The President of the Republic has arrived in Brussels, where tomorrow and the day after tomorrow he will participate in three meetings to be held at the level of EU leaders. These are, in turn, the EU-Western Balkans Summit, the ordinary European Council and the Euro Area Summit in inclusive format, i.e. with representation of all 27 Member States.
During tomorrow morning's EU-Western Balkans Summit, the President will discuss ways to revitalise the accession path of the Western Balkan countries and the strengthening of the EU's wider cooperation with the region.
During tomorrow morning's EU-Western Balkans Summit, the President will discuss ways to revitalise the accession path of the Western Balkan countries and the strengthening of the EU's wider cooperation with the region. This will be, inter alia, a good opportunity for the leaders of the Western Balkan partners to express their own aspirations for the future.
In the afternoon of the same day, the President of the Republic will participate in the regular meeting of the European Council, whose agenda includes issues such as the European perspective of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, the situation on the ground in relation to the Ukrainian crisis and President Macron's idea of creating a "European political community" - complementary to the existing structures - with the participation of European countries beyond the EU.
The regular meeting of the European Council will continue on Friday morning with the other items on the agenda, with the discussion focusing on the next steps regarding the Conference on the Future of Europe on the one hand, and on economic issues, such as the ratification of the European Commission's country-specific recommendations under the European Semester, and Croatia's expected accession to the eurozone, on the other.
Later on Friday, the Euro Area Summit will also be convened in the presence of the Presidents of the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup. During the meeting, the continued rise in inflation and its impact across the EU will be discussed, as well as issues relating to the next steps towards Banking Union and Capital Markets Union.
Note.: For the video of the statement of the Government Spokesman click here.
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