Reconciliation with neighbours is important and requires great efforts, European Council President Donald Tusk said in Warsaw on Saturday, warning that “the historical baggage will evoke demons” if no effort is invested in this process.

“I see what is happening as in some places e.g. in the Balkans, where the situation is almost boiling over,” said Tusk, speaking at a ceremony of Poland's newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza 30th anniversary where he was rewarded the Man of the Year title.

According to him, the future of one part of Europe might be decided exactly in the Balkans.

“The Balkans has the experience in history – we should treat this problem not as a regional one but as a problem for the whole of Europe,” said the EU's official.