2 hours agoEC: From the Growth Plan most benefited Albania and Serbia, Kosovo risks losing its means
Periskopi(6 months ago)
(6 months ago)A European Commission spokesman said and Kosovo continues to fail to benefit from the European Union's Growth Plan due to its failure to ratify this agreement in the Kosovo Assembly. According to Commission spokesman the only states that have not benefited from the Development Plan continue to remain Kosovo and Bosnia [...]
According to Commission spokesman the only states that have not benefited from the Development Plan continue to remain Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, although Bosnia has been blocked by Republika Srpska, Kosovo has been blocked by its political subjects as a cause of political blockade. The commission raised the alarm for the danger Kosovo has to lose EU tools.
The European Commission is ready to help Western Balkan partners accelerate unfulfilled reforms, ensuring their fulfillment within the period of tolerance. The period of tolerance for steps to be completed at the end of 2024 ends at the end of 2026, while the steps to be fulfilled in the middle of 2025 ends in the middle of 2026”.
For this reason, we are urging partners to intensify reform implementation efforts ahead of future reporting periods. Reforms should remain a priority for beneficiaries in order to make the most of what the Growth Plan offers them”.
In response to the European Commission for RTV21, only four of the countries in the Western Balkans reportedly benefited from the growth plan. While mostly from the growth plan so far is estimated to have benefited the state of Serbia.
Since May 2024, the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans has brought tangible benefits to the region and its citizens. We are advancing key reforms, paving the way for integration into the European Union. The growth plan is now fully under way.
To date, 6 Reform Agents and 4 beneficiaries from the Western Balkans have been approved. More concrete: • Albania: Under the first and second payment demand, it received 99.3m euros, as well as an additional 64.5m euros in prepaid form. • Montenegro: Under the first and second payment demand it received 18.3m euros, as well as an additional 26.8m euros in prepaid form. • Northern Macedonia: Under the first and second payment demand, it received 27.7m euros, as well as an additional 52.5m euros in prepaid form. • Serbia: Under the first payment requirement, it received 56.5m euros, as well as an additional 111.0m euros in prepaid form. • Kosovo: Kosovo has not yet ratified the agreements on Fund and Loan, so payments have not yet been disbursed. • Bosnia and Herzegovina: BiH has not yet ratified the agreements on Fund and Loan, so payments have not yet been disbursed.
