Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, invited the Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans partners for an informal gathering in Brussels on Monday, 18 December.

At the third meeting of this kind this year, the High Representative and the Prime Ministers are due to discuss the current developments in the Western Balkans and the outlook for 2018, a year that will offer the partners in the region a unique opportunity to advance on the European Union integration path.

The European Union is committed to strengthening the EU engagement with the region and ensuring that all Western Balkans Six take the necessary steps to render their progress towards the European Union irreversible.