Western Balkans Fund set to be established (Tanjug)
The National Assembly of Serbia on Thursday passed a bill ratifying an agreement on the establishment of the Western Balkans Fund with the aim of strengthening ties and encouraging the European integration of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia.
The fund will finance different projects, helping the signatories to become better connected and reach the ultimate goal of EU accession faster.
Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said earlier that the ratification of this agreement does not, in any way, prejudge the status of Kosovo.
The fund will be established based on the Visegrad Fund to develop cooperation and relations between the civil society and the academic sector through joint projects, he explained.