Berlin Process

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The Berlin Process is a diplomatic initiative linked to the future enlargement of the European Union. It started with the 2014 Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin, followed by the 2015 Vienna Summit and the 2016 Paris Summit. A future conference is scheduled to be held in July 2017 in Trieste. The Berlin Process was initiated in order to consolidate and keep the dynamics in EU integration process in the light of increased euroscepticism and 5-year stoppage of expansion announced by Commission President Jean Claude Juncker.^[1]

The Berlin Process is an intergovernmental cooperation initiative aimed at revitalizing 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. It is one of the flagship German diplomatic initiatives of the Third Merkel cabinet concerning South-East Europe, together with country-specific ones (e.g. the German-British diplomatic initiative for Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU accession)

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 Macedonia to the European Union
  • Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
  • Accession of Serbia to the European Union
• 2014 Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin
• 2015 Western Balkans Summit, Vienna
• 2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
• Belgrade–Pristina negotiations
• Macedonia naming dispute
• Stabilisation and Association Process
• Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina
• European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo

References

Berlin Process
Conferences	2014 Berlin 2015 Vienna 2016 Paris 2017 Trieste 2018 London
Non-member states	Candidates negotiating membership Montenegro Serbia Candidates Albania Republic of Macedonia Potential candidates which have submitted a membership application Bosnia and Herzegovina Potential candidates which have not submitted a membership application Kosovo*
Member states	European Union partner states Austria France Germany Italy European Union partner states from the region Croatia Slovenia
See Also: Future enlargement of the European Union