Under the title “Albania and the Western Balkans in the EU by 2030: Tackling the Obstacles Ahead”, the third in a series of BSC Leaders Meetings events took place in Tirana, Albania on Friday, May 17, 2024.

The main goal of this paper is to present lessons learned, and present policy recommendations regarding the EU integration policy in Western Balkans given the recent events in 2022. In addition, a deeper understanding of the Dutch foreign and security policy is also provided, since the Netherlands has rejected plans for the EU’s further expansion.

This publication is one of the outputs of the regional project “Western Balkans Security Barometer” (WBSB), implemented by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS).