“Regional Politics – World Politics”
Statement of Göttweig: DE , EN
Summary of the working groups Download
Saturday, June 16th
“The Danube Region within a New Europe – Opportunities and Challenges”
- Barbara Schwarz
President of the European Forum Wachau, Minister for Labour, Family, Social and EU Affairs in the Government of Lower Austria, St. Pölten - Hugo Portisch
Journalist and Author, Vienna - Erwin Pröll
Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten - Elmar Brok
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament, Brussels - Keith Whitmore
President, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Strasbourg - Johannes Hahn
European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Brussels - Michael Spindelegger
Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
Working Groups
- Common European security policy in the light of European and global insecurity
- Regions as a guarantee of a strong Europe
- How much Europe does the economy need?
- Cultural diversity and dialogue in the Danube and Black Sea area
Sunday, June 17th
“Making the Danube area a prosperous, sustainable, safe and secure macro-region”
- Presentation of the Reports of the Working Groups with the contribution of the AER Youth Regional Network (YRN)
- Erwin Pröll
Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten - Emilia Müller
Bavarian State Minister for Federal and European Affairs, Munich - Othmar Karas
Vice-President of the European Parliament, Brussels - Miroslav Lajčák
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava
