2019 Western Balkans Summit, Poznań

Western Balkans Summit "Poznań 2019"

Host country	Poland^[1]
Dates	4–5 July
Cities	Poznań
Participants	European Union Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Germany Greece Italy Kosovo France North Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia
Chair	Mateusz Morawiecki
Follows	2018 Western Balkans Summit, London
Precedes	2020 Western Balkans Summit, Skopje & Sofia
Key points
Future enlargement of the European Union

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, 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.

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]

References

^ European Western Balkans (9 October 2018). "Poznań Summit to introduce new areas of cooperation". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ EWB (2019-01-24). "Expectations from the Poznań Summit: Entering the second phase of the Berlin Process". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
^ "Wybrano logo Szczytu Bałkanów Zachodnich w Poznaniu". zagrzeb.msz.gov.pl. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.