{"id":16555,"date":"2021-06-30T11:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T09:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=16555"},"modified":"2021-06-30T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T09:33:45","slug":"western-balkan-countries-to-lift-roaming-tariffs-from-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/western-balkan-countries-to-lift-roaming-tariffs-from-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Balkan countries to lift roaming tariffs from July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting from July 1, the citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Serbia will no longer pay an extra fee for calls and messages during their stay in any of these countries, also known as roaming.<\/p>\n<p>Removing telecommunication tariffs was initially sought by the European Union as a means to facilitate communication for citizens in the region. The move is also set to take make it easier for entrepreneurs working and traveling in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2018, at the first Digital Summit held in Skopje, leaders vowed to lower roaming prices, while in the second phase which will find implementation right after July 1, the tariff will be axed completely.<\/p>\n<p>The next step, according to the General Secretary of the Regional Cooperation Council, Majlinda Bregu, is reaching a similar accord with EU countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA major beautiful achievement for our citizens, one of those success stories built by the power of cooperation! From now on, if you\u2019re traveling to Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, anywhere within the Western Balkans, just make sure that you have your phone charged!\u201d wrote the General Secretary of the Regional Cooperation Council on social media.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bregu, around 80 percent of roaming traffic generated by Albanian citizens is with EU countries, but from July 1 negotiations will begin in order to reach the same deal with the countries of the bloc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/06\/24\/citizens-more-trustful-towards-regional-cooperation-finds-balkan-barometer\/\">Citizens more trustful towards regional cooperation, finds Balkan Barometer<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/10\/eu-commissioner-varhelyi-urges-regional-cooperation-reconfirms-e30-billion-investment\/\">EU Commissioner Varhelyi urges regional cooperation, reconfirms \u20ac30 billion investment<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2021\/05\/25\/albania-and-kosovo-in-talks-to-increase-bilateral-cooperation\/\">Albania and Kosovo in talks to increase bilateral cooperation<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting from July 1, the citizens of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Serbia will no longer pay an extra fee for calls and messages during their stay in any of these countries, also known as roaming. 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