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; 11 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
2013   Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia

25 July 2013

  President Borut Pahor   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 François Hollande [1]
2014   Dubrovnik, Croatia

15 July 2014

  President Ivo Josipović   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
  Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel [2]
2015   Budva, Montenegro

8 June 2015

  President Filip Vujanović   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Bujar Nishani
  Chairman of the Presidency Mladen Ivanić
  President Atifete Jahjaga
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Tomislav Nikolić
  President Heinz Fischer [3]
  Zagreb, Croatia

25 November 2015

Extraordinary meeting

  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović   President Borut Pahor
  President Bujar Nishani
  Chairman of the Presidency Dragan Čović
  Member of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović
  Member of the Presidency Mladen Ivanić
  President Atifete Jahjaga
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Tomislav Nikolić
  President Heinz Fischer
  Vice President Joe Biden
  President of the European Council Donald Tusk
[4]
2016   Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

28–29 May 2016

  Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović
  Member of the Presidency Mladen Ivanić
  Member of the Presidency Dragan Čović
  President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Bujar Nishani
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Gjorge Ivanov
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Tomislav Nikolić
  President Sergio Mattarella [5]
2017   Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia

3 June 2017

  President Borut Pahor   President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Bujar Nishani
  Member of the Presidency Dragan Čović
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić
  President Frank-Walter Steinmaier [6]
2018   Skopje, Macedonia

27 April 2018

  President Gjorge Ivanov   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  President Ilir Meta
  Chairman of the Presidency Bakir Izetbegović
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Filip Vujanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić
  Prime Minister Boyko Borisov
  President of the European Council Donald Tusk
[7]
2019   Tirana, Albania

8–9 May 2019

  President Ilir Meta   President Borut Pahor
  President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
  Chairman of the Presidency Milorad Dodik
  Member of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  President Hashim Thaçi
  President Milo Đukanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić
  President Andrzej Duda
  High Representative of the Union Federica Mogherini
[8]
2021   Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia

29 June 2020 (Postponed)
17 May 2021

  President Borut Pahor   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 Emmanuel Macron
(canceled due to schedule overlap – committed to attend future meeting)[9]
[10]
2022   Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia

12–13 September 2022

  President Borut Pahor   President Zoran Milanović
  President Bajram Begaj
  Chairman of the Presidency Šefik Džaferović
  Member of the Presidency Milorad Dodik
  Member of the Presidency Željko Komšić
  President Vjosa Osmani
  President Stevo Pendarovski
  President Milo Đukanović
  President Aleksandar Vučić
[11]
2023   Skopje, North Macedonia

11 September 2023

  President Stevo Pendarovski   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
[12]

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