At the end of June, Belgium concludes its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. Among the priorities of the Belgian presidency were promotion of the rule of law and democracy, while enlargement was high on the agenda of EU leaders. In the past six months, EU adopted the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, and some countries, as Montenegro, achieved concrete results on their path to the EU.
About the enlargement on the Western Balkans, importance of the rule of law in the accession process, and the further enlargement process of Serbia and Montenegro, we spoke with Cathy Buggenhout, Ambassador of Belgium to Serbia…