On April 17 in Lancut, a conference was held on \"Benefits for the regions\nresulting from the implementation of the Via Carpatia route\". Representatives of 10 countries, including\nincluding Poland, signed proposals to include the VC corridor in the TEN-T core network and the\nLa\u0144cut III declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk recalled\nthe initiator of the Via Carpatia project - Prof. Lech Kaczynski - who signed the 1st\n\u0141a\u0144cut Declaration in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adamczyk called the VC the embodiment of the Jagiellonian idea, the creation of a\nregion of friendly states; focused on what unites. He stressed that the\nVC is a corridor with a planned length of 7700 kilometers - from \u0136lajpeda to Thessaloniki and\nIstanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He welcomed the addition of new\ncountries Belarus and Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He called absent Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic still\nimportant candidates for the project. He expressed hope that Estonia, Latvia and Finland would soon join the construction of BC\nEstonia, Latvia and Finland will also join. According to the VC minister, this is a historic\nopportunity to fairly connect our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sejm Speaker Marek Kuchcinski said that we are in the midst of a great historical process that can change our part of Europe. He recalled that post-1989 changes in Europe also began with Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, before the Berlin Wall came down. He called communication the foundation of development. Kuchcinski argued that the VC will serve all areas of life along the EU border. It will contribute to the development of cultural and regional cooperation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The conference displayed a message from MEP Tomasz\nPor\u0119ba, who argued that today's vote in the EP paves the way for the\nnegotiations on the inclusion of VCs in the TEN-T network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n