Growth Plan for the Western Balkans - Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood The Growth Plan incentivises enlargement partners’ preparations for EU membership, by bringing forward some of its benefits ahead of full integration into the EU This in turn should significantly accelerate the speed of the enlargement process and the growth of their economies
The Government adopts the Reform Agenda under the EU Reform and Growth . . . It was initiated by the European Commission in November 2023, through the New Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, published on 8 November 2023 The Reform Agenda was negotiated with the European Commission and planned by the Government of Kosova during 2024
Growth Plan and Kosovo: No first payment without a new Assembly . . . Dragisa Mijacic, Coordinator of the National Convention on the EU’s Working Group for Chapter 35, tells Kosovo Online that the first payment of 7% from the European Growth Plan for the Western Balkans has been postponed to the first half of 2025
Kosovo risks losing funds from the EU’s Growth Plan According to the Reform Monitor platform, as of October 2025, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina remain the only two countries in the region not to ratify the Facility and Loan agreements with the EU, which is a necessary step for the distribution of funds
EU growth plan and preconditions: Kosovo and Serbia without money for . . . When it comes to Kosovo, an additional condition is the ratification of the loan agreement with the EU in the Parliament Until this happens, payouts from the Growth Plan will not be possible In addition, the sanctions imposed by the EU on Kosovo in June 2023 are still in force
EC approves Reform Agendas under the Reform and Growth Facility . . . A specific pre-condition applies to Serbia and Kosovo who must engage constructively in the normalisation of their relations, including the implementation of all Dialogue agreements, which will be assessed taking into account the role and contribution of the European External Action Service