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Today Tirana will host another summit of the EU and the Western Balkans.

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Today Tirana will host another summit of the EU and the Western Balkans.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic arrives at the Summit
The Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood in the EU, Oliver Varhelyi, arrives
The Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Kristo, arrives
Director of the EU's Neighborhood and Enlargement Group, Gert Jan Koopman
The first Albanian Prime Minister in North Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, arrives at the Summit.

As you can see in the last photo, there is also the son of George Soros, Alexander Soros, who has a great influence in the Balkan region and not only

The EU plan for the Western Balkans aims at the economic growth of the region, the acceleration of appropriate reforms and the making of investments, which can advance the process of EU enlargement with these countries.
The new Growth Plan is based on four pillars: Strengthening economic integration in the EU single market; strengthening economic integration within the Western Balkans through the common regional market; acceleration of fundamental reforms; increasing financial assistance to aid reforms. This includes the proposal for 6 billion euros in aid.

The EU aims for the Growth Plan to double the size of the Western Balkan economies within the next 10 years. To support this process, a new financial instrument of 6 billion euros has been proposed for the period 2024-2027, consisting of 2 billion euros in grants and 4 billion euros in concessional loans, with conditional payment for the Western Balkan partners to fulfill reforms specific socio-economic and fundamental.

Payments will be made twice a year, based on the requests submitted and after verification by the Commission for the achievement of the relevant payment conditions and preconditions, such as macro-financial stability, sound management of public finances, transparency and budget supervision.

In order to achieve a free market, it is aimed at: Free movement of goods; Free movement of services and workers; Access to the single euro payments area (SEPA); Road transport facilitation; Integration and decarbonization of Energy markets; Digital Single Market; Integration in the industrial supply chain.

The plan is that the first payments under this plan will start in June, so the next 3 months require the approval and implementation of a series of structural reforms.

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