2016, August 25–26
The Dubrovnik Summit marked the establishment of the 3SI as an informal platform for cooperation among Central and Eastern European countries. This initial declaration emphasized connecting these economies and infrastructures from North to South to complete the European market. Key focus areas included enhancing cooperation in energy, transportation, digital communication, and economic sectors to strengthen regional security and competitiveness. The declaration also highlighted the Initiative’s openness to global partnerships with state or business actors, committed to EU values and principles, setting the stage for future high-level meetings. Based on the Dubrovnik Declaration 2016, the next high-level meeting of the Three Seas Initiative was planned to be held in Wrocław, Poland, in June 2017.
Key decisions and effects of the summit:
- declaration from the Dubrovnik summit: the goal of the Three Seas Initiative is to develop cooperation in the area of transport, digital and energy infrastructure;
- defining the Three Seas Initiative as an informal presidential platform;
Summit participants:
At the presidential level:
1. CROATIA: President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, co-host of the summit;
2. POLAND: President Andrzej Duda, co-host of the summit;
3. BULGARIA: President Rosen Plevneliev;
4. LITHUANIA: President Dalia Grybauskaitė;
5. SLOVENIA: President Borut Pahor;
6. HUNGARY: President János Áder.
Other participants:
1. AUSTRIA: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Linhart;
2. CZECH REPUBLIC; Minister of Transport Dan Ťok;
3. ESTONIA: Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Väino Reinart;
4. LATVIA: Director of the Transit Policy Department at the Ministry of Transport, Andris Maldups;
5. ROMANIA: Minister of Transport, Petru Sorin Buşe;
6. SLOVAKIA: Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatization, Peter Pellegrini;
Source: Agnieszka Orzelska-Stączek, Paweł Kowal, Inicjatywa Trójmorza. Geneza, cele i funkcjonowanie Wydawnictwo Instytutu Studiów Politycznych PAN, Warszawa 2019.
