Brdo-Brijuni Process

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The Brdo-Brijuni Process (Slovene: Proces Brdo-Brioni) is an annual multilateral event in the Western Balkans. It was initiated in 2013 by Slovenian president Borut Pahor and Croatian president Ivo Josipović. The first official meeting was in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia. The main focus of the Process is the enlargement of the European Union with countries of the Western Balkans. Similar meetings were held at the prime-ministerial level in 2010 and 2011 by then-Prime Ministers of Slovenia and Croatia, Borut Pahor and Jadranka Kosor. The Brdo-Brijuni process includes Slovenia and Croatia (EU member states) and candidates and potential candidates for EU membership from the Western Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo).

Brdo-Brijuni Process
FormationJuly 25, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-25) (at the presidential level)
TypeDiplomatic conference
Membership
Official language
None, de facto English

In 2014, the Berlin Process was initiated by then-Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, in which all of the Brdo-Brijuni Process countries are included as well.

Current representatives

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Meetings

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Year Host country Host Attendees Guest(s) Source
2010   Belgrade, Serbia

5 July 2010

  President Boris Tadić   President Stjepan Mesić
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  President Bamir Topi
  President Fatmir Sejdiu
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Traian Băsescu

  President László Sólyom
  President Heinz Fischer
  President Danilo Türk
  President Georgi Parvanov

  President François Hollande [1]
2011   Tirana, Albania

30 July 2011

  President Bamir Topi   President Ivo Josipović
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  President Boris Tadić
  President Jakup Krasniqi
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Traian Băsescu

  President Pál Schmitt
  President Heinz Fischer
  President Danilo Türk
  President Georgi Parvanov

  President François Hollande [2]
2012   Belgrade, Serbia

31 January 2012

  President Boris Tadić   President Ivo Josipović
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  President Bamir Topi
  President Atifete Jahjaga
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Traian Băsescu

  President János Áder
  President Rosen Plevneliev
  President Borut Pahor
  President Heinz Fischer

  President François Hollande [3]
2013   Murfatlar, Romania

8 September 2013

  President Traian Băsescu   President Ivo Josipović
  President Bujar Nishani
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  President Atifete Jahjaga
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Tomislav Nikolić

  President János Áder
  President Rosen Plevneliev
  President Borut Pahor
  President Heinz Fischer

  President François Hollande [4]
2014   Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria

26 November 2014

  President Rosen Plevneliev   President Borut Pahor
  President Bujar Nishani
  Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović
  Member of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  Member of the Presidency Nebojša Radmanović
  President Atifete Jahjaga
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Tomislav Nikolić

  President János Áder
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Ivo Josipović
  President Heinz Fischer

  Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel [5]
2015   Valandovo, North Macedonia

1 August 2015

  President Gjorge Ivanov   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Bujar Nishani
  Chairman of the Presidency Mladen Ivanić
  President Atifete Jahjaga

 President Tomislav Nikolić
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Heinz Fischer
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President János Áder
  President Rosen Plevneliev

2016   Vienna, Austria

20 June 2016

  President Doris Bures   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Bujar Nishani
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Tomislav Nikolić

  Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović
  Member of the Presidency Mladen Ivanić
  Member of the Presidency Dragan Čović
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President János Áder
  President Rosen Plevneliev

  President Sergio Mattarella [6]
2017   Çorovodë, Albania

1 March 2017

  President Ilir Meta   President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Borut Pahor
  Member of the Presidency Dragan Čović
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić
  President Alexander Van der Bellen

  President János Áder
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Rumen Radev

  President Frank-Walter Steinmaier [7]
2018   Sibiu, Romania

9 May 2018

  President Klaus Iohannis   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Ilir Meta
  Chairman of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Milo Đukanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić

  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Rumen Radev
  President Alexander Van der Bellen
  President János Áder

  Prime Minister Boyko Borisov
  President of the European Council Donald Tusk
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2019   Nikšić, Montenegro

7 July 2019

  President Milo Đukanović   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  Chairman of the Presidency Milorad Dodik
  Member of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Ilir Meta
  President Aleksandar Vučić
  President Stevo Pendarovski

