Balkans accession important geopolitical investment: Costa

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 16 - "Expanding into the Western Balkans is the most important geopolitical investment we can make. Therefore, the leaders of the 27 EU member states and the Western Balkans will meet again on December 18 in Brussels. The future of the Western Balkans is in the EU," said Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, in a video on X, ahead of the region's leaders' summit on Wednesday. "The EU takes its commitments seriously; they are not empty words," he stated. "We are investing in peace and prosperity for all people of the Western Balkans." We are investing in our shared future. In these uncertain times, leaders from the EU and the Western Balkans must work together more than ever." (ANSA).