- The Open Balkan initiative was launched three years ago by the leaders of Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia to facilitate the free movement of people, goods, services and capital in the region.
- Serbia will always benefit more from open barriers (the four freedoms) than its neighbors; Serbia will be able to produce higher-value goods for export, growing even more dominant.
- What makes sense is to follow the model of economic cooperation under a wider umbrella, in this case, an umbrella that insists on mutual respect, inclusion, EU values and has an overarching supervisory state like Germany.
Open Balkan initiative risks aggravating political problems in the region 18.08.2022
