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Merkel, May at Summit on Western Balkans' EU Aspirations

Associated Press

   LASK AIR BASE, POLAND - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British
   Prime Minister Theresa May have joined a high-level meeting in Poland
   that seeks to reassure Western Balkans nations aspiring to join the
   European Union that support for their accession remains strong, despite
   symptoms of a loss of momentum.

   The meeting in Poznan has brought together foreign, interior and
   economy ministers from some EU nations and from membership candidates
   Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania, as well as potential
   candidates Bosnia and Kosovo.

   The troubled Western Balkans nations are seeking EU reassurance after
   some leaders in the 28-member bloc have spoken against the enlargement
   and there is no set time frame for it.

   Poland is the host because it currently presides over the so-called
   Berlin Process that brings Western Balkan nations together with EU
   members.