This one-day long event will support the joint strategic goal that the EU has for the European future of the Western Balkan region, and will also examine Turkey’s path towards the EU. The conference will: first, build on the positive developments in the region which took place in the last decade; second, give incentives/positive examples from the countries which have stepped up a gear and are now in the final phase of the entering process (e.g. Croatia); third, focus on a Turkish foreign policy towards the EU and assess its successes and shortcomings.