“Europe has a great responsibility towards the Balkans and must commit itself to reaffirming this region's sense of belonging to our world and our values. That is precisely the message I delivered last December 6 at the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the European Union and the Western Balkans in Albania. It was important to reiterate precisely in Tirana the commitment of the European Union to support the region with concrete measures. I mean, for example, the one-euro package to support the energy sector to mitigate the effects of price growth and ensure concrete help for families and businesses.” These were the words stated by the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni, in a video message to the conference "Italy and the Western Balkans: growth and integration", hold in Trieste.