Western Balkan leaders and senior European representatives will gather in Montenegro today for Berlin Process Summit. Regional co-operation, economic integration and rapprochement with the European Union are expected to be the focus of discussions.
The meeting in the area of St. Stefan ‘%Millocher is scheduled to open Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajzic, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. EU senior officials and representatives will also be participants International organizations.
Telegram will closely cover the summit, bringing out statements of leaders, key developments and decisions related to Kosovo and the region.
In addition to Lieutenant Spajic, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, currently located in Montenegro, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Hristian Mickoski, Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers head Boryana Christo, and Djuro Macut from Serbia have confirmed the turnout.
Kurti has travelled to Montenegro on Wednesday. According to the Kosovo Government’s announcement, bilateral meetings have been envisioned during the stay.
New agreements and initiatives for advancing regional co-operation are expected to emerge from the summit. However, the challenge remains to implement existing agreements, including those for free movement and economic integration.
In this regard, it is important that vows from previous summits be accompanied by concrete results for citizens and businesses.
Kurti met Marta Kosi on summit eve
In the summit margins, Kurti has held a meeting with European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos on 21 October.
After the meeting, he has sought support from the European Commission for candidate status and opening negotiations for Kosovo’s EU membership. The prime minister has demanded that Kosovo’s democratic progress and harmonisation with the European Union’s foreign policy be reflected in concrete steps towards membership.
With fully functional institutions Kosovo will speed up reforms, Kurti wrote.
He has cited the adoption of the latest SEPA integration law and has warned of the launch of negotiations for involvement in the area without additional roaming tariffs.
Kurti has also stressed that Kosovo has ratified all the Berlin Process agreements, including recognition of diplomas, requiring their implementation on all sides, including Serbia.
Montenegro expects support for road to EU
Montenegro’s Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Philip Ivanovic, has declared that the Berlin Process is aimed at strengthening regional co-operation as preparation for EU membership.
Speaking of RTCGHe has said that the summit will be the possibility for powerful messages on the region’s co-operation and European perspective.
We expect to assess Montenegro’s progress and highlight the achievements of the past few months, Ivanovic has said.
These expectations also relate to Montenegro’s goal of membership in the European Union in 2028.
Among the expected developments from the summit is the progress towards negotiations on removing the flaming tariffs between the Western Balkans and the EU. Support for new businesses, access to financing and reducing administrative barriers for investors is expected to be also in focus.
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According to the media agenda, the arrival of delegations and statements before journalists are planned from 09:30 to 10:15. The opening session begins at 10:20 a.m., and the Spajiqi and Merzi media conference is scheduled at 1: 00 p.m. /Telegraphy/
