„Regional Politics – World Politics“
Competitive Regions in a Globalized World
Statement of Göttweig English / Deutsch
Saturday, May 21th
- Johanna Mikl-Leitner
Federal Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Austria, President of the European Forum Wachau, Vienna/St. Pölten
- Robert Menasse
Novelist and Essayist, Vienna/Brussels – Speech
- Erwin Pröll
Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten – Speech
- Johannes Hahn
European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Brussels – Speech
- Rosen Plevneliev
Minister for Regional Development of the Republic of Bulgaria, Sofia – Speech
- János Martonyi
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary, Budapest – Speech
- Wolfgang Waldner
State Secretary, Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Vienna – Speech
Working Groups
- Crisis management under the European Union’s external policy
- The future of the Union’s regional policy: competitiveness and the new financiel perspective
- Regions in global competition – advantages of economic cooperation
- The Danube: Region of culture and creative industries
Sunday, May 22th
- Barbara Schwarz
Minister of Employment, Family, Social and EU Affairs, Government of Lower Austria, St. Pölten – Speech
on behalf of Governor Erwin Pröll - Mercedes Bresso
President of the Committee of the Regions, Brussels – Speech
- Klaus Tschütscher
Head of Princely Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Vaduz – Speech
- Borut Pahor
Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana – Speech
- Michael Spindelegger
Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Vienna – Speech
Europa-Forum Wachau 