European People’s Party (EPP) Group Conference on Western Balkans “Western Balkans: Towards European Future” was held in European Parliament in Brussels, on 4th May 2016.

Conference, opened by EPP President Joseph Daul, Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs Elmar Brok, Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung Hans-Gert Poettering, Chairman of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Mikulas Dzurinda, was divided into two panels dedicated to the good governance and EU-Western Balkans cooperation in facing migration crisis and relevant security issues. Conference participants from the region and members of the European Parliament, exchanged views on current topics related to the accession of Western Balkans to the EU. Representatives of the EPP Group expressed their commitment to assist its partners in the reform process and to support their aspirations for EU membership.