# Berlin Process > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Berlin_Process > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Berlin_Process.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Process > Source revision: 1349864092 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The **Berlin Process** is an [intergovernmental](/source/Intergovernmentalism) cooperation initiative linked to the [future enlargement of the European Union](/source/Future_enlargement_of_the_European_Union). ## History The Berlin Process started with the [2014 Berlin Conference](/source/2014_Conference_of_Western_Balkan_States,_Berlin), which was followed by the [2015 Vienna Summit](/source/2015_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Vienna), the [2016 Paris Summit](/source/2016_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Paris), the [2017 Trieste Summit](/source/2017_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Trieste), the [2018 London Summit](/source/2018_Western_Balkans_Summit,_London) and the [2019 Poznań Summit](/source/2019_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Pozna%C5%84). The Berlin Process was initiated in order to consolidate and maintain the dynamics of the EU integration process in light of increased [euroscepticism](/source/Euroscepticism) and the five-year moratorium on enlargement announced by Commission President [Jean-Claude Juncker](/source/Jean-Claude_Juncker).[1] ## 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.[2] It is one of the flagship diplomatic initiatives on South-east Europe of the [third Merkel cabinet](/source/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](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)'s EU accession). ## Participating states The initiative includes five non-EU Balkan candidates for EU membership ([Montenegro](/source/Montenegro), [Serbia](/source/Serbia), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia), [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/source/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina), [Albania](/source/Albania)) and a non-EU Balkan potential candidate ([Kosovo](/source/Kosovo)), some EU members, i.e.: [Austria](/source/Austria), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria), [Croatia](/source/Croatia), [France](/source/France), [Greece](/source/Greece), [Germany](/source/Germany), [Italy](/source/Italy), [Poland](/source/Poland), and [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia)[2] and one additional non-EU country, the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). ## Western Balkans Summit - [2014 Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin](/source/2014_Conference_of_Western_Balkan_States,_Berlin) - [2015 Western Balkans Summit, Vienna](/source/2015_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Vienna) - [2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris](/source/2016_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Paris) - [2017 Western Balkans Summit, Trieste](/source/2017_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Trieste) - [2018 Western Balkans Summit, London](/source/2018_Western_Balkans_Summit,_London) - [2019 Western Balkans Summit, Poznań](/source/2019_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Pozna%C5%84) - 2020 Western Balkans Summit, Sofia - 2021 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin (Virtual) - 2022 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin[3] - [2023 Western Balkans Summit, Tirana](/source/2023_Western_Balkans_Summit,_Tirana)[4] - 2024 Western Balkans Summit, Berlin[5] - 2025 Western Balkans Summit, London[6] ## See also - [Future enlargement of the European Union](/source/Future_enlargement_of_the_European_Union) - [Accession of Albania to the European Union](/source/Accession_of_Albania_to_the_European_Union) - [Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union](/source/Accession_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_to_the_European_Union) - [Accession of Kosovo to the European Union](/source/Accession_of_Kosovo_to_the_European_Union) - [Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union](/source/Accession_of_North_Macedonia_to_the_European_Union) - [Accession of Montenegro to the European Union](/source/Accession_of_Montenegro_to_the_European_Union) - [Accession of Serbia to the European Union](/source/Accession_of_Serbia_to_the_European_Union) - [Strategy for the Western Balkans](/source/Strategy_for_the_Western_Balkans) - [Brdo-Brijuni Process](/source/Brdo-Brijuni_Process) - [Belgrade–Pristina negotiations](/source/Belgrade%E2%80%93Pristina_negotiations) - [Southeast Europe Transport Community](/source/Southeast_Europe_Transport_Community) - [South-East European Cooperation Process](/source/South-East_European_Cooperation_Process) ## References 1. ShtetiWeb. ["THE BERLIN PROCESS"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150728093115/http://shtetiweb.org/berlin-process/). Archived from [the original](http://shtetiweb.org/berlin-process/) on July 28, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2014. 1. ["A new logo for Western Balkans Summit in Poznan"](https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/a-new-logo-for-western-balkans-summit-in-poznan). *Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland*. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05. 1. [https://www.berlinprocess.de/en/the-berlin-process-2022](https://www.berlinprocess.de/en/the-berlin-process-2022) 1. ["Berlin Process Summit to Take Place in Tirana on October 16"](https://albaniandailynews.com/news/berlin-process-summit-to-take-place-in-tirana-on-october-16) 1. [https://www.berlinprocess.de/en/the-berlin-process-2024](https://www.berlinprocess.de/en/the-berlin-process-2024) 1. ["Historic Hillsborough Castle to host high-level international meeting on Western Balkans"](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/historic-hillsborough-castle-to-host-high-level-international-meeting-on-western-balkans) ## External links - [Berlin Process website](https://www.berlinprocess.de/) - [Regional Youth Cooperation Office](https://www.rycowb.org/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Berlin Process](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Process) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Process?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.