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Juncker announces measures for Western Balkans
The new package of measures which the European Commission is planning to introduce will help create better links between the countries of the Western Balkans and with the European Union, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said after the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia.
A press release said the measures are intended to support the implementation of the Sofia Declaration which called the countries of the region to continue implementing reforms in the rule of law, fight >> Pročitaj celu vest na sajtu N1 televizija << corruption and organized crime and show respect for human and minority rights.
The EU will provide grants for an additional 11 high-priority transport projects worth 190 million Euro. This investment can leverage up to 1 billion Euro in loans from international financing institutions. This includes funding for the first two sections of the ‘Peace Highway' (Nis-Pristina-Durres) and the ‘Blue Highway' along the Adriatic coast, it said.
The EU said it has also earmarked 30 million Euro for investment in broadband to develop the new Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans and the partners agreed to reduce roaming costs to all six partner countries and the EU will develop a roadmap to lower the cost of roaming between the Western Balkans and the EU.
The EU will support the region's energy transition by promoting renewable energy sources, including a sustainable use of hydropower and the European Commission will continue its support the region's own plan to develop a Regional Economic Area.
