EU and EBRD step up access to finance for SME in Western Balkans EU and EBRD step up access to finance for SME in Western Balkans Businesses to benefit from €85 million joint package to ease impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

OECD has published a document "CoVID-19 Crisis in Montenegro". Here are their findings on socio-economic issues in Montenegro Montenegro Anti-Covid19 measures Developments: On 25 April 2020, the National Coordination Body announced the plan to mitigate measures in four phases (the first phase covering the lockdown measures), with the final aim to

ILO: As job losses escalate, nearly half of global workforce at risk of losing livelihoods The latest ILO data on the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the devastating effect on workers in the informal economy and on hundreds of millions of enterprises worldwide.  GENEVA (ILO News) – The continued

Coronavirus: Commission proposes €3 billion macro-financial assistance package to support ten EU neighbouring countries Coronavirus: Commission proposes €3 billion macro-financial assistance package to support ten EU neighbouring countries The Commission has adopted a proposal for a €3 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package to ten enlargement and neighbourhood partners to help them to

Alliance for Montenegro - economic package presented- PM Marković presents Government's new package of economic measures to recover from coronavirus pandemic: Recovery path will not be easy, but we will come out of this stronger Alliance for Montenegro - economic package presented PM Marković presents Government's new package of economic measures to

EU stands by Montenegro in the fight against COVID-19 EU stands by Montenegro in the fight against COVID-19 The European Union (EU) stands by Montenegro and all countries of the Western Balkans, to help them address both the COVID-19 outbreak and its aftermath. The EU has made available €3 million to address some

European Commission 2020 Work Programme the European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme. It sets out the actions the Commission will take in 2020 to turn the Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen into tangible benefits for European citizens, businesses and society. The driving force behind this first Work Programme is to successfully grasp the

The EU decided last month not to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia just yet and a broader discussion on the future of the EU is ongoing. But there is positive economic momentum in the Western Balkans, with more foreign investment coming in, and it needs to be

estern Balkans Summit 2019: Poland welcomed the Heads of Government of the Berlin Process participants, as well as representatives of the European Institutions, International Financial Institutions, OECD, the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office. The Poznan Summit builds on the previous Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Trieste and London

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Key findings of the 2018 Progress Report on Montenegro Political criteria he reporting period has been marked by the low level of trust towards the electoral framework and the prolonged parliamentary boycott by the entire opposition since the October 2016 parliamentary elections. Returning the political debate to the Parliament is the responsibility