TIRANA, October 2 /ATA/ The EU-Western Balkans Roaming Declaration, signed at the EU-Western Balkans Summit held in Tirana on December 6, 2022, has officially entered into force, thus marking the date of a major change.
After almost a year of intense joint work by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the European Commission, as well as with the political support of the EU and the Western Balkan, the telecommunications operators of the Western Balkans and the European Union have not only met the requirements of the declaration, but in many cases have exceeded expectations.
Starting from this October, the price limit for 1 GB of data roaming within special offers and packages, in accordance with the Roaming Declaration, should not exceed 18 Euros, thus making travel and communication between the EU- and the Western Balkan significantly more economical.
“I promised in my speeches last year that roaming prices between the EU and the Western Balkans would fall from 30% – 99% reduction by autumn. They will have up to 95% discount in Albania and up to 99% in Kosovo.
The success of the EU-Western Balkans Roaming Declaration is proof of the power of regional cooperation, to transform it, to make communication between countries easier and better, facing many complex challenges.
This historic moment comes amid political tensions, economic struggles and the growing spectrum of climate change in the region, facts that reinforce even more the importance of regional and Euro-Atlantic cooperation”, said the General Secretary of the RCC Majlinda Bregu./p.s./
