First initiated by Germany, the Berlin Process aims to bring six Western Balkan states closer to the EU.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00The heads of six Western Balkan states were welcomed to Berlin by German Chancellor Olaf
00:06Schultz during a summit aimed at forging closer ties between those nations and the European
00:12Union.
00:14The aim of the summit is to gradually bring Serbia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,
00:21Montenegro and North Macedonia closer to the EU.
00:26President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as well as representatives from
00:31nine EU member states and international organisations also took part in the talks.
00:37An action plan for a common regional market and a new mobility agreement, including access
00:42to higher education, is set to be signed at the summit.
00:48EU officials have said in the past that the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical concerns
00:53highlight the importance of a strategic partnership between the EU and the Balkans.