Azerbaijan, Baku, 14 August / Trend corr. A.Badalova/ Poland's Krynica city will be hosting the 18th Economic Forum 'European Dilemmas: Central Europe - an Active Partner or Passive Spectator?' from 10 to 13 September. Azerbaijan's TREND news agency will provide media assistance to the Forum.
The Economic Forum in Krynica, which is annually held at the beginning of September, is a highly recognized event in Central and Eastern Europe. Its mission is to create a favourable climate for development of political and economic collaboration between the EU and its neighbours. The Forum is organized by the Eastern Institute from Warsaw.
2000 guests from 60 countries including state and government leaders, ministers, MPs, heads of central banks, stock exchanges and government agencies as well as numerous representatives of business circles, experts, economic and non-governmental organisations.
Azerbaijani Deputy Economic Development Minister Mikayil Jabbarov and Vice-Speaker of the country's Parliament Valeh Alaskarov will represent Azerbaijan at the Forum.
The debates of the Forum cover a variety of issues, not the least the most complex ones. The Forum's agenda includes The 18th Forum's programme will include more than 130 debates divided into following thematic fields: Business and Management, Macroeconomics, New Economy, Science and Culture, Fuels and Energy, International Affairs and Security, EU and its Neighbours, Regional Policy vs. Globalisation, Regions, Society, State and Reforms.
Apart from debates, the Forum's agenda will provide some accompanying events (including cultural events) and leisure activities. The Forum features presentation of a special report New Europe. Report on Transformation.
New Europe. Report on Transformation is an annual exceptional encyclopaedic publication presenting a comprehensive analysis of economic and political situation in 28 countries of Central, Eastern and South East Europe as well as in the former Soviet republics, placing particular emphasis on the major economic and political problems as well as challenges facing individual countries.
The common feature of these states is the fact that prior to 1989 they formed the Eastern Bloc of totalitarian communist states and in 1989-1991 they launched major political reforms, which aimed at development of democracy as well as competitive market economy integrated with global market.
Energy security, regional cooperation, prospects for expansion of banks and enterprises, future of institutional reforms, relations between company owners and the management boards, freedom of capital flow - these and other fascinating subjects have been touched upon by the attendants to the Economic Forum in Krynica.
The Forum's agenda presents a number of analytical reports, some of which are published by the Forum, for instance New Europe. Report on Transformation.
The Programme Council of the Economic Forum, honours outstanding individuals and enterprises from Central and Eastern Europe, distinguished by their activities, effectiveness and achievements in recent year, by granting Economic Forum Awards in the following categories: The Man of the Central and Eastern Europe, New Culture of the New Europe, The Company of the Central and Eastern Europe.
The Economic Forum Programme Council was founded by the Eastern Institute to implement the goals and tasks of the Forum.
"In Krynica, only important and current international issues are discussed, there are no questions of minor importance. It is not only the meeting of leaders of Eastern and Central Europe Countries but an important meeting place of political and business elites of all European States", said Zygmunt Berdychowski,Chairman of the Economic Forum Programme Council.
Further information is available at www.forum-ekonomiczne.pl
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