1.0European Western Balkanshttps://europeanwesternbalkans.comSimonida Kacarskahttps://europeanwesternbalkans.com/author/simonida-kacarska/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jcsFcZfjQ5"><a href="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2025/03/28/one-year-after-the-adoption-of-the-growth-plan-for-the-western-balkans-where-do-we-stand/">One year after the adoption of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: Where do we stand?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2025/03/28/one-year-after-the-adoption-of-the-growth-plan-for-the-western-balkans-where-do-we-stand/embed/#?secret=jcsFcZfjQ5" width="600" height="338" title="“One year after the adoption of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: Where do we stand?” — European Western Balkans" data-secret="jcsFcZfjQ5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5567357_53725224289-dec2228dcf-k_ff.jpeg1000666At the end of March 2025, the EU started disbursing the pre-financing payments foreseen under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. North Macedonia and Albania are underway to receive the first payment, and Serbia is to follow suit. The disbursement happened almost two years after the European Commission President announced the plans for introducing […]