EU should bring the Western Balkans into the refugee relocation scheme
The Western Balkans are becoming a de facto holding centre for refugees – they should be included in the relocation scheme
Experts & Staff
Fredrik Wesslau
ECFR Alumni · Director of the Wider Europe Programme
Areas of expertise
European foreign policy, conflict and crisis management, state-building, counter-piracy, South Caucasus, and Western Balkans
Languages
Swedish, English, French
Biography
Fredrik Wesslau used to be Director of the Wider Europe Programme and Senior Policy Fellow at ECFR until 2018.
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In the media
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Fredrik Wesslau on current developments on the Armenia-Türkiye border
Fredrik Wesslau on an international tribunal for aggression against Ukraine
The idea is to deploy ground and air assets from NATO allies, so, for instance, Patriot systems, or F-16 [fighter jets] to Poland, Slovakia, and Romania on their side of the border with Ukraine
Fredrik Wesslau on NATO members supporting Ukraine in air defense
Fredrik Wesslau on NATO´s air defense