Balkans belong in Europe, working on it: von der Leyen

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, SEP 19 - "Today I received the leaders of the six Western Balkan partners, all six countries belong in Europe, this is what we are working on," the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said on X today.
    Von der Leyen hosted the leader of the region for a working lunch. "In parallel, we are bringing their economies and markets closer to ours with our €6 billion Growth Plan for the region," she added. (ANSA).