EU Moves to Extend Roaming Zone to Western Balkan Countries
The European Commission announced Wednesday that it has formally asked the European Council for approval to begin negotiations aimed at integrating the region into the EU’s shared roaming zone.
If the council grants authorization, the commission plans to launch separate discussions with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
Successful agreements would eventually bring these countries into the bloc’s roaming system.
Once full regulatory alignment is achieved, people traveling between EU member states and the Western Balkans would be able to make phone calls, send text messages, and access mobile data without paying additional roaming fees.
The EU’s “roam like at home” policy, which bans mobile operators from charging roaming costs within the bloc, has been in place since 2017. Under that regulation, subscribers can use their domestic call, text, and data allowances while traveling in other EU countries at no extra expense.
Earlier this year, Ukraine was also incorporated into the EU roaming area, marking another expansion of the initiative.
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