Euromontana participated in a public hearing on 10th September 2019 to share comments on the own initiative report on “the macroregional strategy for the Carpathian region”, prepared by Mr Wladyslaw Ortyl, member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Marshall of the Polish Podckarpackie region.

This draft opinion calls for the establishment of a whole macro strategy for the Carpathians, as this is currently the case for the Alps or the Danube. Taking into account the strengths (such as the ecological corridor, natural and cultural resources) but also the weaknesses of the region (very low GDP per capita), the rapporteur underlined the need to strengthen the cooperation in this region. After consultation with different NGOs, regional and national organisations from the different Carpathian countries, the Polish representative has also worked on a draft strategy that could be a basis for further discussion on what could become such future macro-regional strategy for the Carpathians.