AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEU-Western Balkans Summit in Tivat: EU leaders and Western Balkan partners met in Montenegro to push a faster, more credible enlargement path, with gradual integration ideas floated for candidate states and a 6-billion-euro support facility aimed at speeding reforms and accession. North Macedonia’s EU diplomacy: Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz on the sidelines, stressing open support and continued progress toward European prospects. Bulgaria’s conditions: Bulgaria’s PM Rumen Radev reiterated that North Macedonia must implement the agreed negotiating framework, including constitutional amendments and inclusion of Bulgarians in the Constitution, saying Sofia won’t compromise on Copenhagen criteria. EU rules for people on the move: The EU agreed to start formal talks to extend “Roam Like at Home” and scrap mobile roaming charges for Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, pending telecom law changes. Security backdrop: Montenegro tightened security around the summit after reports of a foiled disruption plot and screening of Serbian nationals. Local angle: A tourism piece highlights North Macedonia’s rising visitor numbers and new direct flights to Skopje and Ohrid.
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