14th Conference of European Regions and Cities

Europe 1918 – 2018 – 2118

from Sunday, 30th September 2018 until Tuesday, 2nd October2018 Congress,

Under the Honorary Patronage of Alexander van der Bellen President of the Republic of Austria Honorary Committee

Sebastian Kurz, Chancellor of the Republic of Austria , EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Gernot Blümel, Federal Minister for EU, Arts, Culture and Media, Vienna, Austria Wilfried Haslauer, Governor of Salzburg Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions Harald Preuner, Mayor of the City of Salzburg

Shortly after the informal meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the EU Member States on 20th of September 2018 in Salzburg, from 30th September to 2nd October 2018 – also in Salzburg – within the framework of and in cooperation with the Austrian EU Presidency, the 14th Conference of European Regions and Cities of the Institute of the Regions of Europe (IRE). This conference is dedicated to the main topics of the Austrian Presidency and – as in previous conferences - important special topics, which are significant especially for the regions and municipalities of Europe, companies, institutions of administration, science and research.

The main topics are ”Subsidiarity and Europe“,”What became of the Europe of its founding fathers?“ and ”What will become of Europe“. For the discussions and lectures, we were able to win outstanding and prominent speakers, whom I sincerely thank for coming to Salzburg. The special discussions address the question of how Europe is preparing for its digital future, the future of energy in Europe and the existential issue of rural depopulation in Europe and how to counteract it.

We would like to thank all those who contributed to this conference being held: The Austrian Federal Government, especially Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Federal Minister Gernot Blümel, the Land and the City of Salzburg, in particular Governor Wilfried Haslauer and Mayor Harald Preuner and all our sponsors and cooperation partners. And of course the small but extremely dedicated IRE team around Secretary General Joachim Fritz. May this conference – which is a highlight in the series of these events – be of interest to all participants, and in particular to the hopefully large number of young people – not only of interest, but of lasting value as well.

V.l.: Helmut Falschlehner, Member of the Board Franz Schausberger, Chairman of the Board Stefan Eder, Deputy Chairman of the Board

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Sunday, 30th September 2018

Salzburg Congress Kindly supported by: Auersperstraße 6, 5020 Salzburg Herbert von Karajan-Saal, 1st floor, 5020 Salzburg, Österreich

Conference languages: German, English, Bosnian, Croatia, Serbian

11:45 Registration (Opening of the Partner and Exhibition Area, 1st floor)

12:00 Welcome Lunch

13:00 IRE-General Assembly 2018 (only IRE members are entitled to vote, guests are welcome)

Presentation of Erasmus+ Programme Gerhard Moßhammer, Managing Director, National Agency, „Erasmus+: Youth in Action”, Vienna, Austria Gerhard Moßhammer 14:00 Networking Coffee Break

4 5 Main sponsors Sundy th 30 September 14 Conference of European Regions 2018 and Cities

14:30 Official Opening Address Franz Schausberger, IRE-Chairman, Salzburg, Austria Sponsors

15:00 IRE Forum: The force of regions – Subsidiarity and Europe

Moderation: Franz Schausberger, Professor of Modern Austrian History, Franz IRE-Chairman Schausberger

Winfried Böttcher, Political scientist, former Professor at the Institute for Political Science at the RWTH Aachen, Germany

Anna Gamper, Professor of Public Law at the University of Innsbruck, Austria

Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria, St. Pölten, Austria

Reinhold Lopatka, Member of the Austrian Parliament, Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Task Force Subsidiarity, Vienna, Austria IRE Strategic Partners 2018 Alexander Miesen, President of the Parliament of the german-speaking community of , Eupen, Belgium

Martin Rhonheimer, Professor of Ethics and political Philosophy at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome, Vienna, Austria

Winfried Anna Reinhold Alexander Johanna Martin Böttcher Gamper Lopatka Miesen Mikl-Leitner Rhonheimer

17:00 End of the IRE-Forum

19:00 Reception upon the invitation of Land and City Salzburg at the Residenz, Residenzplatz 1, Carabinieri Saal, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

22:00 End

6 7 Monday st 01 October Monday, 1 October 2018 2018

Salzburg Congress, “Europa Plenary Hall“, 2nd floor Conference Languages: German, English, Bosnian, Croatia, Serbian

