{"id":3163537,"date":"2021-12-17T14:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T14:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/cefta-week-2021-held-in-north-macedonia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:17:21","slug":"cefta-week-2021-held-in-north-macedonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/cefta-week-2021-held-in-north-macedonia\/","title":{"rendered":"CEFTA Week 2021 held in North Macedonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n\n<strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">CEFTA<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Week 2021<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> took place 13-16 December in Skopje, North Macedonia. The annual event serves as an opportunity to take stock of the results and achievements from the year-long chairmanship of CEFTA (the Central European Free Trade Agreement), held by North Macedonia during 2021.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">Over the four days, Skopje hosted high officials from the CEFTA parties, business representatives, diplomats, and representatives from the EU and other international organisations. Speakers at the flagship<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>CEFTA Week 2021 Conference \u201c15 years making trade happen\u201d <\/strong>held on the final day included, Kreshnik Bekteshi, North Macedonia Minister of Economy, Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Marko Cadez, President of the Managing Board of the Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF), Majlinda Bregu, Secretary-General of the Regional Cooperation Council, and Emir Djiki\u0107, Director of the CEFTA Secretariat.<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\n<span lang=\"EN-GB\">The 2021 CEFTA Week got underway with official CEFTA meetings and workshops organised in cooperation with partners from the European Union Intellectual Property Office, USAID North Macedonia and WB6 CIF and with the support of the European Commission. 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