Miločer in Budva will host the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit the day after tomorrow, with senior officials and representatives of European countries, international institutions and regional organizations expected to attend. Among those invited are Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, according to the list published by the Government of Montenegro.
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will be in Montenegro on Wednesday and Thursday. In addition to attending the summit, she will hold meetings with representatives of Montenegrin institutions and regional bodies.
Her agenda will begin on Wednesday with a meeting with Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović. According to the European Commission, the talks will focus on Montenegro’s progress in the process of joining the European Union.
Kos will then meet with the Speaker of the Montenegrin Parliament, Andrija Mandić. The discussion is expected to address the country’s European agenda and the role of political dialogue in advancing reforms.
The European commissioner will also hold talks with representatives of opposition parties. In the afternoon, she will meet with Prime Minister Milojko Spajić to review the progress of reforms related to the country’s path toward EU membership.
On Thursday, Marta Kos will take part in the Berlin Process Summit. Regional cooperation, connectivity and the European integration of the Western Balkan countries will be among the main topics of the meeting.
According to reports by Montenegrin media, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti is expected to meet with Marta Kos to discuss recent developments in Kosovo.
During the summit, the commissioner will also meet with European Investment Bank Vice-President Robert de Groot. The meeting will focus on investment, support for the region’s development and European integration.
The Montenegrin government’s list also includes German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, as well as other representatives from the region and international institutions.
Participants will also include officials from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and other regional and international organizations.
According to the latest information, the following participants will attend the Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit:
– Dimitrios Karabalis, director general for International Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
– Djuro Macut, prime minister of Serbia.
– Friedrich Merz, chancellor of Germany.
– Thomas Byrne, minister of state for European Affairs and Defence.
– Tone Kajzer, minister of foreign affairs.
– Steëart Martin Ëood, Lord of Anfield, parliamentary under-secretary of state.
– Benjamin Haddad, minister delegate for Europe.
– Albin Kurti, prime minister of Kosovo.
– Antonio Tajani, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs.
– Borjana Krišto, chair of the Council of Ministers.
– Hristijan Mickoski, prime minister of North Macedonia.
– Atanas Pekanov, deputy prime minister.
– Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania.
– Christian Stocker, chancellor of Austria.
– Marcin Bosacki, secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
– Andrej Plenkovic, prime minister of Croatia.
– Marta Kos, European commissioner for Enlargement.
– Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
– Frantisek Ruzicka, deputy secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
– Xiaoqing Yu, director of the Western Balkans division at the World Bank Group.
– Amer Kapetanović, secretary-general of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC).
– Vladimir Obradović, secretary-general of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO).
– Pranvera Kastrati, director of the CEFTA Secretariat.
– Robert de Groot, vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB).
– Artur Lorkoëski, director of the Energy Community Secretariat.
– Talis Linkaits, director of the Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community.
– Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu, secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
– Johanne Boehmer, deputy governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank.
– Albert Hani, director of the Secretariat of the Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative.
– Boban Ilic, secretary-general of the Standing Working Group for Rural Development in South-Eastern Europe.
– Gjergj Murra, executive director of the Western Balkans Fund.
– David Piegazki, secretary-general of the Western Balkans 6 Chambers Investment Forum.
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