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Balkans 22.01.24 | 21:11

Open Balkan nations ratify agreements allowing unrestricted access to labor markets

On Monday in Skopje, representatives from North Macedonia, Serbia, and Albania officially signed protocols facilitating unrestricted entry into each other’s labor markets. The Minister of Information Society and Administration, Azir Aliu, joined counterparts from Serbia and Albania to endorse the...
Macedonia 18.07.23 | 17:58

Albanian parties want Macedonia to leave the Open Balkan initiative

The Alliance of Albanians, which is a key part of the DUI – SDSM led coalition, calls on the Government to follow Albania and leave the Open Balkan initiative. Albania is distancing itself from the group which it created together with Serbia and Macedonia, and where it wanted to bring countries...
Macedonia 17.07.23 | 12:52

Taravari is against the Open Balkan initiative – the Berlin Process is the only way forward

The leader of the Alliance for the Albanians, Arben Taravari, stated on Monday his and his party’s position regarding the initiative “Open Balkan”, recently abandoned by the Government of thee Republic of Albania. His assessment is that by Albania’s departure, this mechanism became...
Economy 29.06.23 | 11:09

Fast and easy: The tolls in Macedonia and Serbia will be charged by one ‘tag’

The system for joint electronic toll charging by applying only one ‘tag’ while traveling through the country or in Serbia successfully passed all tests, it is ready for use and functional, the Public Enterprise for Public Roads informed on Thursday. The project was announced in 2021 within...
Macedonia 12.06.23 | 08:29

Macedonians and Macedonian Albanians agree on one thing: Bulgaria is our worst enemy

Macedonia has best relations with Serbia, and worst with Bulgaria, reveals the last poll, conducted for the political TV show Detector by the Institute for Political Researches from Skopje. The fact that we have worst relations with Bulgaria then with any other country is also a rare occasion when ethnic...
Macedonia 11.06.23 | 09:00

Largest regional wine fair ‘Wine Vision by Open Balkan’ presented in Skopje

A presentation of the largest regional wine fair “Wine Vision by Open Balkan” took place in Skopje on Saturday, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy and the counterpart ministries of Serbia and Albania. Last year, the Open Balkan initiative promoted wine as...
Macedonia 09.08.22 | 21:50

Government: Open Balkan will provide workers for areas experiencing labor shortages

Open Balkan will provide Macedonia with workforce for areas which are experiencing labor shortages, and the free labor market will bring bigger wages and investments in each of the three countries, said the Government, ahead of the opening of the single labor market as part of the Open Balkan initiative. The...
Economy 19.03.22 | 12:09

First “Open Balkan” lane for trucks opens at the main border crossing with Serbia

Macedonian authorities placed the first sign “Open Balkan” on the Tabanovce border crossing with Serbia. Open Balkan is supposed to be a regional initiative for economic integration, initially between Macedonia, Serbia and Albania, and has the strong backing of the US in light of the badly...
Macedonia 16.02.22 | 19:26

Zabrcanec named as coordinator of the Mini Schengen initiative – Macedonia’s consolation prize after the EU prospects grew more distant

The Kovacevski Government appointed its former spokesman Marjan Zabrcanec as coordinator for the Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative. Zabrcanec is a former left wing NGO activist who was elevated by Zoran Zaev as his spokesman. As prospects for Macedonia actually joining the EU continue to face, the...
Macedonia 21.12.21 | 17:59

Zaev bids farewell to his Open Balkan partners

Zoran Zaev bid farewell to several local and European officials during his last Open Balkan summit as Prime Minister. Zaev went to Tirana accompanied by his successor as SDSM party leader – Dimitar Kovacevski – who Zaev wants to elevate to Prime Minister as well. We had measurable success....
Macedonia 21.12.21 | 15:13

Open Balkan meeting: Leaders sign agreements on cooperation on work permit, agriculture

Macedonia, Albania and Serbia at the seventh Open Balkan meeting, taking place Tuesday in Tirana, signed agreements. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signed an agreement on conditions for free access to the labor market in...
Macedonia 20.12.21 | 23:26

Zaev brought his successor Dimitar Kovacevski to the Open Balkan summit in Albania

Zoran Zaev took his heir apparent Dimitar Kovacevski to the Open Balkan summit in Albania. Zaev relinquished his party leadership post to Kovacevski and is trying to have the little known former telecom executive installed as Prime Minister next month. Kovacevski praised the initiative to bring Macedonia,...
Macedonia 20.12.21 | 20:26

Zaev, Rama and Vucic call on the new German Government to support their Open Balkan initiative

The leaders of Macedonia, Serbia and Albania called on the new social-democrat led Government of Germany to support their new initiative, which was borne out of frustration with the delays in the integration of the Balkan countries in the EU. Zoran Zaev, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama wrote a joint editorial...
Balkans 20.12.21 | 20:13

Open Balkan summit: Albanian protesters burn the Serbian flag in Tirana

Albanian protesters burnt the Serbian flag in Tirana, wile protesting against the Open Balkan summit hosted by Prime Minister Edi Rama. Opposition parties in Albania, and the Government of Kosovo, oppose the so-called Mini Schengen initiative, which they fear will end up being Serb dominated. The initial...
Balkans 20.12.21 | 11:50

Kosovo Albanians to protest against Zaev and Vucic in Tirana

Hundreds of Albanians from Kosovo will go to the square in Tirana today to protest against the arrival of Zoran Zaev and Aleksandar Vucic in Albania. They believe that the Prime Minister of Macedonia and the President of Serbia are not welcome in Albania and that they are working against the interests...
Balkans 17.12.21 | 14:58

Albanian opposition plans protests against the “Mini Schengen” summit on Monday

The Albanian opposition Democratic Party announced protests for Monday, when Prime Minister Edi Rama is expected to welcome Zoran Zaev and Aleksandar Vucic for a summit of the Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative. Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha is taking over the Democratic Party back from Lulzim...
Macedonia 16.12.21 | 13:59

Despite his expected resignation, Zaev will attend the Open Balkan meeting in Tirana next week

Even after he resigned as leader of SDSM and is expected to resign as Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev intends to attend the meeting of the Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative in Tirana on Monday. Zaev will meet with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Serbian Presdient Aleksandar Vucic. It’s not clear...
Macedonia 03.11.21 | 18:45

Dimitrov in Belgrade: I come at a time of political challenges in our country, but we are fully committed to the “Open Balkans” initiative

Deputy Prime Minister Nikola Dimitrov arrived in Belgrade in the afternoon, where he will take part in the talks within the “Open Balkans” initiative tomorrow. Dimitrov was welcomed at the Nikola Tesla Airport by the Minister of European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic. In a statement to...
Balkans 01.11.21 | 17:54

Rama and Vucic discussed what to do with their Open Balkan initiative after Zaev resigned

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he spoke with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss what comes next for their Open Balkan / Mini Schengen initiative, after Zoran Zaev announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Macedonia. Vucic, Rama and Zaev launched the initiative to further integrate...
Balkans 01.11.21 | 14:30

Zaev will not travel to Belgrade for a meeting with Vucic and Rama, will Pendarovski go instead?

After he announced his resignation, Prime Minister Zaev started canceling the announced activities abroad. Serbian “Alo” writes that he will not travel to Belgrade on November 3-4 for a meeting of the “Open Balkans” regional initiative, where he was scheduled to meet with Serbian...
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