Croatia constructively contributes to strengthening European direction of our neighbouring countries

The summit of the Berlin process was attended by several key countries of the European Union and neighbouring countries of South-Eastern Europe, as well as the leaders of South-Eastern Europe, with the presence of the President of the European Commission, as well as a number of other international organizations, the Prime Minister Plenković said in a statement to the media. The main goal of the Berlin Process is to maintain the orientation of all these countries towards the European Union and improve their mutual cooperation. One example of this better cooperation is roaming in that area of ​​Europe, which did not exist before, then traveling with ID cards, the regional market and the huge amount of money that the European Union provides through the Plan for Growth in the Western Balkans. "Progress is more than obvious, and this can ultimately be seen in recent decisions, such as the one on the opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina," emphasized the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković participated today in Berlin at the summit of the Berlin Process, which also marked the tenth anniversary of the start of this format.
 
The summit was attended by several key countries of the European Union and neighbouring countries of Southeast Europe and leaders of Southeast Europe, with the presence of the President of the European Commission, as well as a number of other international organizations, the Prime Minister said in a statement to the media.
 
They discussed the entire process of enlargement and the dynamics of accession to the European Union, and various documents were adopted and agreements signed on strengthening regional cooperation, primarily the regional market, he added.
 
Contribution to the acceleration of reforms and the enlargement process
 
This Berlin process in a certain way replaced, thanks to Angela Merkel's initiative at the time, the lack of continuous meetings at the highest level between the countries of Southeast Europe and key members of the European Union, Prime Minister Plenković explained, assessing that the contribution of this format to the acceleration of reforms and the enlargement process is very useful.
 
The main goal of the Berlin Process is to maintain the orientation of all these countries towards the European Union and improve their mutual cooperation. One example of this better cooperation is roaming in that area of ​​Europe, which did not exist before, then traveling with ID cards, the regional market, the huge amount of money that the European Union gives through the Plan for Growth in the Western Balkans.
 
"Progress is more than obvious, and this can ultimately be seen in recent decisions, such as the one on the opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina," emphasized the Prime Minister.
 
With six countries in Southeast Europe, Croatia has a total of 7 billion euros of exchange per year, which is about 11% of our total trade exchange, and it is important that as a country that supports reform efforts while meeting the criteria, within this format we are a constructive actor that contributes to the strengthening of the European direction of our neighbouring countries, he said.

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