Johannes Hahn participates at the conference "Balkan Partnership - Strengthening the region's ties", in Brussels., Brussels

Atomium in Brussel
© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date February 16, 2016
city Brussels, Belgium
attending J. (Johannes) Hahn i, (Tanja) Fajon i et al.
organisation Friends of Europe

Balkan nations face an array of domestic and external challenges as they grapple with the sudden arrival of refugees using the region to head northwards. The crisis in Ukraine and the return of Cold War rivalries cast a dark shadow over nations even as the EU pushes the pause button on Balkan membership aspirations. There is, however, a new - but fragile - mood of cooperation in the region as countries step up their transport and energy connections and foreign investors seek out business opportunities despite continuing economic uncertainties.

In the framework of this European Policy Summit, Friends of Europe and the European Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung have been addressing issues affecting the Balkans for over a decade, enabling senior policymakers from the region to share their concerns and ideas with EU and member state policymakers.

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