​On 13 November, Member of the Flemish Parliament Marc Hendrickx participated at the 23rd meeting of the European Committee of the Regions' Working Group on the Western Balkans which took place in Tirana, Albania.

The meeting, hosted by the City of Tirana, focused on EU-Albania relations and the ongoing municipal reform in the country.

In the presence of the members of the Albanian parliament, representatives of the country's local and regional authorities, as well as the EU Delegation in Albania, Mr Hendrickx stressed that it is important that Western Balkan countries work together on their European path as that would make them more attractive for investments and increase their political weight.

The next meeting of the Working Group on the Western Balkans will take place in June 2019 in Brussels.