Content Partners: Institute of Central Europe



The Institute of Central Europe conducts research concerning Central and Eastern Europe. This topic area has been explored in Lublin since the beginning of the 1990s. This field of studies emerged in the course of extensive experience in academic centres in Lublin: the Catholic University of Lublin and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University.



The mission of the Institute of Central Europe is substantive support for the foreign policy of the Republic of Poland by conducting high-quality research and analytical activities and providing Polish stakeholders with reliable knowledge about social, political, economic, and cultural processes taking place in Central Europe and its vicinity, and about the place and role of Poland in these processes.



The Institute is a content partner of the panel “The Three Seas Initiative countries in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine”, which will take place on the first day of the Congress, i.e. May 16, 2023.



The expert panel is expected to provide an opportunity to summarize the positions of selected 3SI countries on Russian aggression against Ukraine and possible fields of cooperation within the 3SI with the country, but also to discuss the challenges facing the format itself in the context of the war, which primarily includes security issues in the region and the economic and energy crisis.



The latest news and information about the preparations and agenda of the third edition of the Three Seas Local Government Congress can be found at: www.congress.lubelskie.pl and on social media.

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Registration for the 6th Three Seas Local Government Congress is now open



The 6th edition of the Three Seas Local Government Congress will take place May 27-28, 2026, in Lublin. It is a forum that brings together the visions, experience, and potential of the Central and Eastern European countries.



The Three Seas Local Government Congress is a prestigious international event organised by the Lubelskie Voivodeship. The Congress serves as a platform for cooperation among 13 countries of the Three Seas Initiative and associated members (Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro), focusing on infrastructure development, security, innovation, and cross-border cooperation. Over the past five editions, the Congress has gathered more than 5000 participants from over 25 countries, including representatives of governments, local and regional authorities, business, and academia. The event is held under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland. Representatives of more than 350 regions from the Three Seas Initiative are invited to attend the Congress. It is a multidimensional event. Its accompanying activities include the Economic Forum, a scientific session of the Three Seas Universities Network, and the 3Seas Youth Forum. The upcoming edition of the Congress will be expanded to include a Security Forum addressed to local governments from the Three Seas region.



The Economic Forum comprehensively supports the offer of SMEs from the Lubelskie Voivodeship. Its aim is to create conditions for the development of entrepreneurship and investor services, as well as to build lasting economic relationships and facilitate the exchange of experience and inspiration in the field of the economy. Topics addressed during the Forum will include, among others: Feminine Lubelskie, Innovation, entrepreneurship (B2B Zone / Exhibition Zone), the 20th anniversary of Marka Lubelskie, and international cooperation. The Economic Forum is a unique platform for networking, signing agreements, and presenting technologies and solutions that create real opportunities for regional economic cooperation in times of global tension.



The Security Forum is a key accompanying event of the Three Seas Local Government Congress, dedicated to challenges and opportunities in the broadly understood field of security for regions involved in the Network of the Three Seas Regions project. At its core is the exchange of experience and the building of cooperation among local governments, organizations, experts, and business representatives from the 13 countries of the Three Seas Initiative. Topics discussed during the Forum will include, among others: local resilience, health and social security, protection of critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the role of local governments in crisis response. The co-organiser of the Security Forum is Defence24.



We cordially invite you to take part in the Congress!

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