Balkans, new appeal to speed up enlargement process

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 8 - A new strong appeal for the acceleration of the Western Balkans' European integration process was launched today in Tivat, Montenegro, at a regional summit held within the framework of the Brdo-Brioni process, an initiative launched jointly over the years by Slovenia and Croatia with the goal of supporting the European path of the region's countries. Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar, speaking at a press conference at the end of the work, stated that her country and Croatia, both of which are already members of the Union, are the most ardent supporters of accelerating the EU's Balkan enlargement process. (ANSA).