{"id":27897,"date":"2021-12-21T12:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T11:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=27897"},"modified":"2021-12-21T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T11:51:33","slug":"oliver-varhelyi-encourage-the-open-balkan-initiative-the-region-needs-to-become-whole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/oliver-varhelyi-encourage-the-open-balkan-initiative-the-region-needs-to-become-whole\/","title":{"rendered":"Varhelyi: Encourage the Open Balkan initiative, the region needs to become whole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EU\u2019s commissioner for the Enlargement process, Oliver Varhelyi declared today that he was in favor of the Open Balkan. According to him, countries in the region should encourage this initiative so that regional cooperation and the economy can grow.<\/p>\n<p>According to Varhelyi, every form of regional cooperation is in the best interest not only of countries in the Balkans but those in the EU also.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission also added that a similar initiative was once called the \u2018mini-Schengen\u2019 and then the Berlin Process, which created a common regional market \u2013 an initiative, which sometime later was put aside.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Varhelyi underlined that it would be ideal if all countries of the Western Balkans would return to the common regional market. Meanwhile, he invited all countries to return to regional cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, he mentioned the fact that he is originally from Hungary, which is why he finds it much easier to understand the needs of the Balkans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/21\/rama-open-balkan-is-an-aspiration-be-a-part-of-this-endeavor\/\">Rama: \u2018Open Balkan\u2019 is an aspiration, join us in this endeavor \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/21\/open-balkan-these-are-the-5-agreements-to-be-signed-into-law-by-rama-vucic-and-zaev\/\">\u2018Open Balkan\u2019 \u2013 These are the 5 agreements to be signed into law by Rama, Vucic and Zaev<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/20\/berisha-open-balkan-seeks-to-instil-serbian-russian-hegemony-in-the-balkans\/\">Berisha: \u2018Open Balkan\u2019 seeks to instill Serbian-Russian hegemony in the Balkans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU\u2019s commissioner for the Enlargement process, Oliver Varhelyi declared today that he was in favor of the Open Balkan. According to him, countries in the region should encourage this initiative so that regional cooperation and the economy can grow. 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