{"id":37818,"date":"2022-06-08T12:16:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T10:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37818"},"modified":"2022-06-08T15:53:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:53:03","slug":"escobar-open-balkan-must-remain-an-economic-project-not-a-political-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/escobar-open-balkan-must-remain-an-economic-project-not-a-political-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Escobar: Open Balkan must remain an economic project, not a political one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States endorse the Open Balkan said the deputy assistant secretary of state for Central and Southern Europe, Gabriel Escobar in a video message during the Wednesday summit.<\/p>\n<p>Escobar said this is and must remain an economic project, not a political one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really encourage that this initiative remains economic, it is not a political project. 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And most importantly creating the opportunities and the institutional development for those institutions that are going to reduce smuggling and tax evasion because it is that informal economy that creates an uncompetitive playing field for those investors who want to operate legally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>More to follow&#8230;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States endorse the Open Balkan said the deputy assistant secretary of state for Central and Southern Europe, Gabriel Escobar in a video message during the Wednesday summit. 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