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Berlin Process

Participating non-EU states  Participating EU states  Rest of the EU
Formation	August 28, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-28)
Type	intergovernmental organization
Membership	EU states:  Austria  Bulgaria  Croatia  France  Greece  Germany  Poland  Slovenia  Italy Non-EU Balkan states:  Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Montenegro  Kosovo  North Macedonia  Serbia Other non-EU states:  United Kingdom
Website	https://www.berlinprocess.de/

The Berlin Process is an intergovernmental cooperation initiative linked to the future enlargement of the European Union.

History

It started with the 2014 Berlin Conference, which was followed by the 2015 Vienna Summit, the 2016 Paris Summit, the 2017 Trieste Summit, the 2018 London Summit and the 2019 Poznań Summit. The Berlin Process was initiated in order to consolidate and maintain the dynamics of the EU integration process in light of increased euroscepticism and the five-year moratorium on enlargement announced by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Aims

The Berlin Process is aimed at revitalizing the multilateral ties between EU candidate and potential candidate countries of the former Yugoslavia and Albania and selected EU member states, and at improving regional cooperation in those countries on the issues of infrastructure and economic development. It is one of the flagship diplomatic initiatives on South-east Europe of the third Merkel cabinet. It is complemented by initiatives relating to specific South-east European countries (e.g., the German-British diplomatic initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU accession).

Participating states

The initiative includes five non-EU Balkan candidates for EU membership (Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania) and a non-EU Balkan potential candidate (Kosovo), some EU members, i.e.: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia and one additional non-EU country, the United Kingdom.

Western Balkans Summit

• 2014 Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin
• 2015 Western Balkans Summit, Vienna
• 2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
• 2017 Western Balkans Summit, Trieste
• 2018 Western Balkans Summit, London
• 2019 Western Balkans Summit, Poznań
• 2020 Western Balkans Summit, Sofia
• 2021 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin (Virtual)
• 2022 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin
• 2023 Western Balkans Summit, Tirana
• 2024 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin

See also

• Future enlargement of the European Union
  • Accession of Albania to the European Union
  • Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union
  • Accession of Kosovo to the European Union
  • Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union
  • Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
  • Accession of Serbia to the European Union
• Belgrade–Pristina negotiations
• Southeast Europe Transport Community
• South-East European Cooperation Process

References

1. ShtetiWeb. "THE BERLIN PROCESS". Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
2. ^ "A new logo for Western Balkans Summit in Poznan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
3. "Berlin Process Summit to Take Place in Tirana on October 16".

External links

• Berlin Process website
• Regional Youth Cooperation Office

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Conferences	2014 Berlin 2015 Vienna 2016 Paris 2017 Trieste 2018 London 2019 Poznań 2020 Sofia 2021 Berlin 2022 Berlin 2023 Tirana
Bodies	Southeast Europe Transport Community
Non-member states	Screened candidates Albania Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Unscreened candidates Bosnia and Herzegovina Ukraine Georgia Moldova Unscreened potential candidates Kosovo
Member states	European Union partner states Austria France Germany Italy Other European Union states involved Bulgaria Croatia Poland Slovenia
See Also: Future enlargement of the European Union

• 21st-century diplomatic conferences
• Southeastern Europe
• Enlargement of the European Union