France's and Italia's Foreign Ministers Hubert Vedrine (L) and Lamberto Dini (R) at Zagreb's summit on November 24, 2000. Five Balkan countries, four of them successors of communist Yugoslavia, are hoping that a European Union summit in Zagreb today will help them leave behind a decade of political and economic misery. The one-day Balkan-EU summit will bring together for the first time the wealthy 15-member bloc and Europe's[ former trouble spots - Croatia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia and Albania. ]