# Will the US-Europe rift derail Balkan EU ambitions?

https://mins.news/en/video/14251

- DW News, 2026-08-05 14:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E-mPbh_J7c

> Western agreement on the future of the Western Balkan countries is coming apart. The United States and the European Union are openly pursuing competing policies across the region. Washington is focused on striking deals, while Brussels insists on rules. The dispute raises the question of whether the Balkans could again be destabilized. The report introduces the Western Balkans, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Marko Prelec of the International Crisis Group.