RCC Secretary General @amer_kap for @TheEconomist on EU integration, #WesternBalkans, #BerlinProcess and more. Check it out 👉🏻 economist.com/by-invitation/… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

In #Ljubljana today RCC Secretary General @amer_kap met with @MZEZ_RS Minister @TKajzer for an exchange on regional cooperation, the European integration of the Western Balkans Six and priorities for the period ahead. The two discussed the importance of maintaining momentum on regional cooperation and translating political commitments into concrete progress for citizens and businesses, including through the #CommonRegionalMarket and closer integration with the EU #SingleMarket. Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1090/kapetanovi… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap met with @MFATurkiye Deputy Minister and @ABBaskanligi Director Mehmet Kemal Bozay in #Istanbul ⏭️ where they discussed strengthening #RegionalCooperation, connectivity, regional disaster risk insurance and implementation of shared priorities across #SouthEastEurope. The two exchanged views on the current situation in the region and ongoing regional developments. Kapetanović thanked Türkiye for its continued support, while Bozay expressed his support for the RCC and its efforts to advance regional cooperation in South East Europe. Shared priorities, practical cooperation and stronger connections for a more competitive and resilient region. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap participated in the 9th Istanbul Mediation Conference, organised by the @MFATurkiye in #Istanbul and addressed the role of regional organisations in conflict prevention & sustainable peacebuilding. “A peace agreement stops the war; it does not finish the work. Peace is built in the years that follow, when institutions keep talking despite disagreement, when people look at their neighbours with a little less suspicion, when leaders keep a door open even when there is little political reward for doing so,” said Kapetanović. He recalled that the RCC was established as a peace project, rooted in region’s experience of conflict and reconciliation, and that its work continues to demonstrate how practical cooperation contributes to stability. 🚘 Mobility agreements connecting people across the region 📱 Roaming agreements making communication easier and more affordable 🎓 Recognition of qualifications opening new opportunities 📈 Common Regional Market bringing economies closer together 🚀 Initiatives empowering young people and women entrepreneurs 🤝 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣. Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1089/kapetanovi… 
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RCC Deputy Secretary General @UmutErgezer met with @Eurochambres CEO @BenJButters ⏭️ with the upcoming Connectivity Forum, business expectations linked to EU enlargement, and economic resilience among the key topics discussed. The two explored opportunities to draw on complementary insights from RCC’s Balkan Barometer and Eurochambres’ Economic Survey to better understand business expectations. They also discussed natural disaster insurance and regional risk-sharing as ways to strengthen business resilience, particularly for SMEs. Creating more opportunities for businesses to connect can mean creating more opportunities for the region to grow. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap called for renewed political determination to accelerate regional cooperation, advance the #CommonRegionalMarket, promote reconciliation and deliver on existing commitments at today’s #BerlinProcess Leaders’ Summit in #SvetiStefan. “The momentum of regional cooperation is not where it needs to be. Technical progress too often moves faster than political decisions, and decisions faster than implementation,” said Kapetanović. Over the past year, RCC, together with governments and regional and European partners, has worked on practical initiatives under the Berlin Process agenda, based on the #CommonRegionalMarket and #GreenAgenda for the Western Balkans, to facilitate investment, support start-ups and small businesses, strengthen links with European industry, advance digital connectivity and accelerate the region’s green transition. This included some of the concrete results: 🍃organising Third Green Agenda Ministerial ⏭️where the region endorsed the 2026 Ministerial Declaration and key regional initiatives on climate adaptation, biodiversity protection, forest restoration & reducing plastic pollution 💿co-organising eight Western Balkans Digital Summit ⏭️which welcomed the RCC-developed regional AI Roadmap 👉🏻 endorsed today by the Leaders’ Summit 🔗 Launching the WB6–EU Industrial Parks Partnership ⏭️connecting industrial parks and business zones from the WB6 with EU counterparts Congratulations to Montenegro, @VladaCG @MickeySpajic, on successfully concluding its 2026 #BerlinProcess Chairmanship, and thank you for the excellent cooperation throughout the year. Looking forward to carrying this momentum into the next chapter of the Berlin Process. Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1086/kapetanovi… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Western Balkans Public Voices’ Forum took place in #Budva today where RCC Secretary General @amer_kap participated in a session on communicating European integration and the role of Berlin Process together with @me4eu Minister @maidagorcevic and Filip Radunović of the GIZ Sustain Media Project, moderated by Vincenzo Le Voci, Secretary General of the Club of Venice. “Regional cooperation cannot be communicated only from the regional level, nor can European integration be explained only from Brussels. Regional organisations can tell the common story, and the EU can provide the broader perspective, but governments and their institutions need to bring that story home, in their own languages, through their own institutions and in a way that reflects local priorities and realities. That is where citizens can understand what these processes change in their everyday lives,” said Kapetanović Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1085/kapetanovi… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Today in #Budva for the 18th Conference of #SouthEastEurope Military Intelligence Chiefs jointly organised by RCC and @defence_mne which holds the 2026 SEEMIC Chairmanship-in-Office. RCC SG @amer_kap and the @defence_mne Minister Dragan Krapovic opened the conference where both highlighted the importance of sustained professional dialogue, trust between institutions & #RegionalCooperation in addressing common security challenges. Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1084/south-east… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

