The European Union Fails Again to Adopt a Common Defense Strategy

The “27”, together with the Balkan countries, met in Slovenia at a time when the EU’s influence on the international stage is weak The heads of state and government of the European Union have held an informal meeting with the leaders of the Balkans in Slovenia at a summit in which they have tried to reiterate the bloc’s commitment to the entire region in a European context characterized by the lack of progress in EU accession. The meeting, which was attended by Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, sought to highlight the strategic importance of the area for the…