Today the Summit of the Berlin Process, present Scholz, Michel, Von der Leyen and the leaders of the Balkans

2023-10-16 07:46:08Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Today the Summit of the Berlin Process, present Scholz, Michel, Von der Leyen
Berlin Process Summit

The eyes of all Europe will be today in Tirana, where the Berlin Process Summit will be held for the first time. The most important representatives of the European Union, as well as the leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans, will participate today in this summit, which for the first time takes place outside the borders of the EU and the organization has been entrusted to the Albanian government. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Tirana yesterday, while the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will also be present at the summit. The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, whose country initiated the Berlin Process, could not be absent. The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to participate in the summit proceedings, while the French President Emmanuel Macron canceled his participation, but in the afternoon he will be in Tirana for the first official visit.

Meanwhile, 6 representatives of the Western Balkan countries will also be present, including Prime Minister Ed Rama. For the first time, since the clashes with Rama, the prime minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, arrives in Tirana. Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and not President Aleksandar Vucic is expected to attend from Serbia.

At 12:00, the first session will start, where the Integration of the Region in the Single Market and the Improvement of Convergence with the EU will be discussed. In the second session, cooperation for investments in various fields will be discussed, while at the end there will be a joint Rama-Scholz Von der Leyen conference.

The work of the Summit concludes with the inauguration of the European College and the Tumo center, the transformed pyramid, where the work of the summit will be held. The Berlin summit will cost the state 51 million ALL.

Over 2,000 officers are on the ground to ensure the success of the Berlin Process Summit, which is being held today in Tirana. The Summit of the Berlin Process will take place in the premises of the Pyramid of Tirana, where the streets around it are surrounded by the police as they have been designated as a security perimeter.

Vehicle circulation, parking and pedestrian crossing will not be allowed in them, except for resident residents. There will be 1604 officers and 400 employees of the Guard of the Republic committed to this important event that will take place for the first time outside the borders of the EU.


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