A video conference announcing the 3 Seas Local Government Congress has been held in the Lublin Conference Centre. The meeting was attended by the Marshal of the Lubelskie Voivodeship Jarosław Stawiarski, President of the Institute for Development of Local Government of the Lubelskie Voivodeship dr. hab. Marcin Szewczak, Deputy Director at the Marshal’s Chancellery Izabela Szczęsna Kowalczyk and Director of the Department for Economy and Entrepreneurship Support Elwira Lorenz.

On 6-7th June this year Lublin will become the centre of exchange of economic ideas. The aim of the Three Seas project is creating a platform for building strong structural ties on the north-south axis. The Congress will gather the authorities from 12 states from the area of the three seas: the Baltic, Black and Adriatic. This year, the debate will also be joined by Ukraine.

Cooperating on the level of local government, we can build a good climate not only for economic or cultural cooperation, but also for uniting for the benefit of free, democratic Europe. During the Congress, we will try to answer the question how we can influence our governments and relations between the European Union and Ukraine, which is defending its sovereignty – underlined the Marshal of the Lubelskie Voivodeship Jarosław Stawiarski.

The Three Seas Initiative has a gigantic potential. The Three Seas states have been developing most dynamically in Europe for the last 15 years. We have common history, our societies want to reach the western standard of living. The region’s citizens are ready to work hard to achieve success. They have great ambitions. It is our powerful capital. Not using this potential would be a huge mistake not to be forgiven - said President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda last year during opening