Europe (Washington Insider Magazine) —On Monday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Slovenia for the 2024 Bled Strategic Forum and to assess recovery efforts in areas affected by the August 2023 floods.
In the afternoon, President von der Leyen will deliver a keynote speech at the forum’s opening session, which can be watched live on EbS at 14:00 CEST. Later, she will join a leaders’ panel discussion titled ‘A World of Parallel Realities’ alongside Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob.
Earlier in the day, President von der Leyen, accompanied by Prime Minister Golob, will travel to Črna na Koroškem. There, the local mayor, Romana Lesjak, will guide them through a photo exhibition and discuss the ongoing recovery efforts in the flood-hit areas. They will also visit a reconstruction site before addressing the media, with live coverage on EbS at 9:55 CEST.
