Dubrovnik is hosting the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit, with a Bulgarian delegation, led by Ambassador to Croatia Iva Kruleva, attending the meeting. The city has implemented special traffic regulations in preparation for the event. With the tourist season underway, Dubrovnik Airport anticipates arrivals from both tourists and aircraft carrying summit participants.
Police are managing traffic flow and have advised residents to anticipate potential congestion. The high profile of the summit is expected to draw extensive international media coverage. The 3SI functions as a platform for political and economic cooperation among thirteen EU Member States situated between the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas: Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
Key strategic partners include Germany, the European Commission, the United States, Japan, Spain, and Turkiye. Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro are associate members. The initiative aims to enhance regional connectivity through investments in energy, transport, and digital infrastructure, having been established in 2016 by Croatia and Poland.
For the 2026 summit, hosted by Croatia, the focus will be on regional resilience, digital transformation, and connecting the three nations to global economic corridors such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. Romana Vlahutin, Croatia’s national coordinator for the 3SI, noted that while East-West links have seen development, North-South connectivity requires attention. She stated that the current summit brings together global business leaders and European heads of state, drawing companies from 45 countries, making it an initiative beyond regional scope.
Numerous political guests are expected, including heads of state and government from Austria, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Montenegro, Czechia, and Ukraine.
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