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Zelensky Attends EU Council Meeting - Brussels

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels, Belgium on December 19, 2024. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Attends EU Council Meeting - Brussels

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels, Belgium on December 19, 2024. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky And Rutte Meet - Brussels

Handout photo shows NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose ahead of a meeting at the NATO Secretary General Residence, in Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2024 on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.OM

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Zelensky And Rutte Meet - Brussels

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO Secretary General Residence, in Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2024 on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.OM

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Zelensky And Rutte Meet - Brussels

Handout photo shows NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the NATO Secretary General Residence, in Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2024 on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.OM

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Zelensky And Rutte Meet - Brussels

Handout photo shows NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the NATO Secretary General Residence, in Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2024 on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.OM

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Zelensky And Rutte Meet - Brussels

Handout photo shows NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the NATO Secretary General Residence, in Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2024 on the sidelines of a EU-Western Balkans summit. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.OM

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Albanian President´s official visit to Estonia

05.09.2024, Tallinn. The President of the Republic of Albania, Bajram Begaj with his wife Armanda Begajga, has today started a tour of meetings in the Baltic countries. This visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Albania's strategic interests in the Western Balkans region and beyond. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Ukraine–Southeast Europe Summit - Tirana

Handout photo shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama during the Ukraine-Western Balkans Summit, in Tirana on February 28, 2024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Balkan leaders in Albania on February 28, 2024, seeking to keep support and weapons flowing to Kyiv as Russia makes gains on the battlefield two years after invading its neighbour. Zelensky has been crisscrossing the globe in recent weeks to rally support for his beleaguered country, as Ukraine's armed forces face a critical shortage of ammunition and struggle to hold back Russia's military advances on the ground. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-PM-EUROPEAN COUNCIL-PRESIDENT-MEETING

(231116) -- ZAGREB, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (R) welcomes European Council President Charles Michel in Zagreb, Croatia, on Nov. 16, 2023. The enlargement of the European Union (EU) to the Western Balkans is "high on the agenda," visiting European Council President Charles Michel said here on Thursday. (Davor Puklavec/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-PM-EUROPEAN COUNCIL-PRESIDENT-MEETING

(231116) -- ZAGREB, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (R) meets with European Council President Charles Michel in Zagreb, Croatia, on Nov. 16, 2023. The enlargement of the European Union (EU) to the Western Balkans is "high on the agenda," visiting European Council President Charles Michel said here on Thursday. (Davor Puklavec/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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EU leaders meet in Spain on bloc's future strategy, enlargement

STORY: EU leaders meet in Spain on bloc's future strategy, enlargement DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: GRANADA, Spain CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of City of Granada 2. various of the Informal Meeting of Heads of State and Government STORYLINE: Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states met in Spain's Granada on Friday for an informal summit to discuss the bloc's future strategy and enlargement. Discussions include the future Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 and preparation for the bloc's next enlargement, according to the Spanish presidency of the EU Council. The EU enlargement is the process whereby states join the 27-nation bloc after they have fulfilled a set of political and economic conditions. Currently, eight countries, including several from the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova, have been granted candidate status, but each follows different processes of rapprochement with the EU. Spain is currently holding the rotating six-month presidency of the EU Co

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European Heads of State and Government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Eur

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European Heads of State and Government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa P

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauséda, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European heads of state and government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauséda, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European heads of state and government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European heads of state and government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABAC

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the President of France, Emmanuelle Macron, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European Heads of State and Government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa P

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the President of France, Emmanuelle Macron, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European Heads of State and Government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa P

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the President of France, Emmanuelle Macron, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European Heads of State and Government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa P

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Informal Meeting Of Heads Of State Or Government Of The European Union - Granada

The acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who acts as host, greets the President of France, Emmanuelle Macron, at the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of the European Union attending the Third Summit of the European Political Community (EPC), on October 6, 2023 in Granada (Spain).50 European Heads of State and Government are attending today the summit of the European Political Community (EPC), one of the meetings held on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This is the third meeting of this intergovernmental forum whose main objective is to show European unity in the face of Russia. Among those attending will be the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the Western Balkan countries. The meeting will be attended by the leaders of the 27 EU member states, as well as the British Prime Minister, the Turkish President and the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa P

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Ukrainian president meets European leaders in Greece

