Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) supports all initiatives that contribute to the creation of single market in the region modelled on the European Union (EU) market and on the grounds of four fundamental freedoms of movement, Majlinda Bregu, the Council’s Secretary-General, said in Macedonian resort city Ohrid, which hosted the meeting of the Western Balkan leaders this weekend.

“The initiatives should fully mirror the EU models and in such a way represent a stepping stone to our full EU integration”, said Bregu following the meeting held within the ‘mini Schengen’ initiative, adding that resolute dismantling of the barriers within the region is urgently needed.

She recalled that the RCC, presented in July this year an idea of free movement inside the region using only the ID cards and that it welcomes all genuine initiatives towards the liberalization processes, be it in transport, trade, digitalization or any other sectors.