GLOBSEC 2023/ Rama: There is a big gap between EU and Western Balkan countries

Prime Minister Edi Rama is attending the “GLOBSEC 2023” Forum that is currently being held in Bratislava. At the beginning, Rama spoke about how are treated the members of the Union and the states of the Western Balkans for the same situations. In the end, Rama said that the states of the Western Balkans must […]

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