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Western Balkan Nations Press EU Aspirations at Poland Summit

Associated Press

   WARSAW, POLAND - Government ministers from some European Union nations
   sought Thursday to reassure their partners in the Western Balkans
   during a meeting in Poland that their aspirations to join the EU have
   full backing in the club, despite symptoms of a loss of momentum.

   German Minister of State for Europe, Michael Roth, said Berlin stands
   firmly by the accession process of all Western Balkans nations "because
   for us the Western Balkans is not the backyard of the European Union,
   but the inner courtyard. We are all responsible for ensuring that the
   prospect of EU accession remains concrete."

   Speaking in the Polish city of Poznan, which is hosting the meeting,
   Roth urged much more effort in that direction and the opening of
   accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania.

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