The Brdo–Brijuni Process (, ) 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).
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
Meetings +YearHost countryHostAttendeesGuest(s)Source2013 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 Hollande2014 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 Merkel2015 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 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 Tusk2016 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 Mattarella2017 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 Steinmeier2018 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 Tusk2019 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 Mogherini2021 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)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 Vučić2023 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 Vučić2024 Tivat, Montenegro 8 October 2024 President Jakov Milatović President Nataša Pirc Musar President Zoran Milanović President Bajram Begaj Chairman of the Presidency Denis Bećirović Member of the Presidency Željko Komšić Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović President Vjosa Osmani President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova President Aleksandar Vučić2025 Durrës, Albania 6 October 2025 President Bajram Begaj President Nataša Pirc Musar President Zoran Milanović President Jakov Milatović Chairman of the Presidency Željko Komšić Member of the Presidency Denis Bećirović Member of the Presidency Željka Cvijanović President Vjosa Osmani President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova President Aleksandar Vučić
Meetings by host country +CountryHost Slovenia42013, 2017, 2021, 2022 Croatia22014, 2015 II North Macedonia2018, 2023 Montenegro 2015 I, 2024 Albania2019, 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina12016
See also Potential enlargement of the European Union Accession of Albania to the European Union Accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union Accession of Kosovo to the European Union Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Accession of North Macedonia to the European Union Accession of Serbia to the European Union Berlin Process Belgrade–Pristina negotiations Southeast Europe Transport Community South-East European Cooperation Process References
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