# Zagreb declaration restates a European perspective for the Western Balkans

Date: 2020

On 6 May 2020 a video summit under [Michel](/people/charles-michel) issued the Zagreb declaration on the Western Balkans. A declaration is not accession. It is a completed political act in the first COVID months.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-balkans-idUSKBN22I2QK/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2020/05/06/zagreb-declaration-6-may-2020/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-western-balkans-zagreb-2020