Bulgarian presidency in the Three Seas Initiative

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During the Three Seas Initiative summit in Tallin, held on 19th October 2020, the Republic of Bulgaria, represented by the President Rumen Radev, officially took over the presidency in the Initiative. Apart from the President of Bulgaria, President of the Republic of Poland also participated in the summit. Representatives of other countries took part in the event remotely.

Due to the Bulgarian presidency, the upcoming summit of the Three Seas Initiative will be held in June 2021 in Sofia. Originally, there were some arguments to postpone the summit to 2022 due to election in this country, but finally a decision was taken to organise it in 2021. As part of preparation for the summit, at the end of January, there was held an online working meeting on the level of administration of presidents and foreign affairs ministries from the states of the Three Seas Initiative. Earlier on, there had been a videoconference of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Vice-minister for foreign affairs of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zaharievej with the Coordinator of the Government of the Republic of Poland for the Three Seas Initiative Paweł Jabłoński.

Participation in the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund is of great importance to Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Development Bank contributed EUR 20 million to the Fund. The Bulgarian government is mainly interested in infrastructure projects, such as reconstruction of the Ruse-Varna railway line or investments on the route of the IV Pan-European Transport Corridor.

During the summit in Tallin, President Radev declared that the Bulgarian presidency will propose new areas of cooperation within the Three Seas Initiative, in particular science and education connectivity. He highlighted that infrastructure investments are not enough to develop economy if they are not related to cooperation with researchers, scientists and universities. New topics will be dealt with along with cooperation fields defined earlier on, such as the above mentioned transport and energy infrastructure and digital connectivity.

“Bulgaria will continue further on the ambitious path of releasing the capacity of the Initiative as a genuine tool for regional cooperation and accelerated development of our region through improving the energy, transport and digital connectivity”

President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev

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21 January 2026

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!