2019 Western Balkans Summit, Poznań

The 2019 Western Balkans Summit in Poznań, Poland, was the sixth annual summit within the Berlin Process initiative for European integration of Western Balkans states. Heads of government, foreign ministers, and the ministers of economy from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo[lower-alpha 1], North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia attended, as well as two existing EU member states from the region - Croatia and Slovenia. In addition, other EU member states including Austria, France, Germany, and Italy, as well as representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions, attended to the summit.

Western Balkans Summit
"Poznań 2019"
Host countryPoland[1]
Dates4-5 July
Cities Poznań
Participants
ChairMateusz Morawiecki
Follows2018 Western Balkans Summit, London
Precedes2020 Western Balkans Summit, Skopje & Sofia
Key points

The summit took place on 4 and 5 July 2019.

Agenda

The agenda there will be economy, connectivity, civil society with a focus on youth and culture, and security.[2]

On the first day are planned the meetings of ministers the economy, the interior, and foreign affairs of the Berlin Process countries whereas on the second of the presidents and prime ministers. The meetings will be accompanied by the EU-Western Balkans Business Forum and the Civil Society Forum.[3]

Notes and references

Notes:

  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References:

  1. European Western Balkans. "Poznań Summit to introduce new areas of cooperation". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. EWB (2019-01-24). "Expectations from the Poznań Summit: Entering the second phase of the Berlin Process". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  3. "Wybrano logo Szczytu Bałkanów Zachodnich w Poznaniu". zagrzeb.msz.gov.pl. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.

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