Secretary General Ambassador Dr. Elena Kirtcheva was on a working visit to the European Commission on 16 January 2015.
The very constructive discussion with H.E. Kristalina Georgieva, Vice-President of the European Commission for Budget and Human Resources, took place on the 16 of January 2015 in the Berlaymont building in Brussels. It focused on the investment program of the European Commission in the coming years and was concerned about continued support of VEF- countries, that are not EU-member countries yet, as well as the presence of Austrian investors and the very good contacts of Vienna Economic Forum in the region.
These topics have also been discussed between Secretary General Ambassador aD Dr. Elena Kirtcheva and Mr. Mikel Alvarez Landabaso, the Head of Cabinet of the Commissioner Ms Corina Cretu for European Regional Policy, and cabinet member Mr. Jan Mikolaj Dzięciołowski, Mr. Miguel Gil Tertre, member of the cabinet of Vice President for Economy and Finance H.E Jyrki Katainen, as well as with Ms. Christine Grau and Mr. David Müller, members of the Cabinet of Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy H.E. Johannes Hahn.
Vienna Economic Forum is looking forward to the further profound and fruitful cooperation with the European Commission.