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President of the European Parliament opens forum on EU enlargement in Sofia

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A forum on the topic "EU MEETS THE BALKANS" will be opened today in Sofia by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, MEP and co-chairman of the ALDE party, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, and the president of the Atlantic Club in Bulgaria, Solomon Passy. The event focuses on the topic of enlargement of the European Union and the integration of the Balkans at the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Special guests to the forum will be Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Oliver Várhelyi and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna.

Organizers of the forum are the ALDE party with the support of the European Liberal Forum and the Atlantic Club.




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