Event venue

Brdo Congress Centre
Predoslje 39
Kranj 4000 Slovenia

Target audience

All interested parties

Description of content and objectives

The launch conference for the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region - EUSALP will be held in Brdo, Slovenia, on 25 and 26 January. The event is co-organised by the European Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, and will be attended by European institutions, representatives from the 7 EUSALP countries and their respective regions, and relevant stakeholders.

During the plenary session on the first day (25 January 2016), addresses are scheduled from the Foreign Ministers of the 7 EUSALP countries alongside the two European Commissioners, Corina Creţu for Regional and Urban Policy and Violeta Bulc for Transport.

The second day will feature various thematic seminars focusing on the 4 priority objectives of the EUSALP Action Plan. Alberto Ribolla, President of Confindustria Lombardia, will speak in the session dedicated to "Building and increasing knowledge Policy area 1: Economic growth and Innovation".

Registration and contact details

For registration and further information, please visit the official website of the initiative.

The event programme is attached.

• EUSALP Brdo 25-26Jan2016 agenda.pdf