German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Austria's Chancellor Christian Kern during a summit of six Western Balkan countries in Triest, Italy July 12 2017. Guido Bergmann/Courtesy of Bundesregierung/Handout via REUTERS
TRIESTE, Italy (Reuters) - Bosnia boycotted a transport pact and Kosovo frustrated a European Union attempt to forge a customs union in the Balkans on Wednesday, at a summit that once again brought promises of accession but no firm timetable.
With enlargement on hold, the EU is pushing six Balkan nations to integrate their economies in the hope of fostering development and stability, concerned over sometimes fraught relations in the region and the influence of an emboldened Russia.
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