"Western Balkans is not the backyard, but the courtyard of Europe"
Dr. Katja Leikert in an interview on the EU summit with Western Balkan countries
A virtual EU Western Balkans summit among Heads of State and Government of the 27 EU Member States as well as the six Western Balkan countries is taking place today. As part of Europe Week, we spoke to the deputy chairperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Dr Katja Leikert MdB (Member of the Bundestag), about the future of EU enlargement policy, the virtual summit meeting and European solidarity with the Western Balkans in times of corona.