Krynica (Poland), “Davos” of Eastern Europe, is becoming a major event

1300 political leaders, businessmen, financiers, researchers, consultants have just attended the 16th economic Forum of Krynica, thermal station in southern Poland. 35 countries were represented in what they consider, more and more, to be the "Davos" of central and Eastern Europe. Obstacles to investments, demographic evolutions on the labour market, energy problems, migration of the workforce to the West: these issues dominated the debates. (Ref 06881)
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