- The EU should speed up the integration of the Western Balkan states in order to ensure that other powers could not exert influence over the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, Integration Minister Susanne Raab said in Berlin on Thursday.
- Who replaced the foreign minister due to COVID-19, EU integration is the most powerful geopolitical instrument available to the EU.
- In Berlin, the country pledged €1 million to the Green Recovery scheme in the Western Balkans, €1 million to support climate action in Kosovo, and €5.3 million for green investments.
Austria calls for speedy EU integration of Western Balkan states

