Carpathian Economic Forum
The Carpathian Economic Forum is an annual international economic gathering held in Bukovel, a resort village in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is organised by a foundation of the same name linked to Ukrainian businessman Oleksandr Shevchenko. The forum convenes politicians, business leaders and diplomats from Central and Eastern European countries to discuss regional cooperation, investment and security issues.
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Zelensky launches Carpathian Eight summit, meets youth from partner countries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted the first summit of the Carpathian Eight (C8) in the Ivano-Frankivsk region on 19 September, launching a Carpathian integration initiative. The summit, which brought together representatives of Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria, and Serbia, included an economic forum featuring a joint investment portfolio of 95 projects worth roughly 40 billion euros. Zelensky also met with about 250 young participants in a Youth Congress, where discussions covered regional relations with Poland and Hungary, conditions for Ukrainians displaced by the war to return home, and housing support programs.