Press Release: EU to reaffirm its commitment to Western Balkans at Sarajevo meeting

Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission, and Commissioner for Enlargement Štefan Füle participated in the European Union-Western Balkans High Level Meeting in Sarajevo on 2 June 2010.

The main objective of the meeting – where EU Foreign Ministers and Foreign Ministers from Western Balkans countries also participated – was to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to Western Balkans and its European perspective.

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BBC News, 2.6.10: Balkan hopefuls meet EU leaders in Sarajevo http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10213031.stm

Deutsche Welle, 2.6.10: Ministers give positive signals to Balkan countries hoping to join EU http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5642077,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 31.5.10: Kosovo 'Is Our Jerusalem' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,697725,00.html

European Commission: SPEECH/10/289: Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Address to EU-Western Balkans Conference EU-Western Balkans High-Level Conference Sarajevo, 2 June 2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/289&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Spain: EU Presidency: Press Release, 2.6.10: Moratinos: Sarajevo Conference has pushed forward a 'new deal' between EU and Balkans http://www.eu2010.es/en/documentosynoticias/noticias/jun2_sarajevo.html

EurActiv, 3.6.10: EU stages 'feel-good' event for Western Balkan hopefuls http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/eu-stages-feel-good-event-wester-news-494819

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