The Twenty-Seven meet again on Tuesday with their Western Balkan partners.
This summit is not taking place in Brussels, or even in the EU, but in Tirana, Abania.
A first since that of Zagreb, in 2000. At the end of the meeting, the Europeans will send a
"clear message of unity and solidarity in the face of the consequences of Russia's aggression against Ukraine",
insists the Elysee .
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The Commission is expected to announce a €1 billion donation to help Balkan countries finance energy investments.
It will also be a question of the fight against hybrid threats in this region where foreign influences, in particular Russian and Turkish, are strong.
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If the objective is indeed to tie these countries to the Union and to respond to their impatience to join it, the Twenty-Seven will not ignore the sore subject: the migration question.
Illegal entries via the Balkans have exploded over the past year.
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