Overview
- Ukraine hosted the founding Carpathian Eight (C8) summit in Ivano‑Frankivsk that formally brought together Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria and Serbia.
- Delegates unveiled a joint investment portfolio of 95 projects valued at roughly €40 billion intended as a single regional offer for investors.
- Roughly half of the proposed projects target energy — including a proposed 1.5 GW Carpathian wind cluster, new interconnectors and storage — while transport, logistics and military mobility are also top priorities.
- Organisers prepared more than 50 draft agreements worth over €1 billion for signing at the forum, but participants said financing, formal deals and project delivery remain to be finalised.
- The initiative frames the Carpathians as a transit and energy corridor that could create jobs, strengthen cross‑border ties and boost regional resilience, with EU representatives joining the summit discussions.