Roam Like at Home (RLAH) area to them.
The Council adopted the fourth assistance measure under the EPF to support the Lebanese Armed Forces, bringing the support to the LAF to €182 million to date.
President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Thursday 4 June, he visited Belgrade and met with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić.
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