Feb 22, London
Western Balkans Investment Summit
- Croatia and WB6 Prime Ministers, Ministers of Economy, Energy and/or Transport, UK Minister for Trade and Investment
- EBRD
- WB business representatives
- Development of transport links, renewable energy and the privatisation agenda elaborated upon
- EBRD-backed SEE Link launched
Feb 25-26, Zagreb
WB6 Chamber Investment Forum Meeting
- Presidents of Chambers from SEE and of the EU member states
- EU representatives
- The Regional Platform for Strengthening SMEs established
Mar 1, Brussels
Meeting of WB6 Ministers of Energy and Transport
- WB6 Ministers of Transport and Energy
- DG NEAR Commissioner
- The WB6 will work towards establishing a regional market for electricity
- The NICs will keep Single Project Pipelines (SPPs) of priority investments up to date and credible
Mar 30-31, Durres
Meeting of WB6 Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Durres
- WB6 and Czech Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- Secretary of State of France
- Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs
- DG NEAR Commissioner
- RCC Secretary General
- The EU will fund connectivity investment projects where soft measures have been addressed
- The WB6 proposed a cooperation agenda as regards to the refugee crisis and demanded the conclusion of the visa liberalisation process for all the WB citizens
- The EC will organise a youth forum, launch a pilot scheme for young civil servants and prepare a regional hydropower master plan
Apr 25-26, Vienna
Conference “WB: Energizing Enlargement by Solving Bilateral Disputes”
- Representatives of WB6, Austria, Croatia, Germany, France, Italy and Slovenia, of the EU institutions, RCC, think-tanks
- The ways of resolving bilateral issues were deliberated
Apr 27, Vienna
Meeting in EnC Secretariat
- Representatives of the WB6 Ministries of Energy
- WB6 Transmission system operators and national regulatory authorities
- MoU of the WB6 on Regional Electricity Market Development signed
May 12-13, Belgrade and Novi Sad
Civil Society Forum
- Regional civil society organisations and think tanks
- Recommendations for the Paris Summit prepared (youth cooperation, migration crisis, environment and bilateral disputes)
May 22-24, Vienna
Joint Science Conference
- National Academies and Rector’ Conferences of WB6, Austria, Germany, Italy and Slovenia; RCC
- Recommendations for the WB6 agreed upon (involvement of scientists in policy- making, application of international quality criteria, support to mobility measures, etc.)
May 24, Paris
Brdo-Brijuni Process meeting
- Italy, France, Slovenia and WB6
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs; German Minister of State for Europe; State Secretary of France
- DG NEAR Commissioner
- EEAS Secretary General
- Cooperation needs to be stepped up in the area of migrations
May 25, Brussels
Economic and Financial Dialogue between the EU, the WB, and Turkey
- Representatives of WB6, EU member states, Turkey, EC; of European Central Bank and central banks of WB6 and Turkey
- The WB6 representatives presented their Economic Reform Plans (ERPs) for 2016
May 26, Ljubljana
Conference “Strengthening Econ. Governance in SEE”
- WB6 Ministers of Economy
- Representatives of the EC and IMF
- Reform priorities identified under Economic Reform Programmes discussed