European polititians are concentrated while signing the treaty for the European Common Market and the Euratom, Rome‘s City Hall, Italy, March 25, 1957. Seated from left to right are: French Foreign Undersecretary Maurice Faure, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, German Foreign Affairs Underseretary Walter Hallstein, Italian Premier Antonio Segni. Festive Event Europe 1918 – 2018 – 2118

A review of the founding ideas and founding years of the common Europe, which was completely redesigned 100 years ago, a critical assessment of what emerged from the Founding Fathers‘ Europe Antonio Segni and Konrad Adenauer, left to right, in the middle, and the attempt to develop scenarios for the future of Europe, are joining hands following the signing of the Treaties, surrounded by the main topics of this conference theme ”Europe 1918 – 2018 – other signatories and delegations members - Gaetano Martino, 2118“. Attilio Cattani, Italian Permanent Representative to the EEC, and Joseph Bech, amongst others (from left to right)

08:30 Registration

09:30 Opening

Wilfried Haslauer, Governor of Salzburg, Austria

Johannes Hahn, EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, , Belgium

Juliane Bogner-Strauß, Federal Minister of Women, Families and Youth in personal representation for Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Vienna, Austria Discussion between Walter Hallstein, President of the German Delegation and Adviser to Conrad Adenauer, German Federal Chancellor, for International Issues, Jean Monnet, French General Commissioner for Planning, and Antonio Venturini, Italian Councilor of Legation Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the National Council of Austria, Vienna, Austria (from left to right).

Wilfried Johannes Juliane Wolfgang Haslauer Hahn Bogner- Sobotka Strauß Informal encounter between outside the Capitol: Maurice Faure, in the middle, on the left, shaking hands with Walter Hallstein in presence8 of Paul Henri Spaak, on the left, and Joseph Luns (back to camera) and Joseph Bech having an informal discussion on the right. 9 Monday 1. What became of the Europe of its 01 October founding fathers? 2018

10:15 What became of the Europe of its founding fathers? LIVE broadcast on ORF III The end of World War I cleared the way for a complete reorganization of Europe with the formation of many new nation states. Moderation: Christoph Takacs, Managing Director ORF Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria After the horrors of the Second World War, the political leaders realized that only through the integration of the European states, peace can be secured. Seventy years ago, on the 7th of May 1948, the Congress for Christoph Jürgen Elvert Keynote: Jürgen Elvert, Historian, Chair of History of Takacs European Unity in The Hague, chaired by Winston Churchill, called for a European Consultative Assembly the 19th and 20th Century with particular emphasis and a European Special Council to prepare for the political and economic integration of European states, on European Integration, Jean Monnet Chair for the adoption of a human rights charter and the Creation of a European Court of Justice. Ten years later, on 1st European History, University of Cologne, Germany of January 1958, the Treaties of Rome came into force and with them the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) began their activities. Sven Georg Adenauer (Grandson of Konrad Adenauers) We have succeeded in inviting descendants and confidants of the founding fathers of the to our conference in Salzburg. They will describe their personal memories and discuss whether the European Maria Romana De Gasperi (Daughter of Alcide De Gasperi) video message Union has developed in the spirit of the founding fathers. A unique opportunity to hear contemporary Philippe Duren (Family Member of Robert Schuman) witnesses from the founding years of the common Europe. Michael Kilian (Private Secretary of Walter Hallstein)

Jean-Gabriel Lieberherr Monnet (Grandson of Jean Monnet)

Theda Aghina Mansholt (Daughter of Sicco Mansholt)

Antoinette Spaak (Daughter of Paul-Henri Spaak) video message

Lord Watson of Richmond (Historian and personal friend of family Winston Churchill)

Sven Georg Maria Philippe Michael Adenauer Romana Duren Kilian De Gasperi Konrad Adenauer Alcide De Gasperi Robert Schuman Walter Hallstein

Jean-Gabriel Theda Antoinette Lord Watson Lieberherr Aghina Spaak of Richmond Monnet Mansholt

Jean Monnet Sicco Mansholt Paul-Henri Spaak Winston Churchill 11:45 Coffee Break

10 11 Monday 2. What will become of Europe? 01 October 2018

From history, we should learn that the future, despite all the experiences of the past, ultimately remains 12:15 What will become of Europe? unpredictable, and predictions do not always turn out to be correct. What a future-oriented policy should LIVE broadcast on ORF III do, however, is to develop possible scenarios about what the future might be like.

