The 2020 Western Balkan Summit will be held in Zagreb, Croatia. It will take place during Croatia's presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2020. The exact date is not decided on yet.

The presidency of the Council of European Union in 2020 will be held by Croatia from 1st of January to 30th of June.

Polish presidency will host the first ministerial meeting on 11-12 April in Warsaw. Foreign ministers of the Berlin Process countries and officials from the European Commission, the European Foreign Action Service and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office will discuss bilateral issues in the Western Balkan region, the situation of young people, specifically their participation in the labour market.

Finland will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union from July to December of 2019, succeeding Romania.

The 2019 Western Balkans Summit will take place in Poznán, Poland, on July 4th and 5th 2019. The Poznán Summit will be the sixth summit of the Berlin process.

In light of the Western Balkan Summit, on July 4, the Polish Presidency will host the EU-WB Business Forum to provide networking space for entrepreneurs and a platform for business, officials and civil society where they can meet by means of open discussion panels.

Representatives of Civil Society will meet on 4th of July, having an opportunity to interact with both officials and business.

Representatives of think tanks will meet on 3th of July, having an opportunity to interact with both officials and business.

During the first half of 2019, from 1st of January to 30th of June, Romania will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union. 

Forum of Cities and Regions which will be held in Rzeszów, Poland,  June 4-6, 2019. The motto of the Forum is ”Investing in Western Balkans – Investing in Europe” . Main topics for debates will include sharing experiences from the EU accession process and cross-border cooperation. The particular attention will be given to the role of local and regional governments in boosting their socio-economic development.

On 9 May 2019, Europe Day, 27 EU leaders and about 400 high-level guests will attend the EU summit in Sibiu, Romania, to commit to and discuss the future of Europe. The Informal European Council will be the first EU summit after Brexit. Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has described the summit as the most important project during Romania's presidency of the European Council.

On the 29th of March 2019, Brexit - or the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union - will officially take effect. 

The ninth Election to the European Parliament will be held from 23rd to 26th of May 2019. All 28 member states will elect MEPs to represent them for the next five year term. 

Stocktaking Seminar on Bilaterial Issues in the framework of the Berlin Process