page_title: Europa-Forum Wachau
hierarchical_section_title: Europa-Forum Wachau
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gesamtanlage Stift Göttweig samt Vorgängerbauten, frühere Besiedlung &#160; This media shows the protected monument with the number 55861 in Austria. (Commons, de, Wikidata)
context_page_description: The Europa-Forum Wachau is a discussion meeting that was first held in 1995 in Göttweig Abbey in Lower Austria. Since 1995, the meeting has been held annually with the exception of 2006. The event is mostly held in June but has been moved to May and July in previous years because of special circumstances.
  The inaugural Europa-Forum Wachau took place in 1995, the same year that Austria entered the European Union, with the purpose to strengthen closeness to citizens and to serve as an impulse and discussion platform for political decisions concerning Europe. The discussion meeting is held by the club "Europa-Forum Wachau" in partnership with the "Federal Ministry for european and international matters" and the land government of Lower Austria. The event focuses on political developments of the danube region. Special attention goes to security related, regional, economical and cultural topics. The Austrian publicist and host Paul Lendvai has been hosting the discussion event since its inauguration in 1995.
  Over the years many famous European politicians attended the Europa-Forum.
context_section_description: The Europa-Forum Wachau is a discussion meeting that was first held in 1995 in Göttweig Abbey in Lower Austria. Since 1995, the meeting has been held annually with the exception of 2006. The event is mostly held in June but has been moved to May and July in previous years because of special circumstances.
  The inaugural Europa-Forum Wachau took place in 1995, the same year that Austria entered the European Union, with the purpose to strengthen closeness to citizens and to serve as an impulse and discussion platform for political decisions concerning Europe. The discussion meeting is held by the club "Europa-Forum Wachau" in partnership with the "Federal Ministry for european and international matters" and the land government of Lower Austria. The event focuses on political developments of the danube region. Special attention goes to security related, regional, economical and cultural topics. The Austrian publicist and host Paul Lendvai has been hosting the discussion event since its inauguration in 1995.
  Over the years many famous European politicians attended the Europa-Forum.
caption: Location of the "Europa-Forum Wachau"
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