Tirana Connectivity Forum 2024 (TCF24), organised by Cooperation and Development Institute (CDI) will take place on 10 and 11 of September under the auspices of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania. As this 10th TCF edition concurs with the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Process, it will both take stock of one decade of Berlin Process in connectivity and regional cooperation and place its discussions in the framework of EU Enlargement in Western Balkans. TCF24 is part of the official calendar of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council.
Over the last ten years, TCF has fostered innovative ideas and enriching dialogues on a wide range of subjects including multi-layered connectivity and regional cooperation; transformative reforms and all-permeating institutional good governance; security of infrastructure and resilience of reforms; robust EU conditionality and solid European solidarity; enlargement and cohesion.
TCF2024 will take stock of the region’s 10-year journey in the Berlin Process, examining the impact, challenges and lessons learnt. It will start with a working breakfast with H.E. Mr. Igli Hasani, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, on the Berlin Process’ impact on the Common Regional Market, Regional Cooperation and overall South East Europe 6 accession dynamics.
As CDI announced, TCF2024 will consist of the following main topics: Increasing private sector footprint into the connectivity landscape, role of South East Europe as a Security Provider in Europe with focus on connectivity infrastructure, Single Market and regional cooperation, reviewing EU accession policy toolbox
TCF2024 will introduce a “Forum of Forums” format. This innovative event will bring together colleagues from sister forums in Budapest, Prague, Burgas and Bled to share their valuable assessment on subjects pertaining to their specific Forum profile, and provide a polyvalent picture of emerging trends that are projected to shape EU-Western Balkans relations.
You can check the TCF24 Programme using this link.