Free trade
CEFTA is the most important thing to happen in the Balkans since the break up of Yugoslavia. It's a great step towards further European integration. Hopefully, it will lead to more economic and other types of cooperation between these countries. Greater linkage will also mean less chances of instability.
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| Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu at the CEFTA summit |
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December 19, 2006 -- Nine countries of Southeastern Europe and the Serbian province of Kosovo today signed a new Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) in Bucharest.
The free trade zone is seen as a stepping stone for the region's deeper economic integration within the European Union.
The members of the pact are Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, and Kosovo.
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by Playfuls Team. South-eastern European countries Tuesday signed the new Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), extending the zone into the Balkans ahead of the advancing European Union boundary.
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by Playfuls Team. Turkey remains committed to the goal of EU membership despite the partial freezing of entry talks, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday in Ankara.
technorati tags:Kosova, Kosovo, Balkans, CEFTA, Europe, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey
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