European Forum Wachau 2010

26.06.2010 - 27.06.2010

"The Danube Region within a New Europe - Opportunities and Challenges"

Statement of Göttweig: EN

Saturday, June 26th

"The Danube Region within a New Europe - Opportunities and Challenges"

  • Johanna Mikl-Leitner
    President of the European Forum Wachau, Minister for Employment, Family, Social Matters and EU Affairs of Lower Austria, St. Pölten
  • Erwin Pröll
    Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten
  • Johannes Hahn
    European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Brussels
  • Gordan Jandroković
    Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb
  • Miroslav Lajčák
    Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava
  • Michael Spindelegger
    Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Vienna

Working Groups

  1. Challenges for internal and external security in the Danube region
  2. Opportunities and benefit of the Danube-Strategy for the Regions
  3. Economic, social and infrastructure development in the Danube region
  4. The Danube region - area of culture and nature

Sunday, June 27th

"Making the Danube area a prosperous, sustainable, safe and secure macro-region"

  • Erwin Pröll
    Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten
  • Božidar Đelić
    Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade
  • Josef Pröll
    Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance of the Republic of Austria, Vienna - Speech
EN