13/12/2021
Statement by
Christa Schweng, EESC President and Dimitris Dimitriadis, President of the EESC Section for External Relations
Organisation:
European Economic and Social CommitteeThe EESC, together with its civil society partners from the region, strongly supports further EU enlargement to the Western Balkans countries. As stated in the Final Declaration from the EESC's 8th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum, held on 30 September and 1 October 2021 in Skopje, North Macedonia, European integration of the Western Balkans represents a geostrategic investment in the peace, stability, and economic as well as social development of the entire continent.