Tanja Miscevic (Beta/Milos Miskov)
An action plan to produce a common regional market in the Western Balkans, including a Mini Schengen initiative, should be implemented by all six states of the region, making it easier for them to reach European standards on their respective paths to the European Union (EU), participants in an online panel debate, "Common Regional Market for the Western Balkans. Path to a Truly Integrated Region," said on Nov. 4.
The document "Common Regional Market - a catalyst for deeper regional economic integration and a stepping stone towards the EU single market" is an action plan for the period between 2021 and 2024, to be presented at the Western Balkans summit in Sofia, on Nov. 10.
The action plan was prepared by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), together with the region's governments, the EU, CEFTA and other partners.
A deputy to the RCC secretary general, Tanja Miscevic, said at the online conference to present the document that a common regional market could not replace the EU integration process for the Western Balkans, underlining that the existing EU standards and commitments accepted in the accession process had been incorporated in the document.
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