In his interview with @AJBalkans, RCC Deputy Secretary General @UmutErgezer discusses poverty, economic growth, and why GDP alone cannot capture the full picture. While GDP is an important measure of economic performance, it does not show how equally income is distributed among citizens. RCC's #SEE2030 Strategy ⏭️ supports #SouthEastEurope’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals by promoting inclusive economic growth, social inclusion, and regional cooperation aimed at reducing poverty and inequalities while improving quality of life across the region. Watch the original episode 👉🏻rcc.int/docs/815/rcc-deputy-… 📹 Original video by @AJBalkans #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺 #IDEP2026 #EndPoverty

RCC Deputy Secretary General @UmutErgezer moderated a panel on the EU Anti-Corruption Strategy at the Berlin Process side event “Strengthening integrity and anti-corruption in South-East Europe” with @eu_enlargement_’s Deputy Head of Unit for Western Balkans Regional Strategy and Investment, Enrica Chiozza; Silvana Ramadani, Advisor to Minister of State for Public Administration and Anti-Corruption; @PravdaCG’s State Secretary, Jelena Grdinić, and @mpudt_rh’s Director General Mladen Bručić-Matic today Tirana ⏭️ where discussion highlighted the importance of aligning regional reforms with EU standards, strengthening institutional integrity and public trust, and advancing practical cooperation across South East Europe. Drawing on RCC’s flagship #BalkanBarometer and #SecuriMeter findings, RCC DSG underlined the importance of public trust in institutions and evidence-based policymaking 👉🏻 Integrity and good governance are not only rule-of-law priorities, but also essential for economic competitiveness, the Common Regional Market and the Western Balkans’ EU integration. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

