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皇冠体育appresa May will today call on European countries to work to strengthen the institutions of the Western Balkans in order to tackle organised crime, improve governance and allow the region to move on from the legacy of conflict.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister will use her intervention at the Western Balkans Summit to demonstrate the UK鈥檚 long-term commitment to ensuring stability and security in the region in order to firmly address the legacies of conflict.

She will say that crimes such as money laundering, human and drugs trafficking, weapons trading, cyber-attacks and terrorism threaten lives in the UK and undermine security and stability in the Western Balkans.

皇冠体育app PM is expected to say:

皇冠体育appre is no doubt that serious and organised crime and corruption are security challenges we all face across Europe. 皇冠体育appy can only be tackled by strong international cooperation.

皇冠体育app PM will add:

皇冠体育app UK remains a committed friend of the region. I remain confident that by working together, we can make progress that will do justice to the peaceful, prosperous, European aspirations of the people of the Western Balkans.

At a meeting of Interior Ministers on Thursday, countries signed-up to an illicit finance and anti-corruption roadmap developed by the UK. This will work to strengthen institutions to prevent the Western Balkans being a refuge for organisations engaged in illicit activities.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister will argue that European countries must play their part to increase security in this important region. At the Western Balkans summit hosted in London last year, the UK committed to double spending on security in the Western Balkans to 拢80m by 2020/21.

UK cooperation with the region and European partners has previously delivered positive results, including bringing down a crime network which was estimated to have imported an average of more than 8,000kg of cocaine a year into the UK, with an estimated street value of 拢800m.

Crime and instability in the region prevents economic growth and wider development, and the Prime Minister will also use her intervention to urge member countries to implement commitments made at last year鈥檚 summit in London in areas such as war crimes, good neighbourly relations, missing persons and creating opportunities for young people in the region.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister will argue that supporting the aspirations of young people in the Western Balkans is key to the region鈥檚 future stability and prosperity.

She will encourage other EU countries to contribute to this goal and work with Western Balkans states to nurture entrepreneurship and innovation.