CEFTA

In the framework of the SAAs, the Western Balkan Parties and the EU aim at a progressive alignment of regulation in the services sector and mutual concessions regarding three aspects of trade in services:

• Movement of workers: The SAAs contain provisions safeguarding the non-discriminatory treatment of workers from the Western Balkans in the EU Member States and vice versa;
  
• Establishment: The SAAs grant rights to citizens and companies of the EU and the Western Balkan Parties to set up businesses and operate in each other’s respective territories; and
  
• Supply of services: The SAAs recognise the right of companies and individuals to supply services in the other Party’s territory.
  

Furthermore, the SAAs provide dedicated rules for financial services, allowing the establishment and operation of financial services providers from all Parties, guaranteeing the necessary prudential regulation to protect financial stability and consumer interests.

For more information on the specific provisions on services agreed upon between the EU and each Western Balkan party, please check the annexes to the respective SAA, available here.