Solidarity for Global Security

In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation participated in the organization of the 18th Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia from August 28th to 29th, 2023. This year's forum in Bled took place in the spirit of solidarity after the catastrophic floods in Slovenia. This forum brings together heads of state and government as well as important decision-makers from politics, business, and civil society from all over the world. The event was opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Tanja Fajon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Robert Golob and President of the European Council Charles Michel. Foreign Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Tanja Fajon called for global solidarity, the President of the EU Council Michel called on the EU accession candidates to make progress and proposed the expansion of the EU by 2030, which met with a great response but also scepticism from the Western Balkan states. Croatia was represented in Bled by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić Radman and the Minister of Justice and Public Administration Ivan Malenica. The focal point of the first day was the main discussion of the prime ministers of south-eastern European countries, which was also attended by Prime Minister Plenković. On the second day, many European ministers and the presidents of Slovenia, Moldova and Greece took part in panels on global and European challenges.