2015 Western Balkans Summit, Vienna

Western Balkans Summit Westbalkan-Konferenz
Host country	Austria
Dates	27 August 2015[1]
Venue(s)	Hofburg Palace[1]
Cities	Vienna
Participants	European Union Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Germany Italy Kosovo France Republic of Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Slovenia
Chair	Sebastian Kurz (Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs)
Follows	2014 Conference of Western Balkan States, Berlin
Precedes	2016 Western Balkans Summit, Paris
Website	Western Balkans Summit
Key points
Future enlargement of the European Union Extension of transport infrastructure in the region[2]

The 2015 Western Balkans Summit was the second annual summit of heads of states and governments of Western Balkans. It took place in the Vienna, Austria, following the 2014 Conference of Western Balkan States that took place in Berlin, Germany. This summit forms part of the Berlin Process, a five-year process marked by yearly summits in order to underline the commitment to Future enlargement of the European Union towards the Western Balkans region.^[1] Official date of summit is 27 of August 2015.^[1] After 2014 conference Günther Oettinger confirmed that the event will be organised annually with Vienna as a host city in 2015 and Paris in 2016.^[3]

The focus of the Berlin Process is on countries of the region that are not yet members of European Union (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia) with participation of countries who have committed themselves to organise summit meetings (Germany, Austria, France and Italy) and with strong support by Slovenia and Croatia.^[1]

The conference notably overlapped with the Burgenland corpses discovery incident which influenced public attitudes towards European asylum policies.