The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, on June 13, has signed the extension for another year of the executive order for a state of emergency in the Balkans, as he has assessed that the situation in the Balkans continues to pose a threat to national security and foreign policy. of the USA.
The executive order was first approved on June 26, 2001, by former President George W. Bush, following the wars in the Balkans.
Actions by persons who threaten peace and international stabilization efforts in the Balkans, including acts of extremist violence and disruptive activities, and the situation in the Balkans, which impedes progress towards effective and democratic governance and full integration into transatlantic institutions, continue to present a unusual and grave threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,” said the order signed by Biden.
It is further stated that the provisions of the Law on International Economic Emergency Powers have been applied to address “unusual and extraordinary threats to the security of the country and the foreign policy of the USA”.
It is said that these measures refer to North Macedonia, the violation of the Dayton Agreements in Bosnia and Herzegovina or United Nations Resolution 1244 for Kosovo.
The US President subsequently amended that order by “Executive Order 13304” on May 28, 2003, to take additional steps with respect to certain actions that impede the implementation of, inter alia, the 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement with respect to North Macedonia.