In this sense, the presented a White Paper on 1st of March 2018 outlining the possible Moderation: Manfred Perterer, Editor-In-Chief, Salzburger future development of the European Union in five scenarios. Of these five, the Austrian EU Presidency Nachrichten, Austria focuses on one thing: ”Less but more efficient“. According to this, the EU of the future 27 Member States Manfred Prinz Asfa- Wossen should focus on achieving more results more quickly in selected policy areas, but less in other areas. In this Keynote: Prinz Asfa-Wossen Asserate, Political Analyst, Perterer Asserate sense, a task force on subsidiarity has been set up by the European Commission, the results of which are Ethiopian-German Business Consultant, Bestselling already available. The Austrian Presidency has chosen the motto ”A Europe that protects“, which certainly Author (“African Exodus: Mass Migration and the does not go back very much to the great challenge of refugee movements and illegal migration. In the Future of Europe“) panel discussion ”What will become of Europe?“ and optimistic scenarios and solutions, based on the commitment to a common Europe, will be discussed and developed. Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the European Committee of the Regions, Brussels, Belgium

Andrä Rupprechter, Former Minister, Principal Adviser to the General Secretariat of the Council, Vienna, Austria

Nini Tsikauri, Co-founder of „Pulse of Europe Austria“, Artist, Musician, Singer and Author with Georgian roots, Vienna, Austria

Ivan Vejvoda, Institute of Human Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

Karl-Heinz Andrä Nini Tsiklauri Ivan Vejvoda Lambertz Rupprechter

13:45 Lunch Break

12 13 Monday, 3. Europe: The future is digital 01 October 2018

Internet and digital technologies have opened up a new world with many new opportunities as well as 15:00 Europe: The future is digital new threats. The digital single market can help boost employment and growth, competition, investment LIVE broadcast on ORF III and innovation, provide better services, modernize public services and create many new jobs. The aim is to strengthen the European economy against the influence of large international Internet companies. Moderation: Claus Reitan, Journalist, Vienna, Austria

The Digital Agenda for Europe 2020 is a program of the EU and its Member States on Information and Keynote: Jiří Buriánek, Secretary General of the Communication Technology (ICT). Its core objectives relate to the areas of digital society, digital economy, Claus Reitan Jiří Buriánek Committee of the Regions, Brussels, Belgium research, health and innovation and the expansion of the necessary IT infrastructure.

Unfortunately, we have to realize that digitization also has its downsides. Cybercrime, digital blackmail and Vladimir Dzurilla, Government Representative for IT and digitisation, Prague, Czech Republic terrorism, hate mailing, online child pornography, the threat to privacy and the misuse of personal data by digitally savvy criminals are becoming frightening and a huge challenge for the judiciary and the executive. Stefan Eder, Partner, Benn Ibler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria

Karoline Edtstadler, State Secretary in the Austrian Ministry for Interior, Vienna, Austria

Anke Knopp, Political Scientist, Author and Blogger for digital transformation in society, Gütersloh, Germany

Rokas Masiulis, Minister for Transport and Telecommunications, Vilnius, Lithuania (requested)

Christian Rupp, Spokesman of the platform Digital Austria, Federal Chancellery, Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, Vienna, Austria

Lorenz Schöne, Head of Product Management and Digital Sales, Erste Bank Group AG, Vienna, Austria

Vladimir Stefan Eder Karoline Anke Knopp Dzurilla Edtstadler

Rokas Christian Lorenz Masiulis Rupp Schöne

16:30 End of panel disucssion

19:00 Traditional Dinner “Salzburg Evening“, Augustiner Bräu Salzburg, Augustinergasse 1, 5020 Salzburg, “Abt-Nicolaus Hall” (cost contribution per person 20.-- EUR)

22:00 End of the second conference day

14 15 nd Tuesday Tuesday, 2 October 2018 02 October 2018

Salzburg Congress, Herbert von Karajan-Saal, 1st floor 09:30 The future of energy in Europe Conference Languages: German, English, Bosnian, Croatia, Serbian Moderation: Stefan Veigl, Journalist, Salzburger 8:30 Registration Nachrichten, Austria

Keynote: Representative of the European Commission for Stefan Veigl the Energy Union, Brussels, Belgium 4. The future of energy in Europe Wolfgang Anzengruber, Chairman of the Board, Verbund AG, Vienna, Austria

Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France (requested)

Europe strives to reach 32% of the total energy consumption by 2030, an ambitious target. What contribution Tomislav Ćorić, Minister for Environment and Energy, Zagreb, Croatia can and must be made by the European level, Member States, regions, cities and municipalities? Pushing Janez Kopač, Director, Energy Community Secretariat, Vienna, Austria ahead with climate protection, making the energy market more efficient, ensuring energy security, making the self-consumption of renewable energies simpler and cheaper: all of this can only succeed in a Angela Köppl, Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna, Austria concerted interaction of all political levels in Europe. In order to achieve their climate goals, the EU states Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Deputy Director General of the International Institute for Applied Systems must in the future significantly increase the share of electricity from renewable energies. How can the share Analysis (IIASA), Vienna, Austria of renewable energy be increased, how long can and should priority be given to it? Especially for small systems, such as the solar system on a family home. How do we solve the conflict between wind energy plants and landscape conservation? Questions that particularly affect the regions in Europe. Much of this should be discussed in this panel.

Wolfgang Fatih Birol Tomislav Janez Kopač Angela Köppl Nebojsa Anzengruber Ćorić Nakicenovic

11:00 Coffee Break

16 17 Dienstag 5. Rural Depopulation – the fate of 02. October rural areas in Europe? 2018

The horror reports have been coming from all over Europe for years: closing shops, leaving houses, doctors 11:30 5. Rural Depopulation – the fate of rural areas in Europe? Claus Reitan and infrastructure missing, rural communities and villages dying. The population is declining, especially young people and many more young women are turning their backs on the country, moving to the cities Moderation: Claus Reitan, Journalist, Vienna, Austri in search of work, education and cultural attractions. Forecasts indicate that by 2050, around 70 percent of the world‘s population will live in cities. These will no longer be able to meet the resulting challenges in the Keynote: Elisabeth Köstinger, Federal Minister for area of ​​transport, housing and education. Rural depopulation is not irreversible. There are also encouraging Sustainability and Tourism, Vienna, Austria examples of the countermovement. Because it has great advantages to live in the countryside, in regions Elisabeth and in villages, especially when it comes to ​ quality of life. Innovative ideas can make it possible for social Köstinger life to stay in place. That young families can stay in or return to rural areas, basic facilities should be given: kindergarten, school, local supply, jobs, good internet and transport connections, to be able to shape everyday life. This panel is about positive examples of trend reversal. Michael Beismann, University of Innsbruck, Regional Synergie GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria

Gertraud Leimüller, Entrepreneur, Winnovation Consulting GmbH, Deputy Chair Kreativwirtschaft Austria, Vienna, Austria

Bertold Meyer, Mayor of the municipality Bollewick, Academy for Sustainable Development, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Josef Schwaiger, Member of the Regional Government for Energy, Land Salzburg, Austria

Alois Steinbichler, Kommunalkredit Austria AG, Vienna, Austria

Mario Winkler, Head of Communication, Austrian Hail Insurance (Österreichische Hagelversicherung)

Representative from CEE / SEE countries

Michael Gertraud Bertold Josef Alois Mario Beismann Leimüller Meyer Schwaiger Steinbichler Winkler

13:00 Lunch Break

14:00 End of the Conference

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Arrival

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Salzburg Congress

70 m Sheraton

Imlauer 0.19km 0.20 km Hotel Motel 0.65km 0.75 km 0.5km One- Mirabell Hofwirt 0.85km 0.90 km 0.9km 1.5 km Hotel Hotel 0.17 km 0.22 km 0.14 km 0.6 km 0.9 km Markus Sittikus Hotel 0.80km 0.90 km 0.7 km 0.4 km 1.7 km 0.8 km Haunsper- gerhof

1.3 km 1.4 km 1.3 km 1.7 km 0.9 km 1.2 km 1.7 km Residenz

Augus- 0.80 km 0.8 km 0.9 km 0.9 km 1.3 km 1.0 km 1.2 km 1.0 km tiner Bräustübl Salzburg 0.80 km 0.80 km 0.65 km 0.75 km 2.0 km 0.75 km 0.6 km 2.7 km 2.3 km Hbf

Salzburg 5.6 km 5.8 km 5.6 km 2.0 km 6.8 km 6.1 km 5.7 km 7.7 km 7.4 km 11.8 km Airport

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