{"id":3162488,"date":"2020-08-06T18:49:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T18:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/team-europe-fighting-the-pandemic-and-infodemic-in-the-western-balkans-including-albania\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:15:49","slug":"team-europe-fighting-the-pandemic-and-infodemic-in-the-western-balkans-including-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/team-europe-fighting-the-pandemic-and-infodemic-in-the-western-balkans-including-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Europe: fighting the pandemic and infodemic in the Western Balkans, including Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Union has continued to support the Western Balkans partners to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and provide accurate information about the spread of the virus. In mobilising a substantial recovery package and involving the region in EU programmes, the EU confirmed its commitment to assist the Western Balkans partners in these times of crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As High Representative\/Vice-President Josep\u00a0Borrell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eeas.europa.eu\/headquarters\/headquarters-homepage\/78631\/high-representative-vice-president-josep-borrell-eu-western-balkans-zagreb-summit-time_en\">said<\/a>: \u201cThis is a time for solidarity, and it is a priority for the EU to support the Western Balkans, as part of our European family, in facing the impact of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Albania, the EU continued delivering medical equipment for hospitals and health centres across Albania. 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