FIRST EUROPEAN SUMMIT ON ECONOMY AND SECURITY TO BE HELD IN BANJA LUKA ON MAY 28

BANJA LUKA, MAY 22 /SRNA/ – The First European Summit on Economy and Security will be held in Banja Luka on Thursday, May 28, organised by the Gold Institute for International Strategy.

At the opening of the summit, the chairman of the Gold Institute, General Michael Flynn, will deliver a welcoming speech, while the Republika Srpska institutions representatives will also address participants, announced the institute. More than 100 participants from over 20 countries are expected to attend the summit, including prominent individuals from the worlds of business, security, diplomacy, and politics. Panel discussions at the summit will cover topics such as “The Development of the European and Transatlantic Security Architecture and Its Implications for the Balkans” and “Economic Resilience, Regional Integration, and Investment Opportunities in Balkan Economies,” according to information published on the Gold institute’s website. Additional panel topics include “Hybrid Threats, Information Operations, and the Struggle for Influence in Southeastern Europe,” “Energy, Infrastructure, and Connectivity as Tools of Both Cooperation and Coercion,” and “The Role of Democratic Institutions, Governance, and the Rule of Law in Supporting Security and Growth”. On this occasion, the first European office of the Gold Institute, headquartered in Banja Luka, will also be officially opened, the institute stated, adding that the public will be informed about further details later. “Through this event, we will promote Republika Srpska as a place of international dialogue, and through the work of the Banja Luka branch, which is also the institute’s first European branch, we have the opportunity to communicate and cooperate with statesmen and experts in fields that are of the highest interest to our citizens,” the Gold institute stressed. The event will begin on Wednesday, May 27, with a reception for participants, while the official opening of the summit is scheduled for Thursday, May 28, at 9:30 a.m. at the Terme Hotel in Banja Luka.