A joint vision of the Berlin Process is to speed up the Euro-integration of Western Balkan countries and create a principal time framework for the accession, Macedonia's Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said Thursday at the Vienna Summit dedicated to the region.

Addressing the panel discussion in Western Balkan economy and reforms of the Heads of Government, Gruevski highlighted the significance of EU support, realized via the Berlin Process, in terms of politics, economy, business, investments.

He presented Macedonia's economic results, saying that the country has recorded a GDP growth of 3.2 percent in the Q1 of this year, expecting for the annual growth to reach 3.5%. The export of goods and services in 2015 is expected to record a growth of 6.3 percent. These figures are encouraging and reflect a commitment to economic progress, Gruevski said.

He also underlined the significance of the influence and participation of EU, Germany and Austria in the reform processes of the countries in the region, which are committed to overcoming the challenges and investing in a cooperation that will undermine borders and barriers and provide full capacity for overall development and realization of the ultimate goal - an EU-integration of the entire region.

On the event's sidelines, Gruevski held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU EU Commissioner for Enlargement Negotiations and Regional Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn related to Macedonia's political situation, its EU-integration process, as well as the migrant crisis.