EU and Western Balkans agree new priorities for migration and asylum cooperation through 2030

News EU and Western Balkan partners have endorsed new priorities for strengthening migration and asylum systems across the region, including joint work on returns, international protection, and crisis preparedness for the period 2027–2030. The commitments were agreed at a Regional Steering Committee meeting in Budva, Montenegro, bringing together the European Commission, all six Western Balkan partners, and programme implementing agencies Frontex, EUAA, IOM, and UNHCR.