Goals

Supporting the accession of the WB countries to the EU is one of the cornerstones of the Podgorica Club policy processes, aimed at defining a common Western Balkans Vision 2030 and New Narrative for Western Balkans. Given the current state of play in the EU accession process and the still complex regional situation, the Conference has the following objectives:

• Adopting a Joint Declaration on the importance of adopting positive decisions at the forthcoming Council meetings, addressed to high–level EU officials: Donald Tusk, President of European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission and to Johannes Hanh, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations;
• Raising awareness about the negative impact at the national and regional level in case of further delays in the accession process.
• Defining ways as to how the Podgorica Club could further support:

• The accession process of the Western Balkans;
• The regional cooperation, as one of key preconditions on the enlargement agenda; and
• The attainment of tangible deliverables within the framework of the Berlin Process/Implementation of MAP REA. н.