TIRANA, Oct 3 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday that the agreement on lower data roaming prices between the Western Balkans and the European Union member states has come into effect as of October 1.
According to PM Rama the data roaming fees for citizens and businesses in the Western Balkans and EU have been reduced averagely by 99%.
The government head noted that the more affordable roaming charges were materialized under the agreement signed by the telecom operators from the Western Balkans and the European Union at the historic Summit in Tirana last December.
The agreement on lower roaming costs was signed on the sidelines of the WB-EU summit in Tirana on December 6, 2022, and it provides incentives for communication between citizens and businesses in the Western Balkan, reduces roaming costs for citizens traveling to the EU region, cutting also the business operating costs.
The agreement was signed in the presence of the six leaders of the Western Balkans countries and, the President of the European Council Charles Michel, the European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen, the Commissioner for Enlargement and Good Neighbourhood, Olivér Várhelyi, and the Secretary-General of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Majlinda Bregu.
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