In the context of the current crisis, the Western Balkans is a busy migrant route. It is necessary to work more closely with this region and to come up with a coordinated approach to the crisis.

Op een bijeenkomst op 25 oktober maakten de leiders van de landen die geconfronteerd worden met de migratie-uitdagingen van de Westelijke Balkanroute afspraken over een 17 punten programma.

During the meeting of the Home Affairs Council, Ministers discussed migratory pressures, and in particular the situation in the central Mediterranean, as well as increasing trends in asylum applications from Western Balkans countries and in particular Kosovo.