Prime Minister Edi Rama was the first to open his speech at today’s meeting within the Open Balkan.
From the beginning of his speech, alongside President Aleksandar Vucic and the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, Rama invited Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina to be part of this aspiration.

“I am pleased to tell you that today is a key moment in our process, as the agreements that will be signed will set an important step forward towards our goal; to guarantee the complete freedom of movement of people, goods, capital and services. Let me go through each pillar of the Open Balkans by reiterating the call for everyone to join, as the Open Balkans is an inclusive initiative and certainly encouraging the other three in the region to be part of this effort, as we move forward for the better of our people. In the field of freedom of movement of goods we will sign the tripartite agreement on exports, livestock and the recognition of accreditation certificates and the facilitation of exports and imports of goods. Today we will sign the agreement on cooperation in the field of veterinary medicine, food, etc. Let me go back to the fact that every time we have talked about this, through the Berlin process, it is the ‘Open Balkans’ that is doing this. It may sound technical, but the deal represents a milestone on this road. It removes in practice a constant barrier for open farmers. The Open Balkans is more of an aspiration than an initiative. It is a step forward that opens the Balkans and prepares it for EU integration.

/Klara Ruci/