Bosnia envoy urges EU to show the Balkans that Europe cares

FILE PHOTO: President of Slovenia Borut Pahor walks next to his counterparts Zoran Milanovic of Croatia, Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia, Milo Djukanovic of Montenegro, Milorad Dodik, Sefik Dzaferovic, members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency, Stevo Pendarovski of Macedonia, Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu of Kosovo, at a park during the 10th anniversary of the Brdo-Brijuni Process, in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bosnia's international peace envoy has urged European Union leaders to send a message of encouragement to the six Balkan countries seeking membership of the bloc when they meet for a summit next week.

He issued his appeal as EU member states struggle to agree whether they can guarantee the six countries a future in the bloc at the Oct. 6 summit in Slovenia.