At the initiative of Northern Macedonia, the Declaration of the Western Balkan countries for the integration of Roma in the process of EU enlargement will be adopted at the Poznan Summit
 
One of the documents to be adopted at the annual Western Balkans Summit, which takes place today and tomorrow in Poznan, the Republic of Poland, will be the Declaration of the Western Balkan countries for the integration of Roma within the EU enlargement process.

The declaration, proposed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaev at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on 17 May 2018, initiated a regional commitment to the integration of Roma as part of the EU enlargement process, and will be signed at the Forum of leaders from the countries of the Western Balkans, on Friday, 5 July.

The initiative for this declaration, with the strong support of the European Commission and the Regional Cooperation Council, sets out ambitious, but realistic goals for Roma integration that the countries of the region should achieve before joining the EU.

The Declaration also covers the basic principles necessary for achieving the set goals, including internal coordination, budget allocation, monitoring and reporting, participation of Roma, and sets out the basic principles for achieving the strategic goal of the National Strategy for Roma 2014-2020:

Reducing the gap between the Roma and non-Roma communities, strengthening the process of monitoring the implementation of public policies and activities of the Governments in the region, thus contributing to the improvement of the situation of the Roma.

The Minister without Portfolio in charge of the implementation of the Strategy for Roma in the Government of RSM, Musafar Bajram is also a National Contact Point for Roma for coordination of action plans for implementation of the provisions of the Declaration of the Western Balkan Countries for the Integration of Roma within the Enlargement Process EU, which will be adopted at the Poznan Summit.

Citizens from today on every trip to the countries of the region (Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Albania) will be able to use the internet, send SMS, call and receive calls at prices lower than 99 percent,

- This will specifically mean that citizens will be able to make calls to the countries of the Western Balkans, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo at a price of 5.4 MKD per minute including VAT. So far, the average price was 75, 4 denars. They will be able to receive calls at a price of 2.9 denars per minute.

The current price was 30.2 MKD. They will be able to send SMS at the price of 2.6 denars. The current price was on average 16.1 denars. They will be able to use the Internet at a price of 1.9 denars per megabyte. The current price is 257,4 denars. The prices are linear and are valid for all countries and operators with VAT included.

The decline in prices for Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina for outgoing calls is 68.58%, for incoming calls 31.67%, for SMS 71.40% and for internet 89.40%, while for Albania and Kosovo the drop the price in all segments is about 93 percent.

At the same time, they inform that on July 1, 2021, roaming will be fully implemented from home.

Talks have already begun on this, but at the same time, negotiations with the European Union will begin in 2021, since the problem should first be solved in the Western Balkans.
Currently, with different countries of the European Union, prices are different.