Europa-Forum Wachau 2009

“Building Europe”

Saturday, May 16th

“United in crisis – Europe, a success story”

• Johanna Mikl-Leitner
  Minister for Employment, Family, Social Matters and EU Affairs, Government of Lower Austria, President of the European Forum Wachau, St. Pölten
• Josef Pröll
  Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
• Luc van den Brande
  President of the Committee of the Regions, Brussels
• Gordon Bajnai
  Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, Budapest

Working Groups

1. Europe – the global partner in crisis management
2. The contribution of Europe’s regions to managing our future
3. Economic area without frontiers – balance and outlook
4. Europe in intercultural dialogue

Sunday, May 17th

“Building Europe”

• Erwin Pröll
  Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten
• Emilia Müller
  Minister of State for European Affairs and Regional Relations of the Free State of Bavaria, Munich
• Michael Spindelegger
  Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
• Karel Schwarzenberg
  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, President of the Council of the EU, Prague

“Between the Black Forest and the Black Sea – Danube: a vital connection for Europe”

• Cristian Diaconescu
  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Romania