2018 Western Balkans Summit in London , United Kingdom , was the fifth annual summit within the Berlin Process initiative for European integration of Western Balkans states . The summit took place on July 9-10 . Previous summits took place in Berlin in 2014 , Vienna in 2015 , Paris in 2016 and Trieste in 2017 . Heads of government , foreign ministers and the ministers of economy of Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Kosovo , Republic of Macedonia , Montenegro , Serbia , as well as EU member states from the region Croatia , Slovenia and EU member states such as the United Kingdom , Austria , France , Germany , Italy as well as representatives of the European Union and the International Financial Institutions attended the summit . By hosting the summit in London , the United Kingdom demonstrated its continued interest and involvement in the stability of the region beyond its imminent exit from the EU
Trieste in 2017
2017 Western Balkans Summit, Trieste
2018 Western Balkans Summit, London