In light of epidemiological circumstances, on the initiative of Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, leaders agreed that the EU-Western Balkans summit (Zagreb Summit) will be held via video conference on 6 May, in full configuration of all EU Member States, and the 6 Western Balkan countries, the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union says on its web site.
The EU-Western Balkans summit meeting was to have been held in Zagreb on May 6-7 but it could not be physically organised due to restrictions introduced over the coronavirus pandemic.
"Croatia recognized early on the seriousness of the coronavirus situation and as the country presiding over the Council of the EU it organized a series of ministerial video conferences of EU Member States to exchange views in different areas, especially health care, and to find appropriate solutions to all aspects of the crisis," according to the information published in the web site of the Croatian EU Presidency.
During the fourth video conference of the European Council, leaders welcomed a European roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures, presented by European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 15 April.