(14 Oct 2024)
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Berlin, Germany – 14 October 2024
1. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walking to lecterns
2. Cutaway cameraman
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President:
"And progress is tangible. We asked our partners to develop their own reform agenda under the growth plan. Today, I am pleased to report that five out of six reform agendas will be adopted this week. And this means that payments of 6 billion euros in total of the growth plan can start flowing before the end of the year."
4. Wide of West Balkans leaders sitting down
5. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Kristo, and Kosovar Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, signing document
6. North Macedonian Prime Minister, Hristijan Mickoski, and Serbian Prime Minister, Milos Vucevic, signing document
7. Zoom out from signed document to leaders clapping hands
STORYLINE:
The leaders of the six Western Balkan states met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Berlin on Monday.
The aim of the annual Western Balkans summit, under the Berlin Process initiated by Germany, is to bring Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia closer to the EU.
“Progress is tangible,” said von der Leyen during a newa conference following the meeting.
“We asked our partners to develop their own reform agenda under the growth plan. Today, I am pleased to report that five out of six reform agendas will be adopted this week. And this means that payments of 6 billion euros in total of the growth plan can start flowing before the end of the year, " she said
Of the six West Balkan states, only Kosovo is not an official candidate for EU membership.
An action plan for a common regional market and a new mobility agreement, which includes access to higher education, were also signed at the summit.
AP video by Fanny Brodersen
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