EASTERN DAVOS OPENS DOORS TO THOUSANDS OF GUESTS
arminfo
2007-09-03 09:48:00
ArmInfo. The western editions called the annual Economic Forum in
the Polish city of Krynica an Eastern Davos . The seventeenth Forum
will open its doors this Wednesday, September 5, to the thousands of
guests from 60 countries of the Central and Eastern Europe and from
other continents. Many international reviewers think that Krynica
has become an important place on the political map and, perhaps,
the only place where the East meets the West in a numerous membership.
The Forum’s subject this year sounds more than topically: Europe –
Crisis, Changes or Chances? The leading politicians, representatives
of governmental and parliamentary delegations, economic and
non-governmental organizations, experts, Heads of Institutes,
businessmen, Mass Media representatives will discuss just this
subject. The Forum’s programme envisages about 130 discussions joined
in 10 thematic blocks: international policy and security, the state and
reforms, EU and its neighbours, regions, society, science and culture,
macroeconomics, business and management, fuel and energy, new economy.
During a special presentation, the Forum participants will get
acquainted with the next sixth issue of the report "New Europe. Report
on Transformation", prepared by specialists of the meeting’s organizer,
the Institute of Eastern Researches. The Report is purposed to assess
the successes in transformation and economic integration achieved
in 2006 and the first half, 2007. The analysis covers 27 countries
of the Central, Eastern Europe and the former USSR republics. The
common thing for these counties is the fact that they started the
process of reformation, aimed at construction of a democratic state
and a competitive market economy under conditions of integration with
the world economy, in 1989-1991.
During a solemn session, awards of the Economic Forum will be presented
to the men of outstanding personality, the companies and Institutes
in the following categories: A Man of the Central and Eastern Europe,
A Company of the Central and Eastern Europe. Armenia’s delegation,
including RA Parliament representative, well-known economists,
political experts and journalists have been also invited to the Forum.