The 33rd Economic Forum ‘Time of New Leaders – Shaping the Future Together’ was organized in September 2024 in Karpacz (Poland) by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies.
It is the biggest conference in Central and Eastern Europe. For more than 30 years, it has been attracting political, economic, and social leaders from all over the world. The unique climate of the event fosters the development of cooperation between EU Member States and their neighbors. Important declarations are made at the Forum every year, which is why the debates are followed with the greatest interest by media from all over the world, and their echoes resound in expert and political circles long after the Forum ends.
Many business, policy, and other stakeholders gathered to discuss the current economic and political situation in the EU and the world. The emphasis was on the war in Ukraine and the consequences of the upcoming elections in the US.
Increase defense investments
Emil Pavić represented the Centre for Public Policy and Economic Analysis (CEA). The topic of the forum was “Transatlantic Relations on the Eve of the US Presidential Election – What Lies Ahead?”
On behalf of the CEA, Emil Pavić expressed positions regarding the necessity of increasing defense investments in the EU. It is also important to continue providing support to Ukraine to stop Russian aggression and achieve the conditions for a long-term and sustainable peace. Regardless of the future US president, US foreign policy remains committed to the EU and NATO.
The prevailing conclusion is that the EU has no alternative in cooperation and development and that it is necessary to do everything to stop the war in Ukraine and to achieve a long-lasting and just peace that will enable development and prosperity.
The US elections are probably a key political event that will largely determine the future of geopolitics at the global level. All the participants of the panel agreed on the key points, which are the strengthening of democracy. The war in Ukraine has disrupted international relations and is a threat to global peace.
Panel
Emil Pavić also participated as a panelist on the US elections at the Forum at the invitation of the organizer, who also had the opportunity to talk with many other participants at the Forum itself.
Other panelists were:
Natalia Kopytnik, Director of Communications at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), USA (moderator)
Anja Wehler-Schoeck, Director of Foreign Affairs, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
Douglas Heye, Journalist, communication specialist, USA
Maia Otarashvili, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), USA
Marcin Przydacz, Member of the Sejm, the Polish Parliament
Patrick Mendis, senior adviser in the office of the US President
In Poland, CEA also participated in The Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw.