aaand that’s a wrap on #WBDS2026! 🤖🌐 Two days, plenty of ideas, conversations and connections, and a shared digital agenda moving forward together from #HercegNovi. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Western Balkans Digital Summit concluded today in #HercegNovi, and welcomed the #AIroadmap for the #WB6, developed by the RCC together with regional partners, setting a direction for responsible AI development & adoption 👉🏻 expected to be endorsed at the upcoming Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit #WBDS2026 concluded with a set of priorities for accelerating regional digital integration, including:🪪 Mutual recognition of digital identities 📱 Implementation of Digital Identity Wallets 📶 More affordable roaming with the EU 🛡️ Stronger cybersecurity cooperation & improved digital connectivity 🤖 Further RCC support for implementing the AI Roadmap 🔗 Stronger regional coordination on digital services 🇪🇺 Continued alignment of regional digital frameworks with EU standards Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1083/western-ba… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Eighth Western Balkans Digital Summit opened today in #HercegNovi organised by @javnaupravamne, under the auspices of the @VladaCG, in partnership with the RCC, and the @europeancommission, and in cooperation with different regional and international organisations, and other partners. Addressing participants, RCC Secretary General @amer_kap stressed that the region’s digital transformation must go beyond developing individual systems and focus on making them work together, saying “Our next challenge is not simply to digitalise six economies. It is to connect them.” #WBDS2026 brought together government representatives from the #WesternBalkansSix, EU institutions, international organisations, telecommunications operators and digital industry experts to advance regional digital transformation, strengthen connectivity and accelerate integration with the EU Digital Single Market. The opening session was followed by the WB6 Ministerial Panel, moderated by @DanijelaGacevic, Head of RCC Programme Department focusing on regional digital transformation, cooperation and closer alignment with European digital standards. Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/news/1082/kapetanovi… #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Today in #HercegNovi, RCC brought together representatives of the #WesternBalkansSix public sector, mobile operators and the @EU_Commission for a meeting of the Advisory and Coordination Group, held ahead of this year’s Western Balkans Digital Summit #WBDS2026 ⏭️ discussions focused on shaping regional telecommunications and digital connectivity, and on keeping the region better connected as its digital transformation moves forward. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap in an interview with @ForbesCrnaGora talked on regional cooperation, digitalisation, cybersecurity, the upcoming Western Balkans Digital Summit and more. “The value of regional cooperation lies in building systems that communicate with each other and comply with European standards, thus translating regional cooperation into tangible progress towards European integration. The goal is that citizens of our region are gradually able to use electronic services in region’s partners with fewer additional procedures. This requires technical integration, but above all, trust among institutions, aligned rules and data safety. It will not happen overnight. It is, however, very important that we stop talking about it as some distant digital future. The work is already underway,” said RCC SG. Read more 👉🏻 rcc.int/docs/812/rcc-secreta… Western Balkans Digital Summit #WBDS2026 starts tomorrow, and brings governments, businesses, international partners, academia and digital experts together for two days focused on what is shaping our digital future. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

RCC Secretary General @amer_kap today at the @OpenSociety Civil Society & Think Tank Forum 2026 session “Competitiveness & Growth: From CRM to Single Market” together with @CEFTA_ Director @Pran_Kastrati, @EUWB6_TCT Director Talis Linkaits, Political Advisor to the Prime Minister and Sherpa for Regional Affairs @LorenaSekiraqa and @wiiw_ac_at Economist Branimir Jovanovic. “The Common Regional Market has given us the framework, and now implementation has to catch up with ambition. The real test is whether the commitments we have made translate into fewer barriers, lower costs and more opportunities for businesses and citizens. Delivery is what will make regional integration credible and bring the Western Balkans Six closer to the EU Single Market,” said Kapetanović. From freer movement and stronger regional value chains to investment, digitalisation and access to the EU Single Market, #CRM remains one of the region’s most concrete tools for closing the convergence gap. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Meet Flandra Marmullaku, the #WesternBalkansSix ICT Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2026! 💻✨ Through Data4x, Flandra develops AI and data-driven solutions that help businesses better understand markets, advance digital transformation and make evidence-based decisions. By combining technology, data and business intelligence, her work contributes to a smarter and more competitive digital economy. 📊🚀 Stay tuned to meet the rest of the Western Balkans Six Women Entrepreneurs of the Year 2026. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

Two days. One regional digital agenda. Western Balkans Digital Summit is coming to #HercegNovi 🤖🌐 13–14 October is all about the 8th #WBDS2026, bringing governments, businesses, international partners, academia and digital experts together for two days focused on what is shaping our digital future 👉🏻 digital public services, cybersecurity, AI, digital skills, digital transformation, stronger regional digital cooperation, and more. Stay tuned! #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺

This week in Budva, seven industrial parks and business zones from the #WesternBalkansSix signed MoUs with EU partners, launching the new WB6–EU Industrial Parks Partnership facilitated by RCC. 🤝🇪🇺 So what comes next? Turning connections into cooperation through: 🔗 Business matchmaking and networking 🏭 Stronger industrial park management and services 🌱 Eco-Industrial Park practices and greener industry 💡 Innovation, skills and sustainable industrial development 📈 Joint projects, investment and funding opportunities 🧠 Expert exchanges and technical support 🧳 Study visits and peer learning, and more Launched under the 2026 #BerlinProcess, the Partnership also supports implementation of the RCC-coordinated #CommonRegionalMarket. Connecting parks. Building value chains. Advancing green practices. #poweredbyRCC 🇪🇺