TIRANA, Oct 14 /ATA/ – Western Balkans leaders and key European officials will gather in Berlin for the tenth Berlin Process Summit on Monday.
Hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, today’s meeting will bring together leaders from Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as representatives from the EU member states involved in the Berlin Process, launched by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2014.
The Summit will focus on regional cooperation, a common regional market and the green agenda for the Western Balkans.
The meeting will also address pressing economic and political challenges as the Western Balkans seeks to strengthen its ties with the European Union.
A joint declaration is expected to be adopted on a new action plan on a common regional market and access to the higher education institutions in the region.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the European Commission President Ursula von der Lyen, who will attend on behalf of the EU, will unveil the Summit’s outcomes at a joint press conference.
The summit will additionally cover topics such as energy security, green initiatives, and digital transformation, with the goal of boosting the region’s economic development and integration with the EU.
Tirana hosted the Summit of the Berlin Process leaders for the first time outside of the European Union borders in Tirana on October 16, 2023, with participation of the Western Balkan Six (WB6) leaders and their peers in Berlin Process host countries.
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