The study’s goal is to understand the main characteristics of the Berlin Process and the OpenBalkan Initiative, two regional initiatives wishing to promote stability, cooperation, andintegration in the Balkan region. Sharing similar goals, these initiatives have been the mostimportant elements in the integration process of the Western Balkans during the last decade.Nonetheless, a number of key differences may also be identified between the two: while theBerlin Process is set to help the European Integration, the Open Balkan – a local minilateralinitiative – tries to enhance regional cohesion and also it can be identified as.
