EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement @eu_near@respublicae.eu
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1️⃣step closer to digital connectivity.
Roaming costs between 🇪🇺 & #WesternBalkans will be reduced from 2023, w/ a view to full removal thereafter. This is 1️⃣ step closer to real integration
Press statement ⤵️
http://europa.eu/!pnqv93
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1600254645124976658
Do you have a project or idea positively impacting our daily lives?
🎉It's your lucky day: the #NewEuropeanBauhaus Prizes have just opened to the #WesternBalkans!
🏆Win up to €30,000 and take your project to the next level!
🗓️Apply until 31/01!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600188322848002048
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In face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, we need more than ever to stand together in defending democracy and international law.
Today‘s #EUWBSummit is another proof that the EU & the Western Balkans are able to face enormous challenges together.
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/60568/tirana-declaration-en.pdf
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1600155867113877505
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The EU is the biggest donor in the Western Balkans with € 29.5 billion, provides 61% of all FDI and
70% of total trade.
This is an offer for the WBs citizens, that nobody can match.
EU membership is a strong anti-dote to instability and malign external influence.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1600155856489762817
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⏩ We support the WB to face the energy crisis.
⏩ We announced a EUR 1 b #Energy Support Package. ⤵️
The Western Balkans can be an energy hub: an entry & transit point.⤵️
This is why we support interconnectors and one new LNG terminal for the Western Balkans to be built.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1600175688966758405
In case you missed it: read the remarks by 🇪🇺#EU Commission President @vonderleyen at the EU-Western Balkans summit 👉 https://europa.eu/!NCBk4P
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600173969436336135
Our €1 billion ⚡ Energy Support Package will help the Western Balkans face the current energy crisis.
€500 million will go to immediate support for businesses and vulnerable households.
€500 million will support the energy transition & diversification through @TheWBIF.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600167662767726592
The new €1 billion⚡️Energy Support Package will help the #WesternBalkans face the current energy crisis and promote its energy transition.
Check out our factograph below 👇
https://europa.eu/!8jFwWV
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600167453375471624
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The EU is the Western Balkans' main investor, donor and trade partner.
See what this means in practice ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncil/status/1600152877317722113
Today leaders from the 🇪🇺#EU & the #WesternBalkans met in #Tirana for the #EUWBSummit.
Read the full text of the Tirana declaration of the #EU-Western Balkans summit👉https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/12/06/tirana-declaration-6-december-2022/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600161572998959108
The 🇪🇺#EU’s commitment to the region & the #WesternBalkan’s path towards the EU remains strong.
Leaders at the #EUWBSummit called for an acceleration of the accession process based on credible reforms & announced €1 bn to tackle the energy crisis.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600156470066049024
Today, a group of Telecom operators from the Western Balkans and the 🇪🇺EU have agreed to a first voluntary reduction of roaming charges between the EU and the Western Balkans starting on 1 October 2023.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600149113349279744
Follow 🔴LIVE the press conference by 🇪🇺@EU_Commission President @vonderleyen, @eucopresident and Albania's Prime Minister
@ediramaal on the EU-Western Balkans Summit!
#EUWBSummit https://n.respublicae.eu/i/broadcasts/1lDxLnOXXbyGm
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600144104028921856
RT @Orange_Brussels: .@orange committed to help #EU and WBK citizens life: we signed today the roaming declaration at the #EUWBKSummit @eu_near @DigitalEU 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600130082655248385
RT @MBousquetEU: A great achievement and an important milestone towards the lowering of roaming costs between the🇪🇺EU and the Western Balkans! 👏
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600124118891896833
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We support:
- Households on prices rise
- Resilience to hybrid threats & cyber-attacks
- stepping up defence capabilities
- Full demining of BiH.
Belgrade and Pristina have an opportunity to advance on full normalisation of relations. Let’s use it.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1600114225002983424
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⏩ Great news
Witnessed the signing of the declaration of representatives of telecom 📳operators from the 🇪🇺 & #WesternBalkans on the 1️⃣st voluntary 📉 of roaming charges between the WB & 🇪🇺 starting in October 2023 & more will come.
⏩facilitated by the @EU_Commission & @rccint
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/OliverVarhelyi/status/1600110170998132738
Starting soon! Tune in at +/- 14:45 CET to follow the press conference by 🇪🇺@EU_Commission President @vonderleyen, @eucopresident and Albanian Prime Minister @ediramaal on the EU-Western Balkans Summit! #EUWBSummit
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600111549091180544
RT @OliverVarhelyi: 2022 #Tirana #WesternBalkans Summit
Today we reconfirm our full & unequivocal commitment to the EU membership perspective of the WB.
This summit reinforces the importance of the strategic partnership between the EU and the WB.
3️⃣topics on the agenda: energy, migration & roaming.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_near/status/1600088254673403905
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📍 EU-Western Balkans Summit in Tirana, #Albania 🇦🇱
#EUWBSummit
🗣️ Press conference by Presidents @vonderleyen , @eucopresident and Prime Minister of Albania @ediramaal
📺 Follow 🔴 LIVE at ⏰14:30 CET ⤵️
⏯️ Ebs+ https://europa.eu/!Tx43kH
⏯️ YouTube https://youtu.be/DM5xIEII9Uw
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EC_AVService/status/1600072417983856640
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