  President Rumen Radev
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Alexander Van der Bellen
  President János Áder

  President Andrzej Duda
  High Representative of the Union Federica Mogherini
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2020   Skopje, North Macedonia

8 August 2020

  President Stevo Pendarovski   President Borut Pahor
  President János Áder
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Ilir Meta
  Chairman of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  Member of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  Member of the Presidency Milorad Dodik
  President Aleksandar Vučić

  President Vjosa Osmani
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Milo Đukanović
  President Rumen Radev
  President Alexander Van der Bellen

2021   Sibiu, Romania

25 May 2021

  President Klaus Iohannis   President Zoran Milanović
  President Ilir Meta
  Chairman of the Presidency Milorad Dodik
  Member of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  Member of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  President Vjosa Osmani
  President Stevo Pendarovski
  President Milo Đukanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić

  President János Áder
  President Alexander Van der Bellen
  President Borut Pahor
  President Rumen Radev

  President Emmanuel Macron
(canceled due to schedule overlap – committed to attend future meeting)[10]
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2022   Belgrade, Serbia

1 September 2022

  President Aleksandar Vučić   President Zoran Milanović
  President Bajram Begaj
  Chairman of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  Member of the Presidency Milorad Dodik
  Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović
  President Vjosa Osmani
  President Stevo Pendarovski
  President Milo Đukanović
  President Nataša Pirc Musar

  President Katalin Novák
  President Alexander Van der Bellen
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Rumen Radev

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2023   Szeged, Hungary

14 July 2023

  President Katalin Novák   President Nataša Pirc Musar
  President Zoran Milanović
  President Bajram Begaj
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  Member of the Presidency Denis Bećirović
  Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović
  President Vjosa Osmani
  President Jakov Milatović
  President Aleksandar Vučić
  President Rumen Radev

  President Alexander Van der Bellen
  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Stevo Pendarovski

2024   Ohrid, North Macedonia

1 July 2024

  President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova   President Nataša Pirc Musar
  President Tamás Sulyok
  President Zoran Milanović
  President Bajram Begaj
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  Member of the Presidency Denis Bećirović
  Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović
  President Vjosa Osmani

  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Jakov Milatović
  President Rumen Radev
  President Alexander Van der Bellen
  President Aleksandar Vučić

2025   Vorau, Austria

1 January 2025

  President Reinhold Lopatka   President Aleksandar Vulin
  President Tamás Sulyok
  President Bajram Begaj
  President Ivan Penava
  Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  Member of the Presidency Denis Bećirović
  Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović
  President Vjosa Osmani

  President Klaus Iohannis
  President Jakov Milatović
  President Kostadin Kostadinov
  President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
  President Nataša Pirc Musar

Meetings by host country

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Country Host
  Slovenia 4 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022
  Croatia 2 2014, 2015 II
  North Macedonia 2 2018, 2023
  Montenegro 1 2015 I
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016
  Albania 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik republike Borut Pahor je danes gostil srečanje voditeljev Brdo Process". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik republike Borut Pahor je danes gostil srečanje voditeljev Brdo Process". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik republike Borut Pahor je danes gostil srečanje voditeljev Brdo Process". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik republike Borut Pahor je danes gostil srečanje voditeljev Brdo Process". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Merkel dala snažnu potporu europskoj perspektivi regije". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik Pahor na srečanju voditeljev Brdo Brijuni v Sarajevu". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Srečanje voditeljev Brdo - Brijuni Process". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik Pahor na srečanju voditeljev Brdo Brijuni v Skopju". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Srečanje voditeljev Brdo Brijuni Process v Tirani". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  10. ^ "[FOTO] Macron trebao stići kao počasni gost na samit Brdo-Brijuni; datum mu nije 'išao na ruku'". T-portal.
  11. ^ "Predsednik Republike Slovenije | Predsednik Pahor je priredil srečanje voditeljev pobude Brdo-Brijuni Process". www.up-rs.si. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  12. ^ "11th meeting of Brdo-Brijuni Process leaders". www.gov.si. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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