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SUMMARY:Berlin Process Western Balkans 9th Joint Science Conference: Scienc
 e under Pressure – Challenges and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:The Berlin Process is an intergovernmental initiative which was
  started in 2014 by the German Federal Government to support the integratio
 n of the Western Balkan countries into the European Union and foster region
 al cooperation in Southeast Europe. It involves 16 European nations and the
  European Commission.\n\nSince 2015, the Berlin Process has included a dedi
 cated pillar on science, education, research, innovation and knowledge tran
 sfer. This is coordinated by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopol
 dina. The annual Berlin Process Joint Science Conference brings together st
 akeholders and experts involved in this pillar. \n\nIn 2025, the United Kin
 gdom is chairing the Berlin Process and the National Academies of the UK, T
 he Royal Society, and Germany, the Leopoldina, are convening together the n
 inth Berlin Process Joint Science Conference in Ljubljana – with the suppor
 t of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the help of th
 e University of Ljubljana and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. \
 n\nWith pressure on the scientific community increasing in all Berlin Proce
 ss countries, so do the expectations. For all that, science can and does de
 liver. The conference intends to find common understanding on the following
  matters:\n\nI. Asserting the values and principles of freedom and autonomy
  of academic institutions, including their role as safe spaces for democrac
 y and guardians of the rule of law and of equity;II. Specifying the contrib
 ution of science to competitiveness and the knowledge economy, and security
 .III. Underlining the key reforms for accelerating the alignment of Western
  Balkan countries with EU requirements, particularly considering the expect
 ations of the young generation.\n\nThe conference aims to produce a Joint S
 tatement with a set of recommendations for the 11th Western Balkans Summit 
 of Heads of State and Government. This is scheduled for 22 October 2025 in 
 London upon the invitation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.\n\nParticipa
 tion is possible by invitation only.
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