Printer Friendly Version Conference „Regional Cooperation Day“ in the Representation of State of Baden Wirtembergh, Brussels, 6 May 2015 @ 8 May 2015 09:48 AM

In organization of the Regional Cooperation Council,  Representation of State of Baden Wirthembergh in Brussels and European Fund for Balkans, one day conference “Regional Cooperation Day“ was held in Brussels on 6 May 2015.
In the first part of the conference, the key findings of project "Balkan Barometer", were presented. This project represents a mechanism for tracking targets in the framework of the Strategy for South Eastern Europe 2020 (SEE 2020). In the second part, discussion was focused on the regional cooperation and prospects of enlargement of the European Union, with participation of the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and the enlargement negotiations J.Han, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council G.Svilanovic, and foreign ministers of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia. On behalf of the Republic of Serbia, State Secretary in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Roksanda Nincic participated in the conference.

It was noted in discussion that regional cooperation is an important element of the process of accession of the Western Balkan countries. The recent agreement on the establishment of a Core transport network in the WB, is a good model of identifying common priorities and integrating the Western Balkans into the key strategic directions of development of the European Union.