Representatives of the Three Seas countries discussed economic cooperation during the Local Government Economic Congress of the second Forum of the Three Seas Initiative that took place in Lubelskie, organised by ECR member Jarosław Stawiarski.

"We are committed to working together in several areas", says Jarosław Stawiarski, Marshal of the Lubelskie Region. "We are beginning with cultural exchange, later we will move on to tourism and then to economic ventures. This is a natural succession for cooperation between our regions, because that is after all our aim. It is certainly very important to highlight the regions, their beauty and what they have to offer. But even through the Via Carpathia alone, ties between these regions will become ever stronger. Let's keep in mind that we are all travelling in the same boat. The Three Seas Initiative encompasses the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and our goal is together to catch up with Old Europe", he adds.

The aim of the Forum of the Three Seas Initiative is to strengthen cooperation between twelve European Union countries in the Adriatic, Baltic and Black Sea areas. The priority of the Initiative is to build cohesive and well-integrated infrastructure in Central Europe.​