Meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and representatives of the EU: Šolc welcomed all the guests at the entrance, except for Rama who was late

The meeting of the leaders of the Western Balkan countries and representatives of the European Union (EU) within the framework of the Berlin Process began today in Berlin.

Prime Minister Milojko Spajić of Montenegro, Miloš Vucevic of Serbia, Hristijan Mickoski of North Macedonia, Andrej Plenković of Croatia, Edi Rama of Albania, Aljbin Kurti of Kosovo, Viktor Orban of Hungary, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Borjana Kristo, President of the European Commission came to the summit. (EC) Ursula von der Leyen.

Šolc welcomed all the guests at the entrance except Edi Rama, who was late.

The Berlin Process was launched in 2014, at the initiative of the then German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as a format for regional cooperation and support for the rapprochement of the EU region.

Chancellor Šolc will talk to the participants at two working meetings, as well as at a working lunch, and the topics will be "Regional cooperation and a single regional market", "Green agenda for the Western Balkans, connectivity and energy", as well as future plans of the Berlin process.

In addition, the six partners from the Western Balkans will sign a joint declaration on the new Action Plan for a single regional market, as well as an "Access to Study" mobility agreement.

At the end of the summit, a joint press conference for Chancellor Solac and the President of the European Commission is planned.