Status: 2 September this year. 

CONFERENCE EUROPA CARPATES

organized as part of the XXI Economic Forum-Krynica, September 7-8, 2011.

September 7 (Wednesday) - Arrival of participants

14:00-15:30 Inaugural Plenary Session of the 21st Economic Forum (Attendance possible)

16:00 - 17:30 Presentation of the Carpathian Convention

• Carpathian Convention as an instrument for activating cooperation of the Carpathian countries;
• Sustainable tourism in the Carpathians;
• Forestry and forest conservation;
• Sustainable Development Strategy for the Carpathians;

September 8 (Thursday)

(time to be confirmed) Ceremony of signing of the Protocols to the Carpathian Convention by the Polish side (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Sport and Tourism of Poland, Ministry of Environment of Poland)

11:00 - 12:00 Panel I: "Carpathian Europe. Cooperation of European Countries
in the context of the new EU budget for 2014-2020"

• Carpathians from a Brussels perspective;
• The importance of the Carpathians in the European Neighborhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership;
• The future of the Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy in the context of the Europe 2020 strategy 2020"

12:05 - 13:20 Panel II: "Good practices of cooperation in Carpathian Europe".

• Carpathian Macroregion - opportunities for cooperation;
• Development policies in mountain areas (infrastructure, economy, agriculture, innovation);
• United in diversity, examples of good practice (science, cities, wooden architecture, spas, pastoral traditions).

Approximately 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Field trip organized by the National Forests.