Meeting of the friends between the Adriatic and the Black Sea

At the beginning was the garden party “Meeting of the friends between the Adriatic and the Black Sea”, organized in 2002 by incentive of the Ambassadors of the ten countries of the region.

It had a big impact and became a tradition. In June 2004 among the numerous guests there were also the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Austria Dr. Andreas Kohl (3^rd on the right), the State Secretary Prof. Dr. Reinhart Wancek (2^nd on the left) and the Ambassadors of the ten countries of the region.

This meeting was expanded into an economic forum that was the precursor of the 1^st Vienna Economic Forum by 8^th November 2004.