STORY: Ukrainian president meets European leaders in Greece DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arriving of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky 2. various of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during press statements 3. various of the meeting between Greek and Ukrainian delegations (courtesy of Greek PM office) 4. various of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister and Ukrainian President STORYLINE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a visit to Greece on Monday, where he met with European leaders, Greek national broadcaster ERT has reported. During his visit, Zelensky met separately with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou. He also joined an informal meeting of European leaders on enlargement of the European Union (EU) here in Athens. The invitation was made on the occasion of the 20-year anniversary of the EU-Western Balkans

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EU Summit - Brussels

(L to R) Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins is talking with the Finish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and the French President Emmanuel Macron prior the start of the second day of an EU Summit, in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on June 30, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. EU leaders will hold a strategic discussion on China, on the basis of the debate held at European Council level in October 2022 and the discussion held by Foreign Affairs ministers in May 2023. They will also prepare the upcoming EU-CELAC summit in Brussels in July and will discuss EU?s relations with partners in the Southern Neighbourhood, including Tunisia. Additional topics of discussion will be the latest developments in the Western Balkans, including the state of play of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. in Brussels, Belgium, on June 30, 2023. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Gabriel Escobar, deputy assistant secretary for the Western Balkans at the United States Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, prepares to testify before a US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA,., Thursday, May 18, 2023. Photo by Julia Nikhinson/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Koizumi signs 'peace ball' for Balkans

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) gives his autograph on a so-called peace ball at his office in Tokyo on April 6. Soccer star Dragan Stojkovic (L), a goodwill envoy to an international conference in Tokyo aimed at promoting peace and economic development in the western Balkans, handed Koizumi the ball on which the presidents of five western Balkan countries had already signed their names and he himself also wrote ''peace.''

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(2)Balkan states, donors reaffirm efforts for region's peace

TOKYO, Japan - Soccer star Dragan Stojkovic speaks in Tokyo on April 5 during an international conference aimed at promoting peace and economic development in the western Balkans. Stojkovic, a goodwill envoy to the forum, is now head of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro.

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(1)Balkan states, donors reaffirm efforts for peace

TOKYO, Japan - Soccer star Dragan Stojkovic speaks in Tokyo on April 5 during an international conference aimed at promoting peace and economic development in the western Balkans. Stojkovic, a goodwill envoy to the forum, is now head of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro.

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Balkan states, donors reaffirm efforts for region's peace

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (C) addresses the Ministerial Meeting on Consolidation and Economic Development of the Western Balkans in Tokyo on April 5. The foreign and economic ministers of Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro took part in the one-day meeting.

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Soccer star Stojkovic picked as Balkan confab goodwill envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Japan on March 17 named soccer star Dragan Stojkovic (R), who is now head of the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro, as a goodwill ambassador to a two-day international conference next month in Tokyo aimed at promoting peace and economic development in the western Balkans. Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa (L) gave a letter of commission at the Foreign Ministry to Stojkovic, who had a successful career in Japan playing for Nagoya Grampus Eight in the J-League.

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) welcomes High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) welcomes Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) welcomes European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama attends a press conference at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) welcomes North Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L, Rear), European Council President Charles Michel (C, Rear) and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (R, Rear) attend a press conference at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2022 shows representatives posing for a family photo during the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama (L) welcomes Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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ALBANIA-TIRANA-EU-WESTERN BALKANS SUMMIT

(221206) -- TIRANA, Dec. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Charles Michel attends a press conference at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, Albania, on Dec. 6, 2022. The leaders of the European Union (EU) reaffirmed their full commitment to the EU membership perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit held here on Tuesday. (Photo by Gent Onuzi/Xinhua)

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Heatwave sweeps across Europe

STORY: Heatwave sweeps across Europe DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:03 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of visitors at Citroen Park in Paris 2. various of visitors at the Louver in Paris STORYLINE: A significant heatwave is once again sweeping across Europe, with several countries suffering the threats of disasters and health risks caused by extremely high temperatures. Some countries have issued heat alerts or declared a state of emergency. World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis said on Tuesday that a new heatwave was building up in western Europe, currently affecting mainly Spain and Portugal, which was forecast to intensify and spread. Spain was currently seeing temperatures well into 40 degrees Celsius, while the United Kingdom (UK) had issued an amber warning for extreme heat, according to Nullis. There was a high probability the heat wave would expand to the north and east Europe and reach western-central Europe and the northern Balkans by the end