| Series Title | In Focus |
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| Publication Date | 2014 |
| Content Type | Key Source, Overview |
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The Berlin Process is an intergovernmental cooperation initiative aimed at revitalising the multilateral ties between the Western Balkans and selected EU member states, and at improving regional cooperation in the Western Balkans on the issues of infrastructural and economic development. Background: The launch of the Berlin Process aimed at confirming the European Union's commitment to the region's accession and to give a new momemntum to the enlargement process, after Jean-Claude Juncker announced in his inaugural speech (2014) a five-year halt on enlargement. Germany was seen from the start as the main engine of this process. The country was keen to provide a framework for closer regional cooperation which could trigger and encourage democratic practices, reconciliation and economic growth. The participants include the six countries of the Western Balkans region and representatives from Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, and the United Kingdom, besides officials from the European Commission and international financial institutions. The format comprises a set of annual summits to be held between 2014 to 2018. + 2014 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin Several other meetings take place in between the annual summits to discuss sectorial dimensions and prepare the outcomes for the next summit. |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Southeastern Europe |
