{"id":18207,"date":"2021-07-28T20:11:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T18:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=18207"},"modified":"2021-07-28T20:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T18:45:37","slug":"minischengen-doesnt-have-our-approval-kurti-passes-up-on-skopjes-economic-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/minischengen-doesnt-have-our-approval-kurti-passes-up-on-skopjes-economic-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Minischengen doesn\u2019t have our approval\u2019, Kurti passes up on Skopje’s Economic Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of the Kosovo Government has confirmed for Euronews Albania that PM Albin Kurti won\u2019t be present at the Economy Forum of Skopje on Thursday, July 28th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur stances on the idea coming from Novi Sad or the so-called \u2018Minischengen\u2019 are now common knowledge. This initiative doesn\u2019t get our approval,\u201d replied the prime minister\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Prime ministers Edi Rama, Zoran Zaev and president Aleksandar Vucic are getting together this Thursday, in Skopje\u2019s Economic Forum, in order to discuss the regional cooperation in the framework of the Balkan Schengen.<\/p>\n

Euronews Albania also learned that agenda of meetings, will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the opening speech of Macedonian PM, Zoran Zaev, which will last 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

After, the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic will have his word for another 30 minutes, followed by the Albanian PM, Edi Rama.<\/p>\n

The agenda will continue with the word of the economic pandel, which is made up of the Presidents of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the three Balkan countries, where Albania will be represented by Ines Mucostepa, President of Albania\u2019s Chamber of Commerce and Industry.<\/p>\n

At the end of discussions, the leaders are expected to sign a regional cooperation deal.<\/p>\n

The entire event is going to last around 2 hours and at 12:30 p.m., there will be a joint press conference amongst PM Rama, PM Zaev and President Vucic.<\/p>\n

The British newspaper \u2018Financial Times\u2019 wrote that the free movement and leniencies in doing businesses that will come from the Balkan Schengen will be officially revealed this Thursday. They will include a gradual alleviation of travel restrictions, faster green lanes on the board crossings and an easier movement of goods and more lenient work permits.<\/p>\n

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