epa11784004 EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2024. EU and Western Balkans leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss strengthening regional cooperation and partnerships. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

epa11784059 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2024. EU and Western Balkans leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss strengthening regional cooperation and partnerships. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

epa11784030 Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2024. EU and Western Balkans leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss strengthening regional cooperation and partnerships. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET