Tag: open balkan
Balkans 14.10.21 | 12:55

Kosovo PM Kurti dismisses the idea of joining the Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative

Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti again dismissed the idea of having his country join the so-called Open Balkan/Mini Schengen initiative with Macedonia, Serbia and Albania. At the Economist conference in Skopje today, Kurti said that all such initiatives need to be part of the EU integration, and not...

Macedonia 09.09.21 | 13:55

Merkel will skip Macedonia during her Open Balkan tour

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will do a tour of the Mini – Schengen/Open Balkan region near the end of her term in office, but will skip Macedonia. She will visit Belgrade and Tirana, and Zoran Zaev will travel to the latter destination for a meeting with her. Other Balkan leaders will also travel...

Macedonia 24.08.21 | 15:40

Tony Blair arrives for a junket in Skopje, promotes Zaev’s “Open Balkan” initiative

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair came to Skopje today for a meeting with Zoran Zaev, where he promoted the so-called Open Balkan initiative. The Zaev Government did not disclose whether Blair is here on one of the paid junkets he’s been taking since retirement from politics. According to...

Macedonia 16.08.21 | 20:16

Albania: Protesters criticized Prime Minister Rama for being part of the “Open Balkan” project

Protesters gathered in front of the Albanian Government to denounce Prime Minister Edi Rama for his promotion of the “Open Balkan” project – which would put Albania, Serbia and Macedonia in a even more integrated common market. The protesters carried pictures of Rama with Serbian President...

Macedonia 29.07.21 | 13:48

VMRO: Zaev lied to the citizens, instead of EU accession, Macedonia is now stuck in a Balkan Mini Schengen

Today’s meeting of the Mini Schengen initiative (relabeled as Open Balkan) marks another lie Zoran Zaev sold our citizens. He promised a European Macedonia, but now offers them a Mini Schengen Macedonia, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party. The leaders of Serbia and Albania are in Skopje today...