Key Outcomes of the 10th Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit and Business Forum
A. Orzelska-Stączek, May 2025
- The 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw gathered 11 presidents and the Prime Minister of Croatia. In total, 23 states and the European Commission were represented (see table below). In terms of the number of leaders present, it was the largest diplomatic event in Poland in 2025. The summit was hosted by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda. The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland was responsible for organising the summit. The Three Seas Business Council organised the Business Forum.
- New strategic partners joined the 3SI: Spain and Turkey, increasing the number of 3SI strategic partners from four to six (now including the European Commission, Germany, USA, Japan, Spain, and Turkey).
- New associated participating states joined the 3SI: Albania and Montenegro. This increased the number of associated countries from two to four (Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, and Montenegro).
- The Joint Declaration of the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit was adopted. It reaffirmed the fundamental goals of the Initiative, especially the need to develop North-South infrastructure connections to strengthen regional resilience, reinforce EU cohesion, and enhance transatlantic ties. The text of the declaration: https://www.president.pl/news/joint-declaration-of-the-10th-summit-of-the-three-seas-initiative,100883
- For the first time, a separate statement was added to the declaration – Hungary dissociated itself from paragraphs 4–9, which included, among others, the condemnation of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
- The updated list of priority projects now includes 140 projects. The declaration highlighted key projects such as BRUA, the LNG terminal on Krk Island, Rail Baltica, Rail2Sea, the completed synchronization of the Baltic States’ electricity grids with continental European networks, Via Baltica, and Via Carpatia.
- Funds: The first Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund completed its fundraising phase in 2023 and, as planned, transitioned to the investment management and value growth stage. Work is ongoing to establish a second fund modelled on the first. Additionally, the Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund was established. It is run and co-financed by the European Investment Fund (EIF), with Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Croatia as initial investors. More information: EIF Website BGK Website
- Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru sent a special message to participants of the 10th Summit. Message by Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan, April 30, 202 He announced the opening of a representative office in Poland by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). Details were presented at the Business Forum by JBIC President Hayashi Nobumitsu. JBIC Websit
- USA: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright attended the 10th 3SI Summit and the Business Forum in Warsaw. His keynote remarks and video: Energy Department article YouTube video
- On April 29, 2025, during the Business Forum, a Presidential Panel was held, with speeches by 9 presidents from 3SI states and the Prime Minister of Croatia. For the first time, such a presidential panel was included in the agenda of the Business Forum.
- First Ladies’ Diplomacy within 3SI: On April 29, 2025, during the Summit, a separate event was held on the initiative of First Lady Agata Kornhauser–Duda, with the participation of First Ladies from Estonia, Lithuania, Albania, Hungary, and Montenegro. More details: First Ladies’ Program
- Academic dimension: The conference titled “The Three Seas Initiative: The Economic Dimension of Intra-EU Cooperation” was one of the side events of the Business Forum. He conference was organized through the collaboration of scholars from numerous academic institutions—including the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Łódź, the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Mykolas Romeris University, the University of Bucharest, the University of Zagreb, and the University of Athens—as well as experts, with the support of the Three Seas Business Council.
More about the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum:
Analyses and commentaries:
- J. Bornio, Ł. Lewkowicz, IEŚ Commentaries 1357 (97/2025): The Tenth Three Seas Initiative Summit in Warsaw – Key Conclusions and Development Perspectives IES Commentary
- Ł. Ogrodnik, J. Pieńkowski, Anniversary Summit of the Three Seas Initiative PISM Publication
The plenary session of the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit held in Warsaw was attended by:
Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, the host of the Summit
Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania
Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia
Bajram Begaj, President of the Republic of Albania
Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic
Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro
Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of the Republic of Latvia
Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary
Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic
Ilie Bolojan, acting President of Romania
Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine
Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
Alenka Bratušek, Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Slovenia
Abdülkadir Uraloğlu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Türkiye
Nikolaus Marschik, Secretary–General and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria
Fernando Sampedro Marcos, Secretary of State for the European Union in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain
Tommy Joyce, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs
Viktor Elbling, Ambassador of Germany to Poland
Akira Kono, Ambassador of Japan to Poland
Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Head of Energy Platform Task Force in the Directorate–General for Energy of the European Commission.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the Summit online.
* U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright attended part of the 10th Three Seas Summit agenda. He also participated in the Three Seas Business Forum (https://forum.3seasbc.com/speakers#about-event), where he delivered keynote remarks during the Inaugural Session. The full text and video of his address: https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-secretary-chris-wright-delivers-keynote-remarks-three-seas-business-forum-warsaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfHIPZ15ZFo
Source: based on information from https://www.president.pl/news/the-10th-three-seas-initiative-summit,100917
https://3seas.eu/media/news/10th-three-seas-summit-begins-in-warsaw
