The impact of Open Balkan on cross-border employment and labor mobility

Panev, Kristijan (2023) The impact of Open Balkan on cross-border employment and labor mobility. In: II Annual Conference at the Central European Academy, 21 - 22 Sept 2023, Budapest, Hungary. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The free movement of people, including the movement of workers, is one of the four freedoms of the European Union’s single market. It includes eliminating barriers to the movement of workers and eliminating all forms of discrimination and different treatment of EU citizens within the EU territory. Workers from one Member State should enjoy free access to the labor markets of all Member States within the EU.
The Western Balkan countries, including Macedonia, as aspiring EU members, strive to incorporate European values and to harmonize the domestic legislation with the EU acquis, including the legislation for labor mobility and non-discrimination in employment. Considering the long integration process and the growing Euroscepticism in these countries, the Open Balkan Initiative (previously known as Mini Schengen) was established, as an initiative to facilitate rather than substitute the EU integration process.
The idea of Open Balkan is to implement the four fundamental freedoms of the European Union in the Balkans, thus contributing to economic development, an increase of economic growth, investments, and employment in the Western Balkans. It established a commitment to facilitate the crossing of borders for the citizens of the signatory countries, inter alia, to facilitate free access to the labor market in the Western Balkans, thus encouraging cross-border employment and investments. Hence, a few agreements were signed to facilitate labor mobility and secure equal treatment of workers from the signatory countries.
This paper will give insights into the applicable rules in Macedonia, for the employment of foreigners vis-à-vis the citizens of the Open Balkan Initiative member states. It will analyze the level of harmonization of the adopted Open Balkan regulation with the existing Macedonian legislation and the potential impact of the Open Balkan initiative on labour mobility and cross-border employment in Macedonia.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Law
Divisions:	Faculty of Law
Depositing User:	Kristijan Panev
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2024 09:25
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2024 08:55
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/33818

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