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06 Oct, 2021

Liberal leaders meet ahead of EU-Western Balkans Summit

Preceding the EU-Western Balkans Summit on 6 October, liberal leaders from across Europe met to discuss Europe’s pressing challenges, regional cooperation and the shared way forward.

Meeting in the Brdo Castle in Slovenia, the participants covered topics such as EU enlargement, economic recovery, cooperation and the opportunities that lie ahead for Europe in our changing times. The EU leaders agreed on the Brdo declaration, with which the Western Balkans partners have aligned themselves.

The participants included:

Charles Michel – European Council President

Alexander De Croo – Prime Minister of Belgium
Kaja Kallas – Prime Minister of Estonia
Micheál Martin – Taoiseach of Ireland
Xavier Bettel – Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Mark Rutte – Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Clément Beaune – State Secretary for European Affairs, France
Janez Lenarčič - EU Commissioner for Crisis Management
Werner Hoyer – European Investment Bank President

Timmy Dooley – ALDE Party acting co-President
Ilhan Kyuchyuk – ALDE Party acting co-President

For more information on the meeting, you can get in touch with ALDE Party Spokesperson Didrik de Schaetzen at [email protected]

To view photos from the event, visit our Flickr album

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