War in Ukraine has sharpened the EU's focus on food security, farm and trade policies and the EU Green Deal. This war has also spotlighted progressive engagement with the Western Balkans, a region with its own simmering political tensions not unrelated to the wider conflict. Agricultural ministers meet this week to engage, to connect to EU institutions, but also to help lead on a greener farming agenda for Europe. Hannes Lorenzen, who participated in the meeting, has more. The war in Ukraine has sharpened the EU's focus on food security, farm and trade policies and how the Union manages its stuttering adjustments towards the EU Green Deal. This war has also underscored the importance of genuine and progressive engagement with the Western Balkans, a region with its own simmering political tensions not unrelated to the wider conflict. As agricultural ministers meet this week there was progressive momentum too in the region - to engage, to connect to EU institutions, but also