Dubrovnik, 14 October 2025 (MIA) - Dubrovnik is hosting on Tuesday the second ministerial meeting on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB).

Environment ministers from the region, alongside representatives from the European Commission, Germany, the UK, Croatia, and other regional and international partners, will discuss the next stages of GAWB implementation.

Specific measures will be discussed to strengthen climate resilience, reduce plastic pollution, preserve biodiversity, and accelerate the green transition in line with European standards.

Welcoming remarks will be delivered by Amer Kapetanović, Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Secretary General; Jan Dusik, Deputy Director-General at European Commission’s DG CLIMA; Johann Saathoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany; Javed Patel, Ambassador of United Kingdom to Croatia; and Marija Vučković, Minister of Environmental Protection and Green Transition of Croatia.

Following the ministerial panel on advancing the GAWB, WB6 ministers are expected to endorse Dubrovnik declaration, whose integral par are four key regional documents: Revised GAWB Action Plan 2025–2030; WB6 Climate Adaptation Roadmap; Regional Action Plan on Plastic Pollution Prevention, including Marine Litter; and Outline of the WB6 Biodiversity Strategic Plan to 2030.

By endorsing these documents, the region moves from planning to implementation, with ambitious, measurable targets in energy transition, climate resilience, circular economy, depollution, and nature protection.

The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), with the support of the European Commission, and under the United Kingdom’s Chairmanship of the 2025 Berlin Process and under the umbrella of the Regional Climate Partnership, is organising the Second Ministerial Meeting on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB), 14 October 2025 in Dubrovnik.

The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB) is the region's roadmap to align with the European Green Deal.

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