AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEU Enlargement Diplomacy: European Council President António Costa kicks off a Western Balkans tour June 1–5, meeting leaders in Sarajevo, Tirana, Skopje, Pristina and Belgrade, then co-chairing the EU–Western Balkans Summit in Tivat on June 5, with enlargement, gradual integration, regional cooperation and security on the agenda. EU Referendum Row: North Macedonia’s government says it will not hold an EU membership referendum, arguing EU Growth Plan funds show “European orientation” and that there’s no budget for a vote, after SDSM leader Venko Filipce called for citizens to decide. Language & Justice Tension: Albanian-national students protest in Skopje over the bar exam being taken only in Macedonian and Cyrillic, while they cite the broader Law on the Use of Languages and demand political will to implement it. Regional Energy Links: Serbia’s energy minister met the World Bank to discuss gas sector development, including plans for new interconnections with North Macedonia and Romania and upgrades to transport, compression and storage. Cross-border Crime Crackdown: Spanish police with Europol and Serbian partners dismantled a network smuggling Cuban nationals into Spain via the Western Balkans, with routes reportedly passing through North Macedonia and involving eight arrests.
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