Economic Forum is an annual international meeting of economic and political elites held in the first half of September at a ski and spa resort of Karpacz, Poland. The Forum was founded by Zygmunt Berdychowski in 1992 and it is organised by the Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies in Warsaw. [1]
From 1992–2019, it was held in Krynica-Zdrój. The Economic Forum is one of the most notable meetings of the political and business leaders of Central and Eastern Europe, [2] and is therefore sometimes referred to as the "Eastern Davos". [3] According to the organisers, the mission of the Economic Forum is to create a favorable climate for development of political and economic cooperation in Europe. The opinions of the Forum's speakers are often quoted by the international media and discussed by leading analysts. [4] The Forum includes political, business, and nonprofit leaders. The 29th edition of the Economic Forum [5] in 2019 was attended by 4,500 visitors [6] from 60 countries. [7]
Over 200 debates and discussion panels are held annually during the Forum. [8] They are grouped in the following theme paths:
The Forum is regularly covered by journalists from major international media outlets. [9] The debates and discussion panels have been covered by Bloomberg, AFP, Reuters, [10] ANSA or TASS, and by leading daily newspapers such as: Die Welt , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Le Figaro , Euronews, [11] Kommersant , Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal .[ citation needed ]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental organization based in Cologny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer Klaus Schwab.
Radosław Tomasz "Radek" Sikorski is a Polish politician, journalist and statesman who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland in Donald Tusk's cabinet since 2023, previously holding the office between 2007 and 2014. He was a Member of the European Parliament between 2019 and 2023. Earlier he was Marshal of the Sejm from 2014 to 2015. He previously served as Deputy Minister of National Defence (1992) in Jan Olszewski's cabinet, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998–2001) in Jerzy Buzek's cabinet and Minister of National Defence (2005–2007) in the cabinets of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński.
Poland–Ukraine relations revived on an international basis soon after Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Various controversies from the shared history of the two countries' peoples occasionally resurface in Polish–Ukrainian relations, but they tend not to have a major influence on the bilateral relations of Poland and Ukraine.
Magdalena Środa is a Polish feminist politician and philosopher, extraordinary professor of ethics at the University of Warsaw, and a feminist author. She is also a columnist for the Gazeta Wyborcza. She was government's Plenipotentiary for the Equal Status of Women and Men in the cabinet of Marek Belka between August 16, 2004 and November 4, 2005.
The Polish business title Manager Magazin – Edycja Polska was published under license by the German title Manager Magazin from 2004 to 2008 and was one of two major business magazines in Poland at that time.
The Congress of the New Right is a Eurosceptic political party in Poland. The party was founded on 25 March 2011 by Janusz Korwin-Mikke, from the merger of the Liberty and Lawfulness (WiP) with several members of the Real Politics Union (UPR). The former leader Korwin-Mikke was ousted from the party in 2015, upon revelations that he had fathered 2 children out of wedlock. The party assumed the official name Congress of the New Right on 12 May 2011.
Żabka Polska is a chain of convenience stores in Poland. There are at least 9,000 manned and unmanned stores across Poland, including at least 500 in Warsaw and over 340 in the Tricity area, as of April 2024. Some Żabka stores are located in the Czech Republic and owned by the Czech branch of the UK retail giant Tesco plc. The retail turnover was about €650 million in 2010. As of 2022, Żabka has more than 15.5 million customers.
BNP Paribas Bank Polska is a Polish bank, originally founded in 1975 as Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (BGŻ). It has been owned by BNP Paribas since 2015, and adopted its brand name in 2019.
Jewish Motifs International Film Festival is a major Jewish-themed film festival held annually in Warsaw, Poland. The festival has been held every year since 2004.
Parliamentary elections to both the Sejm and Senate were held in Poland on 25 October 2015 for the eighth term of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, which ran from 12 November 2015 until 2019.
The United Left was a political and electoral alliance of political parties in Poland.
Modern is a centrist to centre-left political party in Poland. It is currently led by Adam Szłapka.
Patryk Tomasz Jaki is a Polish politician, member of the European Parliament, former Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice and First Deputy Attorney General, former Chairman of the Verification Committee for Reprivatisation since 2017.
Anna Maria Anders is the ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Italy and to San Marino.
Events from the year 2018 in Poland.
The Startup Poland Foundation is a Polish think tank and a non-governmental organization established to raise awareness of the economic potential of startup companies among the public administration, and to represent the Polish startup community in the regulatory processes.
Polish Aviation Group is Poland's largest aviation company. It was founded in 2018 with an aim to merge Polish companies including LOT Polish Airlines, LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services, LS Airport Services and LS Technics. The group's headquarters are in Warsaw.
Polish-Emirati relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Poland and the United Arab Emirates. Poland has an embassy in Abu Dhabi, and the United Arab Emirates has its counterpart in Warsaw.
Teresa Czerwińska is a Polish economist originally from Latvia. Since 2020, she has served as a vice president of the European Investment Bank.
Paweł Jarski is a Polish entrepreneur, manager, and investor. He is the founding president of Elemental Holding Group and President of the Polish Triathlon Association and member of the Board of the Polish Olympic Committee.