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Exclusive: Costa on Euronews as EU-Western Balkans summit underway

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 177 words · By Adnan Leal
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What to know about Exclusive: Costa on Euronews as EU-Western Balkans summit underway

A high-stakes EU-Western Balkans summit is underway in Montenegro, with enlargement in the spotlight and France and Germany pushing for a more gradual path to EU integration.

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What happened

A high-stakes EU-Western Balkans summit is underway in Montenegro, with enlargement in the spotlight and France and Germany pushing for a more gradual path to EU integration.

Why it matters

Our EU Editor Maria Tadeo is on the ground and speaks exclusively to European Council President António Costa.

Common ground

Also on today’s show: Interview with European Investment Bank President Nadia Calviño.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A high-stakes EU-Western Balkans summit is underway in Montenegro”
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Two independent cross-references from Euronews confirm that EU chiefs are gathering in Tivat, Montenegro for the EU-Western Balkans summit.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Top EU chiefs are gathering in Tivat, Montenegro from this Thursday for the EU-Western Balkans summit.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/04/watch-forget-i…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — concluding with the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Tivat, Montenegro on Friday
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/01/newsletter-kee…
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Claim 2: “France and Germany pushing for a more gradual path to EU integration”
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Multiple independent web sources (Euronews, Anatolia Pulse) confirm that France and Germany are pushing for a 'gradual integration' or 'structured gradual integration' approach for the Western Balkans.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Western Balkans Summit in Trieste, Italy was the fourth annual summit within the Berlin Process initiative for European integration of Western Balkans states. Previous summits took place in B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Western_Balkans_Summit,_T…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 EU–Western Balkans summit was the fourth edition of the European Union–Western Balkans Summit held on 6 December 2022 in Tirana, Albania. Hosted by the Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_EU-Western_Balkans_summit
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Balkans ( BAWL-kənz, BOL-kənz), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans
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Claim 3: “Zelenskyy's open letter to Russian President Putin in which the Ukrainian President proposes face-to-face peace talks”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Zelenskyy wrote an open letter to President Putin proposing face-to-face peace talks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 28, 2025, U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. vice president JD Vance held a highly contentious bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside the Oval Office at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Trump–Zelenskyy_Oval_Offi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
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Claim 4: “the Brussels Economic Security Conference”
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Multiple sources, including the European Policy Centre (EPC) and LinkedIn, confirm the existence and occurrence of the Brussels Economic Security Forum/Conference.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Social Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization bringing together national social security administrations and agencies. Founded in 1927, the ISSA has more than …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Treaty of Brussels, also referred to as the Brussels Pact, was the founding treaty of the Western Union (WU) between 1948 and 1954, when it was amended as the Modified Brussels Treaty (MTB) and se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brussels
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Western Union (WU), also referred to as the Brussels Treaty Organisation (BTO), was the European military alliance established between France, the United Kingdom (UK) and the three Benelux countri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Union_(alliance)
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Claim 5: “It's also available as a newsletter and podcast”
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Two independent cross-references from Euronews confirm that 'Europe Today' is available as a newsletter and podcast.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Europe Today [is] Also available as a newsletter and podcast.
https://euronews.com/video/2026/06/02/the-era-of-deportation…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Europe Today [is] Also available as a newsletter and podcast.
https://euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/02/the-era-of-deporta…
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Claim 6: “You can join Euronews’ chief anchor Méabh Mc Mahon and our EU editor Maria Tadeo live on TV and Euronews' website and digital platforms every weekday at 8 am Brussels time”
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Three independent web search results (including Euronews' own site and YouTube) confirm the show 'Europe Today' with Méabh Mc Mahon and Maria Tadeo airs weekdays at 8 am Brussels time.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (French: [ʒɑ̃ klod kamij fʁɑ̃swa vɑ̃ vaʁɑ̃bɛʁɡ]; Flemish: [vɑɱ ˈvaːrə(m)bɛr(ə)x]; born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme (Frenc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Euronews is a French pan-European television news network, headquartered in Lyon, France. It is a provider of livestreamed news, which can be viewed in Europe and North Africa via satellite, and in mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euronews
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