On 13 December, the EIB Vice-President Kyriacos Kakouris participated at the EU Western Balkans Summit in Brussels, which precedes the European Council summit taking place on 14 and 15 December 2023.
The event brought together leaders from the Western Balkans partners, the 27 EU member states, EU institutions and international financial organisations to discuss how to strengthen regional cooperation and partnerships, as well as the economic convergence with the EU.
The summit was an opportunity to discuss further actions contributing to the acceleration of the region’s accession process, EU related reforms and greater integration into the EU single market. This is especially relevant in view of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, recently proposed by the European Commission.