Ashton gives support to EU integration

EU Foreign and Security Policies Chief Catherine Ashton said that Brussels wants to ensure that the Western Balkans will be able to successfully integrate. She said that progress on that road depends on reforms made by the Balkan countries, adding that “some countries are progressing faster than others. Ashton gives support to EU integration She said at the Security Conference in Munich that NATO reacted to the earthquake and human catastrophe in Haiti in a record time. Ashton said that Brussels is increase its level of participation in Afghanistan, putting in diplomatic efforts in the Near East, and combating Somali pirates. However, the EU’s “primary responsibility is towards its neighbors,” Ashton said, explaining that the EU’s international credibility “depends on its work with its neighbors." Catherine Ashton (Beta archive)

Ashton gives support to EU integration

She said at the Security Conference in Munich that NATO reacted to the earthquake and human catastrophe in Haiti in a record time.

Ashton said that Brussels is increase its level of participation in Afghanistan, putting in diplomatic efforts in the Near East, and combating Somali pirates.

However, the EU’s “primary responsibility is towards its neighbors,” Ashton said, explaining that the EU’s international credibility “depends on its work with its neighbors."