“Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Belarusians, Poles, Ukrainians – we have more than 500 years of traditions of wars against Russia in this part of Europe. And we are still here.” President of Poland,
@AndrzejDuda
, concluded the first day of the
#3SI
Busines Forum.
#ThreeSeas
Initiative explained in 120 seconds!
Learn why and how are 12 EU countries working together to significantly improve their energy, transport, and digital infrastructure to boost economic growth and energy security. Find more from
🇺🇦 Deputy Speaker of the
@ua_parliament
Olena Kondratiuk stated: “We are very interested in becoming a member and active participant of the Three Seas Initiative, and we invite all member states to participate in the reconstruction of Ukraine after the war will be finished.”
Today is the day, when the world’s leading minds will gather in Riga to discuss the future growth of the
#ThreeSeasRegion
. Be part of the momentum and join us, when we go live with the Three Seas Initiative Summit and Three Seas Initiative Business Forum!🇱🇻🇦🇹🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇱🇹🇵🇱🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮
I am delighted to host the 7⃣
@3seaseu
in
#Riga
,
#Latvia
, by the
#BalticSea
in Northern
#Europe
, gathering leaders from 1⃣2⃣
#EU
Member States as well as more than 5⃣0⃣0⃣ entrepreneurs and over 1⃣0⃣0⃣ journalists.
🇱🇻🇦🇹🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇱🇹🇵🇱🇷🇴🇸🇰🇸🇮
The Polish State Development Bank, represented at our Virtual Summit by
@BDaszynska
, just announced an additional investment of €250 million into the
#ThreeSeas
Initiative Investment Fund, taking Poland’s total contribution so far to €750 million.
"We want to join and become a member of the
#3SI
as
#Ukraine
can also play an active role in addressing the economic and infrastructural issues in the
#3SI
" stated
@ZelenskyyUa
, President of Ukraine 🇺🇦
📹 Video recording:
Who have joined
#ThreeSeas
?
12 EU Member States between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic seas: 🇦🇹Austria, 🇧🇬Bulgaria, 🇭🇷Croatia, 🇨🇿Czechia, 🇪🇪Estonia, 🇭🇺Hungary, 🇱🇻Latvia, 🇱🇹Lithuania, 🇵🇱Poland, 🇷🇴Romania, 🇸🇰Slovakia, and 🇸🇮Slovenia.
Lithuanian President
@GitanasNauseda
says the
#ThreeSeas
is a unique regional instrument for boosting growth, EU cohesion, transatlantic cooperation, and security.
President
@KerstiKaljulaid
invites you to join her, other heads of state and business leaders in discussing energy, transport and digitalisation at the
#ThreeSeas
Virtual Summit on October 19. More about the summit:
Today the Foreign Ministers of 🇪🇪, 🇱🇻, 🇱🇹 and 🇵🇱 met in Tallinn. They stressed the need to focus on developing regional connectivity also within
#ThreeSeas
initiative. Modernized connections are essential for the expansion of economic potential in the whole region.
The
#ThreeSeas
Business Forum is back! We're meeting in Riga, Latvia 🇱🇻, on June 20-21, 2022.
Together with 500+ stakeholders, we'll link vision with action in six much-needed panel discussions.
📹Watch the Forum online at or
Addressing the
#ThreeSeas
Virtual Summit, Estonian President
@KerstiKaljulaid
challenged the growing reliance on public money for development and emphasised the need for development to create wider opportunities across our societies.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak the
#ThreeSeas
Summit and Business Forum will be rescheduled to October 19-20,
#Tallinn2020
.
Our main concern is to guarantee the safety and well-being of everyone involved and to ensure a high level of attendance around the world.
“Civil society activities play an important role in the Three Seas Initiative. Recommendations from
#3SI
Civil Society Forum will be addressed to political and business leaders at Riga Summit, next month,” said H.E.
@valstsgriba
, President of the Republic in Latvia.
Tere hommikust (good morning) from Estonia where our virtual summit is hosted today in Tallinn.
Political & business leaders will join us from the
#ThreeSeas
region, EU & US. You're invited too at .
Short thread about why today's discussions matter..
Today 🇺🇸 House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan resolution in support of the
#ThreeSeas
Initiative expressing robust support for the initiative to accelerate the development of cross border infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe.
🇪🇺 "This year the key issue in The Three Seas Summit and EU is how to adapt to reduce dependence on Russia's fossil fuels,” highlighted
@EU_Commission
Executive Vice-President for an Economy
@VDombrovskis
.
