People travelling from the European Union to the Western Balkans are to be exempt from mobile roaming surcharges in the future under plans from the European Commission.
The commission aims to start negotiations with Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia on dropping the extra fees, pending approval by EU countries.
Voluntary agreements between some mobile phone providers in the EU and in the six Western Balkans countries already allow for reduced roaming rates to some extent.
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Should the proposed negotiations lead to agreements, travellers from the EU would be able to use their mobile devices at the same rates as they do in their home countries.
Since 2017, people living in the EU have not had to pay additional mobile phone charges when travelling in other EU countries.