Western Balkans’ Berlin Process - An intergovernmental conflict solving tool ?

It is the dream of Western Balkans countries (WB), region dominated by war at the end of last century, that their future lies in the European Union. Despite notable progress and achievement, the job in the region is not done yet. New commitments to reforms and conflict management are required. For several years, the Western Balkans' Berlin Process, initiated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, supported by EU member countries, has served as a framework and a connectivity agenda for regional cooperation. Stability, good neighborly relations, rule of law, sustainable economic reforms, strengthening good governance and democracy, prosperity of youth, are some of arenas at focus of this process. The aim of this research is to understand, what is the role of the WB Process in the engagement of the WB countries in different cooperation initiatives; and how that process had transformed them in their path to the EU?