As Latvia begins preparations for hosting next
@3seaseu
summit and business forum in Riga 2022, Latvian
#ThreeSeas
team
@Rigas_pils
@Latvian_MFA
@LIAALatvija
are delighted to welcome Bulgarian colleagues in Riga Castle for experience handover 🇱🇻🇧🇬🇪🇺
More:
Wherever you are in the world, you are invited to our Three Seas virtual summit today in Tallinn at . It starts at 14:15 EEST.
Agenda here:
Join the discussion on social media using the hashtags
#ThreeSeas
and
#SmartConnectivity
.
🇪🇪Happy 103rd anniversary of the Republic of Estonia! 🇪🇪 Heartfelt congratulations to Estonia and its people that celebrate today the Day of Independence.
The
#IMF
will soon release a landmark study on Infrastructure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe which examines the region's infrastructure gaps and assesses the potential returns of investment. Watch the live presentation on 28 September!
“Secretary Pompeo highlighted that earlier this year the United States committed to investing up to $1 billion toward
#ThreeSeas
energy projects through the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.” 👇
At the
@3SeasEU
Virtual Summit hosted by Estonia,
@SecPompeo
reaffirmed U.S. support for the 12 Three Seas member states’ efforts to expand energy, digital, and transportation infrastructure to improve economic security for generations to come.
“There is one factor above all others that will drive positive change on the ground – for Russia to immediately end its unjustified aggression against Ukraine,”
@VDombrovskis
, Executive Vice President & Trade Commissioner of the
@EU_Commission
How will the
#ThreeSeas
change Eastern and Central Europe?
How the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund
#3SIIF
operates?
Is combining public and private money the future of large-scale infrastructure developments?
Register to virtual event to find out:
“To successfully move away from Russian fossil fuels, it’s important that EU funding is used in a coordinated synergy. From the EC side, we welcome that this is reflected in a joint statement calling for countries from the
#3SI
region to ensure maximal synergy,"
@VDombrovskis
🇺🇸“We are here to demonstrate the commitment of the USA to the 3SI region as it’s a vital time to show that support given Russia’s aggression to Ukraine,” said the
@DFCgov
CEO Scott Nathan.
Today in
@expo2020dubai
, pavilion of Latvia promotion event of 3SI Riga Summit took place with participation of the president of Latvia, Mr. Egils Levits. We are looking forward to further collaboration and 🇱🇻 3SI Summit and Business forum in summer of 2022.
On 26 April
#Vienna
hosted a panel discussion on
#ThreeSeasInitiative
, organized by the Embassies of 🇱🇻🇵🇱🇷🇴, and with participation of 🇦🇹🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺. Officials informed about
#3SI
Summit & Business Forum and shared views on the benefits of the initative.
➡️
The
#ThreeSeas
Initiative is designed to promote cooperation between 12 EU Member States and their partners.
Do you know who are the members of the initiative?
You will find them between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic seas: 🇦🇹, 🇧🇬, 🇭🇷, 🇨🇿, 🇪🇪, 🇭🇺, 🇱🇻, 🇱🇹, 🇵🇱, 🇷🇴, 🇸🇰 and 🇸🇮.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (
@PresidentOfBg
) says education, science, and high technologies are key investments for the future and for the
#ThreeSeas
to support that, these are the key words for our success:
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken: President Biden and I believe deeply in working closely with our allies and partners because we know that there is power and strength in cooperation. That is what the
#3SI
is all about. We applaud your work.
We've had an amazing first day of the
#ThreeSeasRiga
Business Forum with valuable insight in the Investment Panel and the President's Panel!
Watch today's session here:
At our Virtual Summit, Polish President
@AndrzejDuda
found inspiration from basketball star Michael Jordan when describing the teamwork and intelligence behind the
#ThreeSeas
initiative.
“We’d like to announce a $300M commitment to the Three Seas Investment Fund – a signal of our support for the region,” Scott A. Nathan, Chief Executive Officer of the
@DFCgov
🇪🇪 will launch the
#SmartConnectivity
vision on 19 October. It aims to expand
#digital
components across key infrastructure, supporting new business models and technologies, such as real-time economy management and renewable friendly smart grid. Read more:
It takes time to really process all the crucial discussions, announcements, and insights we had over the two days of
#ThreeSeasRiga
Business Forum.
Here are some highlights to recall the main takeaways from the prominent speakers and high-level experts from this year's event. 🎬
It's been a week since the
#3SI
community met in Riga🇱🇻for the
#3seas
Business Forum – 600+ on-site attendees & more online, 6 panels & many burning topics discussed!
