Annual meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group (V4) and the Western Balkans

The Visegrad Group held a meeting on 29 November 2016 with the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy and the countries of the Western Balkans region.

During the meeting, the V4 supported a quicker EU accession process for the Western Balkans in order to make it easier to face common challenges, like migration.

• Primary Source

Visegrad Group: The Visegrad Group Joint Statement on the Western Balkans http://www.visegradgroup.eu/calendar/2016/the-visegrad-group-joint

Radio Poland, 29.11.16: Rapid EU entry of western Balkan countries urged at Warsaw summit http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/282186,Rapid-EU-entry-of-western-Balkan-countries-urged-at-Warsaw-summit

EurActiv, 30.11.16: Hungary urges EU to speed up Balkan accession talks http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/hungary-urges-eu-to-speed-up-balkan-accession-talks/

EurActiv, 30.11.16: Balkan candidates hope to reinvigorate EU bids with new strategy http://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/balkan-candidates-hope-to-reinvigorate-eu-bids/

European Movement: Advocacy Strategy for the EU Integration of the Western Balkans - Guidelines [PDF] http://www.emins.org/uploads/useruploads/dokumentipdf/Advocacy-Strategy-WB6---Guidelines-pdf.pdf

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