The Western Balkan region is expected to enter a recession in 2020, with all six countries forecast to experience negative growth as they continue to grapple with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional growth in the Western Balkans is forecast to be between -3 and -5.6 percent, according to

Letter to the EC: WB6 ministers react on EU's export restriction on medical equipment FM Darmanović and regional heads of diplomacy send letter to EC: Western Balkans to exempt from export restrictions on medical equipment. FM Darmanović and Western Balkan heads of diplomacy send letter to EC: WB6 to be exempt

Ensuring availability of essential goods to Western Balkan countries Ensuring availability of essential goods to Western Balkan countries Joint proposal prepared by the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community and the CEFTA Secretariat to facilitate the transport and trade of essential goods within the Western Balkans The spreading of COVID-19 in the last

Initiative for regional conference on defense against coronavirus Initiative for regional conference on defence against coronavirus The World Health Organization fully supports the initiative of Prime Minister of Montenegro Duško Marković to organise a regional conference on defence against coronavirus – WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge told the Montenegrin Prime Minister today. PM Marković said,

covid-19 : PM Markovic tells WB leaders: Closing markets and blocking resources is not European behaviour, Montenegro makes ports available to neighbours CoVID-19: PM Markovic tells WB leaders: Closing markets and blocking resources is not European behaviour, Montenegro makes ports available to neighbours Prime Minister Duško Marković spoke today with  Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz,

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

When leaders of the EU’s current 28 members gathered last month to discuss membership applications from Albania and North Macedonia, there was optimism that the accession process would be given a green light. But a small group of countries, led by France, objected to starting detailed talks with the Western

Starting 1.7.2019, citizens and businesses in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo* and Serbia will pay less while using their mobile phones when they are roaming within the region. Consumers will see a substantial reduction of their roaming charges within the region, with calls becoming up to eight times

estern Balkan Six (WB6) comprise Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo* and Republic of Macedonia, with a total population of about 18 million and a GDP of approximately €80 billion. While the region had seen above EU average growth rates of 5.3% in the early 2000s, today these economies show

he Trieste Summit will be an opportunity to discuss concrete avenues to strengthen regional cooperation and thus further advance the EU integration process of the Western Balkans.The 2017 Western Balkans Summit will take place on 12 July in Trieste, Italy. The Summit will serve as an important occasion to work

he six Western Balkan economies – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia – are united by the common goal of joining the EU. However, they still face divisions, both infrastructural and political, and are confronted, among other things, by a dire economic