2017 Western Balkans Summit, Trieste

Heads of government, foreign ministers and the ministers of economy of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, as well as EU member states from the region Croatia, Slovenia and EU member states Austria, France, Germany, Italy as well as representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions attended.

Participants once again committed the Western Balkan's eventual path into the EU and agreed the next Berlin Process Summit would take place in London.

Issues discussed during the summit included laying the foundations for a common Balkan market, increasing regional cooperation, improving and expanding infrastructure and energy services, curbing migration, and fighting corruption, terrorism, and radicalism.

To help facilitate this process, the Chamber Investment Forum of the Western Balkans was created.

Johannes Hahn stated the economic integration and lowering of tariffs could produce up to 80,000 jobs.

Photo family with Commissioner Violeta Bulc .