About 16+1

The 16+1 format is an initiative by the People’s Republic of China aimed at intensifying and expanding cooperation with 11 EU Member States and 5 Balkan countries:

 

Albania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

the Czech Republic

Estonia

Hungary

Latvia

Lithuania

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Montenegro

Poland

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

 

in the fields of investments, transport, finance, science, education, and culture. For 2018 we have defined the following areas of mutual interest: High technology, investments, industrial partnership, joint ventures; Infrastructure; Agriculture; Tourism. The overall theme of the High-Level Summit is DEEPENING THE OPEN AND PRAGMATIC COOPERATION FOR INCLUSIVE PROSPERITY.