As part of Austria’s EU Council Presidency, former Federal Minister Gernot Blümel, together with Vorarlberg’s Governor Markus Wallner, welcomed distinguished guests to the EU Subsidiarity Conference at Festspielhaus Bregenz.
Bregenz Declaration
At the two-day conference the subject of subsidiarity was discussed in three steps. First, the term itself was examined from various points of view including economic, legal, political and historical. Secondly the participants investigated how the principle is currently being applied in practice; and finally discussion centred on how this common understanding can be augmented and strengthened.
With events like the Subsidiarity Conference there is particular focus on professional security measures. These range from person or site protection to control stations such as known from airports. Kongresskultur Bregenz has many years' experience of working with the authorities in this area. For this reason it was possible to provide the heightened level of security required at the conference on Lake Constance in a professional and competent manner.
Bregenz Declaration
The Austrian Federal Chancellery believes the EU should be brought closer to its citizens and trust in the EU should be strengthened. The conference on Lake Constance is intended to provide an impetus for the practical realisation of these objectives. The aim is to put the focus more on subsidiarity in a "Bregenz Declaration".
Panel discussions, addresses, presentations, evening reception, press conference
Federal Chancellery
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Matthias Wunder