Mini-Schengen area

The Mini-Schengen Area is a planned economic zone between Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia that was first announced in 2019. The nickname refers to the Schengen Area, a common travel area that includes 26 European countries but not the aforementioned Balkan countries. The idea of the area was brought by Edi Rama in Berlin when he discussed it with the interested nations. Rama took the idea of the former Prime Minister of Albania Fatos Nano, but the idea at that time was impossible to do when Nano was Prime Minister.

Mini-Schengen area

The Mini-Schengen Area is a planned economic zone between Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia that was first announced in 2019. The nickname refers to the Schengen Area, a common travel area that includes 26 European countries but not the aforementioned Balkan countries. The idea of the area was brought by Edi Rama in Berlin when he discussed it with the interested nations. Rama took the idea of the former Prime Minister of Albania Fatos Nano, but the idea at that time was impossible to do when Nano was Prime Minister.