EU wants to extend roaming at home rates to Balkan countries
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The European Commission has started negotiations with six countries in the Western Balkans. The aim is an agreement on mobile calls and internet use at home rates. This means that travellers from the European Union will pay the same price as at home when they use their phones in these countries.
At present, many Europeans pay extra charges when they make phone calls or use the internet outside their own country. Within the European Union, roaming has been largely abolished since 2017. With the new plan, the Commission wants to introduce the same rules outside the EU as well, in countries that may wish to become members in the future.
For Belgian travellers, this would be an advantage when they go on holiday to, for example, Montenegro, Serbia or Albania. It is not yet known when the negotiations will be concluded. First, the countries and the European Commission must agree on all the conditions.
Sources: HLN
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