High Representative/Vice President (HR/VP) Josep Borrell will be in Austria tomorrow and on Friday, where he will participate in several events, meetings and discussions on EU relations with the Western Balkans.

During his stay, the HR/VP will also meet with Austrian authorities, including President Alexander van der Bellen and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (on Thursday, in Vienna).

On Friday, High Representative/Vice-President Borrell will move to Wachau for the annual Europa Forum, where he will receive the Dr. Alois Mock Europe Prize. His speech will be made available on EbS.

During the Forum, the High Representative will attend working sessions and discussions with the EU Foreign Ministers who are part of the “Friends of the Western Balkans” initiative, as well as Western Balkans Foreign Ministers and representatives of think tanks and civil society organisations. They will exchange on the cooperation between the European Union and Western Balkans in foreign and security policy, as well as EU enlargement.

Throughout the day, HR/VP Borrell will also hold a series of bilateral meetings with representatives from the Western Balkans. 

Audiovisual material will be available on EbS. Follow the High Representative and the European External Action Service on social media for live updates.

CONTACTS

PETER STANO - LEAD SPOKESPERSON FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY

Mobile: +32 (0) 460 75 45 53

Email: peter.stano@ec.europa.eu

PIOTR CICHOCKI - PRESS OFFICER FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ENLARGEMENT/FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY

Office: BERL 03/323

Tel: +32 (0)2 29-58445

Mobile: +32 460 79 68 78

Email: piotr.cichocki@ec.europa.eu