The German industry will have energy approximately half as cheap as Czech companies due to the new tariff. For a region as closely interconnected as Central Europe, this poses a systemic risk.
The representative in the European Parliament and chairman of the Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Davor Ivo Stier, emphasized that the countries of the Western Balkans, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, now have the opportunity to accelerate European integration, with strong political will and a skilled chief negotiator coordinating with the executive authority and Parliament.
Sweden, Bulgaria, and Portugal are being taken to the EU court for failing to meet requirements for reduced ammonia emissions. Latvia due to nitrogen oxide and NMVOC emissions.
Parliamentary delegations from Southeast European countries at the COSAP conference in Sarajevo agreed that European integration should be accelerated and regional inter-parliamentary cooperation strengthened.
– I really don’t see much substance if bilateral issues and bilateral disputes are what determine whether countries should become full members within the EU, said Mickoski.