11th Europe Forum Agrees Western Balkans Needs European Prospect

Lech, 1 March - Participants of the 11th Europe Forum, taking place in Austrian Lech, agreed on Saturday that there is a consensus in the EU that the countries of the Western Balkans needed a prospect of joining the bloc.

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right). Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (left to right).
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Committee of the Regions President Luc Van den Brande. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Committee of the Regions President Luc Van den Brande.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Prime Minister Janez Jansa. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum. European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
Press conference after the 11th Europe Forum.
European External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering (left to right) at the 11th Europe Forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering at the 11th Europe Forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Prime Minister Janez Jansa and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering at the 11th Europe Forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving at the 11th Europe Forum. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lech
Prime Minister Janez Jansa arriving at the 11th Europe Forum.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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