Recommendations refer to the areas of good governance, security, reconciliation and dealing with the past, gender equality and diversity, common regional market and growth
The meetings resemble a ritual, progress is sporadic and not essential, and the entry of Serbia and its neighbors into the EU is not in sight, writes the German press after the meeting of the Berlin Process in the capital of Germany
Thanks to the Berlin Process, roaming tariffs for internet and phone calls between the countries of the Western Balkans are gradually being abolished. The European Union has invested 30 billion euros in the region, but the relationship between Belgrade and Pristina has not improved at all
The Berlin Process was launched in 2014 as a platform for stronger cooperation between the six countries of the Western Balkans and the EU. Ten years after the process was launched, many agreements remain unfulfilled
The Berlin process, launched ten years ago, brings together foreign ministers ahead of a summit that could bring about important changes in the regional cooperation of the Western Balkans. Although the focus is on the CEFTA agreement, disagreements between Kosovo and Serbia continue to cause tensions
A strong argument in the hands of Aleksandar Vučić and Edi Rama, that the Open Balkans were entered because the Berlin process is not producing any results, was knocked out of their hands on Thursday. It has become clear that the EU and Germany are very interested in the Common Regional Market (CRM) in the Western Balkans. The summit was also attended by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Aljbin Kurti, and the flag of Kosovo was not at all status-neutrally displayed among all other flags.
Another summit of heads of state and government of the Western Balkans started today in Berlin. Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke about the European perspective, how the European Union is not complete without these "six" countries and how they can count on Germany. Very nice
The dynamic media conference of Vučić and Šolc, due to disagreements over the issue of Kosovo and sanctions against Russia, obscured the important message of the German chancellor that the leaders of the region should return to the Berlin process. It is nothing but a message to the open Balkans, Vučić and Rama, to get rid of the Open Balkans and return to the creation of a common regional market, which was worked on for years under the auspices of the European Union