The
#3seasRiga
Summit and Business Forum organizers express gratitude to everyone who joined the event! 🙌
Great to be back in E-stonia for the
@3seaseu
Summit. On the agenda: Clean Network (of course), Blue Dot Network, energy, and other economic opportunities. Big upside to doing business here. Feeling lots of love for America. Watch
#ThreeSeas
tomorrow ➡️
Winners of
#ThreeSeas
photo competition announced! Have a look on the top 3 ⬇️
The submissions were required to capture ways in which infrastructure unites people and, conversely, how a lack of infrastructure can separate people.
A welcome message from the President of 🇱🇹 Lithuania,
@GitanasNauseda
, to all the partners of
#3SI
ahead of the 9th 3SI Summit & Business Forum taking place on April 11th in Vilnius.
3SI – For a Better Connected, Stronger Europe & a Closer Transatlantic Partnership!
The
#ThreeSeas
that unites 12 EU member states and partners aims to increase the economic growth and energy security of the region through infrastructure investments. A more extensive engagement of the executive authorities can contribute to meeting these practical objectives.
Leading up to
@3seaseu
Summit
#Tallinn2020
, we recently hosted a
#ThreeSeas
Foreign Ministers' VTC meeting, which was an important milestone towards increasing the role of governments in the process.
👇Find out why FM
@UrmasReinsalu
thinks
#ThreeSeas
is valuable for our region.
Baltic countries, unlike other European countries, had no illusions about the real intentions of Russia. This is why Baltic countries were better prepared than others to cut off Russian energy, says
@GitanasNauseda
, President of the Republic of Lithuania
We'll soon be opening our digital doors at the
#ThreeSeas
Virtual Summit. Here's an overview from
@errnews
of what's happening today, including the launch of Estonia’s
#SmartConnectivity
vision.
Today 🇪🇪 holds a high-level video conference with the foreign ministers of the
#ThreeSeas
and partners of the initiative.
Follow the open session with Foreign Ministers of 🇪🇪
@UrmasReinsalu
, 🇵🇱 Jacek Czaputowicz and 🇷🇴
@BogdanAurescu
at 16:20 (CEST) from:
Join us tomorrow for a session at the Rīga Conference. We will discuss how the initiated projects will be implemented in the situation of existing regional security challenges.
👉🏻 Live stream:
#ThreeSeasInitiative
#ThreeSeas
#RigaConf2022
🔹 October 22, 8.00 🌊 “3 Seas Initiative: Act Regionally, Think Globally”, Edgars Bondars, Ambassador for the Three Seas Initiative
#ThreeSeasInitiative
#ThreeSeas
👋
#3SI
Summit and Business forum starts today!
📆On today’s agenda:
☑️13:00 Presidential panel
☑️15:00 Joint press conference
☑️15:35 Opening of Business Forum
☑️15:45 Investment panel
☑️17:30 Presidents panel
Follow the live stream here:
Opening remarks by the Prime Minister of 🇱🇻
@krisjaniskarins
:
"Working together not only helps the Three Seas Region thrive financially, but it also makes a resilient society that can stand up to outside pressure and aggression."
Most of the
#ThreeSeas
countries have joined or have made a decision to join the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. 🇭🇷 the latest to announce it! Great news!
On 30 June 🇪🇪 Minister of Foreign Affairs
@UrmasReinsalu
will host a
#ThreeSeas
Foreign Ministers' VTC meeting to discuss the role of governments in achieving the objectives of new investments, economic growth, energy security and stronger
#EU
.
On 30 June, I will host a
#ThreeSeas
Foreign Ministers' VTC meeting from
#Tallinn
, on the shore of one of the three seas. It is of utmost importance to increase the role of
#3SI
governments, to better strive for the common goals of economic wellbeing, security and a stronger
#EU
.
We'd like to thank 🇺🇸
#USA
for close partnership with 3SI countries and participation in Summit in 🇱🇻 Riga.
@SecBlinken
emphasized
#3SI
importance in current geopplitical enviroment and noted that
#3SI
represents region's shared interests and values.
▶️
The
#ThreeSeas
has the potential to become an infrastructure-driven framework to promote development, security, and integration in our region. Since its inception, the 3SI has gained momentum. Read the experts’ views:
With every project, partner, investment, idea, and connection, we are shaping the future of the
#ThreeSeasRegion
.
While this year's
#ThreeSeas
Summit and Business Forum has concluded, the mission and development of the region continues. See you next year in Romania. 🇷🇴
“The
#3SI
demonstrates that countries, divided in the past for geopolitical reasons, are now working together in unity to build a better future. They represent some of the fastest-growing countries across the world, demonstrating extraordinary growth potential,”
@MathiasCormann
Save the date! 3SI Summit and Business Forum in Riga coming soon, on June 20-21!
