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EU leader tours Western Balkans and Serbia to seek more influence

Albanian PM Edi Rama (left), speaks with European Council President Charles Michel, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, North Macedonian PM Dimitar Kovacevski, French President Emmanuel Macron, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Montenegro President Milo Dukanovic and Bulgarian PM Petkov Kiril at an EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels in June, 2022. AFP - JOHN THYS

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the bloc and to make sure that Europe's historical tinderbox is not about to pick the side of hostile Russia or strategic rival China in the world of geopolitics.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will on Friday stop in Serbia, by far the most important nation in the southern region, during her whirlwind six-nation tour.

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