22. Salzburg Europe Summit
Europe - a sovereign global player?
27. – 29. September 2026
Salzburg Congress
At the 22nd Salzburg Europe Summit, from September 27th to 29th, 2026, international experts will discuss current European issues.
In lectures, panel discussions and joint evening events, internationally recognized experts and decision-makers from politics, business and science from home and abroad discuss current challenges in Europe.
Connecting people.
Promote dialogue.
Strengthening regions.
The Institute of the Regions of Europe (IRE) strengthens subsidiarity in Europe, promotes cross-border cooperation and connects European regions.
Ehrenschutz
Alexander Van der Bellen
Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich
program
(is regularly updated)
ART EXHIBITION
Sunday, September 27, 2026
11.00 AM
Opening of the art exhibition
“European regional culture”
Host country 2026: TBC
GENERAL MEETING
Sunday, September 27, 2026
12.00
General Assembly of the Institute of the Regions of Europe (IRE)
IRE-FORUM
Sunday, September 27, 2026
2.30 PM
Is Europe dying?
Demographic change as a challenge.
COLLOQUIUM
Sunday, September 28, 2025
5.00 PM
In cooperation with the Order of St. George
Are values good(s)?
Business and finance caught between responsibility and refusal
DIALOGUE II
Monday, September 28, 2026
12.00
EU enlargement as a geopolitical necessity?
DIALOGUE III
Monday, September 28, 2026
3.00 PM
Blackouts, sabotage & co. - how safe is Europe?
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
Monday, September 28, 2026
5.00 PM
In cooperation with the Multilateral Dialogue of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Thema: TBC
WORKSHOP
Monday, September 28, 2026
5.00 PM
In cooperation with UNECE
Strong communities through Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (SDGs)
DIALOGUE IV
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
10.00 AM
Youth. Democracy. Europe.
How valuable are democracy and freedom?