📌Riga, Latvia
🔗 Follow the latest updates on the official site of the 3SI at
Today the 🇪🇪 government confirmed the decision to join the
#ThreeSeas
Initiative Investment Fund, which would create more possibilities to fund ambitious infrastructure projects in the energy, transport and digital sectors in Central and Eastern Europe.
is committing 5 million USD by the end of 2023 to support non-profit projects that advance digital inclusion in the
#3SI
countries and that lead to a more resilient and connected civil society across the region. –
@Karan_K_Bhatia
Strengthening the economy of our region through the
#ThreeSeas
initiative is even more important due to the pandemic, explains Polish President Andrzej Duda. 👇
Tänu kolme mere algatusele saame ühiselt välja töötada oma piirkonna majanduse tugevdamise kava, mis on
#Covid19
pandeemia rasketel aegadel ülioluline. Oleme tänulikud EV Presidendile
@KerstiKaljulaid
5. kolme mere tippkohtumise
@3seaseu
korraldamise eest nii keerulisel ajal.
Watch now!
#ThreeSeas
Virtual Summit follow-up seminar is LIVE. Join us to be part of discussions on how to integrate digital into business models, how to build the most sustainable data exchange solutions and get the most out of
#SmartConnectivity
. 🎥➡️
Among those attending our
#ThreeSeas
virtual summit in person today are Polish President
@AndrzejDuda
and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (
@PresidentOfBg
). Poland was instrumental in launching the Initiative, while Bulgaria is the next host.
Today Estonia hosted a virtual seminar to introduce the
#ThreeSeas
Initiative Investment Fund
#3SIIF
supporting entrepreneurs in expanding their business in Eastern and Central European countries.
Photos by Mattias Tammet.
🇪🇪 joined
#ThreeSeas
Initiative Investment Fund as a core investor! "The cooperation of Three Seas countries is important for us, therefore we also want to contribute to the joint fund and soon hope to see the first investments", said Minister of Finance.
This summit of consolidation has made
@3seaseu
more practical and put us on a path to build a stronger, greener, smarter and more prosperous Europe. Happy to pass the Three Seas flag on to Bulgaria and
@PresidentOfBg
!
Thank you
@AndrzejDuda
for all your support during the preparations for today’s
@3seaseu
Summit. Very pleased to welcome you in Tallinn today and looking forward to all the discussions!
🇪🇪 Foreign Minister
@UrmasReinsalu
is speaking and also moderating the
#ThreeSeas
web forum Smart Money panel that focuses on #
#3SIIF
and what role it can play in the view of the participating states
Tallinn to host the
#ThreeSeas
Leaders’ Virtual Meeting on October 19, which will focus on three areas: firstly, the future and role of the initiative in enhancing the economic growth and energy security of Member States;
🌊 To help you stay on top of the
#ThreeSeasInitiative
wave till it reaches the coast of Romania 🇷🇴 next year, you can stream all the Panel discussions of this year's Business Forum in Riga online -
Here are the photos from the digital stage of today's live announcement of the first digital investment by the
#ThreeSeas
Initiative Investment Fund. Find the press release from 3SIIF here:
Lithuania and Croatia have formally joined the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. The Fund has successfully raised an additional €290 million of commitments.
Gladly accepting a challenge from Estonian President
@KerstiKaljulaid
,
@vestager
has also pledged the EU Commission’s support for the data frameworks needed to implement the
#SmartConnectivity
vision. (More details on that later at the
#ThreeSeas
Virtual Summit).
📣 Introducing Mr Edgars Bondars,
@Latvian_MFA
Ambassador-at-Large for Preparation of Three Seas Initiative Summit, which along with the Business Forum will be held in Riga in June 2022 🇱🇻
#3SI
We are going through an energy crisis that threatens our climate goals and energy security, and independence all in one. –
@KadriSimson
, European Commissioner for Energy
"Invest in Three Seas" is LIVE!
How will the
#ThreeSeas
change Eastern and Central Europe?
How the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund
#3SIIF
operates?
Is combining public and private money the future of large-scale infrastructure developments?
Find out!
Great news from
@Google
. At our Virtual Summit, Pablo Chavez from
@googlecloud
has just announced their investment of €2 million into digital inclusion projects across the
#ThreeSeas
region.
The vision of
#SmartConnectivity
is to expand digital solutions across key infrastructure in the
#ThreeSeas
region, which will in turn support new business models and technologies.
Download the vision paper here: