As announced by President Ursula von der Leyen during her travel to the Western Balkans in October 2026, the European Commission has opened negotiations to integrate Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia into the EU’s ‘Roam Like at Home’ regime. This will allow people travelling between the EU and Western Balkans to make calls, send text messages and use mobile data free of roaming surcharges.
Bilateral negotiations have now been opened with the partners. Once the agreements are finalised and the partners have fully aligned with EU roaming rules, the Commission will invite the Council to extend the EU roaming area accordingly.
The Council of the EU authorised talks on extending the EU roaming scheme to Western Balkans partners in June 2026. These agreements will be anchored to the existing Stabilisation and Association Agreements, which support the region’s stability and economic integration and closer cooperation with the EU.
(for more information: Thomas Regnier – Tel.: +32 2 299 10 99; Patricia Poropat – Tel.: +32 2 298 04 85)
