The deadline for the countries to submit Reform Agendas to the European Commission, on the basis of which they will receive funds from the new Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, is 24 August. If a Reform Agenda gets the green light from the European Commission, the first funds from the Facility will be released by the end of this year.
In May, the institutions of the European Union adopted the Regulation establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, based on the Growth Plan officially presented by the European Commission in November 2023. The Regulation entered into force on 24 May, starting the…