At the beginning of the summer this year, Vilnius will become the capital of the Baltic Sea region. On 1-2 June 2010, the city will host the Baltic Sea States Summit and the Baltic Development Forum (BDF) Summit.
At the beginning of the summer this year, Vilnius will become the capital of the Baltic Sea region. On 1-2 June 2010, the city will host the Baltic Sea States Summit and the Baltic Development Forum (BDF) Summit.
Heads of Government from 11 countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden), delegations of the European Commission and the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference are invited to attend the Baltic Sea States Summit. This event will be the pinnacle of Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. The 12th annual BDF Summit will take place in Vilnius for the first time under the slogan “European challenges – Regional solutions: An Agenda for Jobs, Investments and Sustainable Growth”. High-ranking government officials, representatives of the academic community and business from the Baltic Sea States are invited to attend the event.
The upcoming event will be held in the premises of the Lithuanian Exhibition and Convention Centre LITEXPO. The Summit’s networking village will be a venue for presentations, discussions, meetings and other events. For more information on BDF Summit visit www.bdforum.org.
Media representatives, ishing to cover these events, are kindly asked to fill in the accreditation form and attach a passport style photo.The deadline for accreditation is 16 May 2010.