The meeting attended by Deputy Minister Marcin Bosacki took place in preparation for a summit of the member states’ heads of government in London, scheduled for 21–22 October. It was also a show of Poland’s consistent support for partners from the Western Balkans on their path towards European integration. 

In his address, the deputy minister underlined Poland’s dedication to the reconciliation in the Western Balkans, exemplified by the “Remembrance, Understanding, Future” seminars organised by the foreign ministries of Poland and Germany together with the Krzyżowa Foundation. The seminars bring together young leaders from the Western Balkans (with Bulgaria and Croatia added this year) as well as from Poland, Germany, and Ukraine. The fifth edition of the event will take place in Wrocław and Krzyżowa in late October.
The deputy head of Polish diplomacy said that reconciliation has a universal value for the entire European Union, which rose from the ruins of World War II. Had it not been for cooperation, trust, and solidarity, Europe would not have reached its current level of development. Deputy Minister Marcin Bosacki stressed that reconciliation is one of the foundations of European integration. Referring to the experience of Polish–German reconciliation, he pointed out that reconciliation is always a process, and thus should never be taken for granted or considered complete. Despite its hardships and challenges, it is a moral imperative and a political necessity.

The diplomat also declared that Poland remains a strong advocate of the EU enlargement policy, willing to share its know-how and experience of our transformation and EU accession with partners from the Western Balkans.

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The Berlin Process was initiated by Germany during a 2014 summit held in Berlin. It brings together six participating states from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia), several European Union member states (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Slovenia), and the United Kingdom, despite the latter’s withdrawal from the EU structures. The European Commission, international financial institutions (EBRD and EIB), and international organisations are also actively involved in its works.