Tag: Open Balkans
Macedonia 31.08.22 | 13:38

Macedonian wine, food, tourist attractions to be shown at ‘Wine Vision by Open Balkan’ fair

Organized by the governments of Serbia, Macedonia and Albania as part of the Open Balkans initiative, the first ‘Wine Vision by Open Balkan’ wine, food and tourism trade show will feature over 330 exhibitors from 22 countries presenting their products and services on Sept. 1–4 in Belgrade, Serbia. According...
Balkans 25.07.22 | 23:16

Serbia, Albania, Macedonia set up joint working group on energy crisis and strategic projects

Serbia’s Deputy PM and Minister of Mining and Energy Zorana Mihajlovic said Monday in Tirana that ministers from Macedonia and Albania have accepted Serbia’s initiative of setting up a joint working group for cooperation related to the energy crisis and on strategic projects, MIA reports from Belgrade. She...
Macedonia 08.06.22 | 21:03

Kovacevski: Open Balkan is an excellent initiative, but no substitute for EU

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said Wednesday that the European Union will always be the only strategic goal of Macedonia and there’s no substitute for it. With the Open Balkans, as a state and as a Government, we have an obligation to provide a better standard of living for citizens, to provide...
Macedonia 08.06.22 | 12:40

Escobar: “Open Balkans” is not a political but an economic project, the US will do everything to stabilize the region

Addressing the Open Balkans Summit, US Special Representative for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar said that the United States would do everything in its power to stabilize the region, but that it no longer saw it through the image of the 1990s, but through the prism of its opportunities it offers....
Macedonia 06.06.22 | 15:20

Kovacevski, Vucic and Rama to sign agreement on mutual recognition of diplomas, post-graduate degrees

The Government passed Monday amendments to the agreement on cooperation among countries of the Western Balkans in the field of mutual recognition of diplomas and post-graduate degrees issued by universities and other authorized institutions. According to the amendments to the conclusions, Macedonian...
Culture 27.05.22 | 15:23

Bisera Kostadinovska Stojcevska: The “Open Balkans” countries are working on establishing a joint film fund to which co-productions initiated by the three countries will apply

Ministers of Culture, representatives of film agencies, youth cultural centers, major state and private music festivals, museums, philharmonic, opera and ballet as well as theaters will take part in the “Open Balkans”, which will be held on June 7-8, 2022 in Ohrid, Macedonia. This initiative...
Balkans 24.12.21 | 15:29

Kosovo will not join the “Open Balkan” initiative

Kosovo will not join the Open Balkans initiative, which aims to guarantee freedom of movement, goods and capital among the six Western Balkan countries that are not members of the European Union, said Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani. Serbia, Albania and Macedonia are part of the joint initiative, but not...
Economy 15.11.21 | 19:12

Shaqiri: A common and open labor market will further connect the Western Balkans region

The Republic of Macedonia and the countries of the Western Balkans are working intensively for the effective implementation of the agreements that outline the goal of our region becoming a connected, common and open market, the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Jeton Shaqiri said on...
Balkans 11.08.21 | 10:49

Rama: “Open Balkans” erases borders between Albanians

“Open Balkans” is not only a path for the future and prosperity of the Albanian nation, but also a new and great opportunity on the way for Serbia to recognize Kosovo, the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama wrote on Facebook on the occasion of the initiative which also includes Zoran Zaev...
Macedonia 09.08.21 | 13:09

EU expands in the morning and closes in the evening, Zaev tells Serbian daily “Politika”

“Open Balkans” is complementary, not contrary to the European Union. It strenghtens our European agenda, with all three countries remaining committed to their agendas and commitments to join the EU, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev wrote in an article  published in the Serbian newspaper “Politika”. In...
Balkans 01.08.21 | 20:35

Open Balkans is historic opportunity for region, Vučić tells Politika

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Sunday that in circumstances when the EU does not have a clear strategy for the Western Balkans, the regional initiative called Open Balkans is a great opportunity for its signatories to create a different and better future for themselves. Writing in the Politika...
Macedonia 29.07.21 | 19:56

“Open Balkans” aims to contribute positively to the common future of citizens and the entire Western Balkans

In a joint statement after Thursday’s meeting in Skopje, the Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Albania, Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, stressed that the announced “Open Balkans” initiative aims to positively contribute to a common future of citizens...

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