As we close 2025, it is clear that the Three Seas region has entered a new stage of maturity and momentum. A defining expression of this progress is the creation of the Three Seas Business Council — a Business Hub designed to connect companies, investors and public institutions across the region.
This year brought far more than meetings and analyses; it showed that the region is beginning to operate as a coherent system, with governments, business leaders and international partners increasingly moving in the same direction.
For TSBC, it was a year of deep engagement and tangible results: growing investor interest, new partnerships and a rising recognition of the Three Seas as one of Europe’s most dynamic spaces for future growth.
This final 2025 edition of TS News offers a moment to reflect and look ahead. The Three Seas Business Forum has provided a clear roadmap, and 2026 will be the year of putting it into practice — from Davos, to the STEPS conferences in Warsaw, to the next Business Forum in Croatia. The pace of regional cooperation will only accelerate.
TSBC remains one of the most reliable sources of current insight into developments shaping the Three Seas. As a hub for business, expertise and connectivity, TSBC equips companies, investors and partners with the knowledge they need to navigate and engage effectively with the region — a mission we are fully committed to.
If 2025 had a soundtrack, it would be an energetic crescendo—each passing month increasing the tempo, with momentum that never really paused. The Three Seas Initiative stopped being a “project of the future” and became a living system, where states, businesses, capital, and technologies interacted more closely than ever. And we—at the Three Seas Business Council—found ourselves at the very center of this movement.
It was a year of intense work, dozens of decisions, and hundreds of conversations that together formed a single overarching picture: a region accelerating faster than ever before.
Year in Numbers
- 92 days spent traveling
One in every four days of the year spent on the road—between capitals, conferences, embassies, and meetings that are reshaping the region. - 23 countries represented by delegations
From Japan to the United States, from Mali to Finland—the Three Seas region drew global attention. - 120,000 kilometers flown
Enough to circle Europe three times. Or to cover half the distance to the Moon. - 260 hours spent on stages, panels, and forums
Hundreds of discussions that helped shape the strategic narrative of the region. - 37 public speeches
Short, substantive, and—judging by results—highly effective. - 42 visits to embassies
A diplomatic marathon, without race numbers but with real outcomes. - 87 hours in airports
Three full days of life spent between gates, security checks, and a laptop balanced on one’s knees. - 120 new key contacts made
Captured in corridors, during coffee breaks, in conference rooms—and transformed into lasting relationships. - 190 pages of analyses, reports, and recommendations
Written in planes, hotels, offices, and wherever a new idea emerged. - 310 liters of coffee
The essential fuel for conversations that often began as small courtesies and ended with new projects and partnerships.
2025 was a landmark year for regional dialogue. TSBC participated in, co-created, or helped shape major events that set the tone for economic and geopolitical cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe.
Three Seas Business Forum — 10th Anniversary Edition
The centerpiece of the year:
- 29 panels,
- 10 presidents,
- 700 participants,
- 36 countries represented
- hundreds of bilateral meetings,
- and the first comprehensive Three Seas recommendations report, synthesizing sectoral insights and guiding the Initiative’s next phase.
The Forum affirmed the Three Seas as one of Europe’s most dynamic platforms for business and policy exchange.
International Conferences and Dialogues
TSBC contributed to leading events across the region and beyond, including:
- Equilibrium Conference (Budapest)
- Green Transition Forum (Sofia)
- European Financial Congress (Sopot)
- GTF50 Transport Forum (Sofia)
- Roundtables with the Atlantic Council (Washington, Brussels, Warsaw)
- Samorządowe Forum w Lublinie on regional development
- Euronews Poland inauguration, reinforcing the media dimension of regional communication
Across these stages, one narrative became increasingly clear: the Three Seas region is emerging as a strategic connector — politically, economically, and infrastructurally.
Embassy meetings were one of the defining features of 2025, building the soft infrastructure necessary for hard investments.
42 Embassy Engagements Included:
United States, Japan, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Slovenia, Norway, Spain, Rwanda, Bulgaria, Argentina, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania
… and others.
These engagements strengthened political coordination and accelerated preparations for the 2026 Three Seas Summit and Business Forum in Croatia.
TSBC also participated in:
- meetings of Three Seas sherpas,
- sessions with presidential advisors,
- gatherings of regional ambassadors at Belweder Palace,
demonstrating how crucial continuous diplomacy is for maintaining regional momentum.
2025 was a year marked by strategic mobility — a necessary ingredient for connecting a region of 120 million people and global partners.
Key Missions Included:
- United States (Washington, D.C.)
- Japan-focused missions
- business delegations to Poland and Estonia,
- preparation of symbolic and strategic cooperation initiatives,
- dialogue that laid groundwork for the future JBIC office in Warsaw.
- Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia
Travel was not symbolic — it resulted in projects, commitments, and long-term partnerships.
2025 saw an unprecedented scale of business engagement.
Key Industries Engaged:
- Energy (Vitol, Westinghouse, Siemens Energy, Transgaz)
- Nuclear and SMR technologies (GE Hitachi, NuScale)
- Aerospace and aviation (Boeing, GE Aerospace)
- Defence and dual-use technologies (Kongsberg, SR Robotics)
- Digital and cloud (Amazon, Allegro, Cybernetica)
- Infrastructure finance (JP Morgan, PPF, EIF, Nordic Investment Bank)
- Space technologies (Axiom Space, SpaceX)
A Defining Shift
Business no longer appeared as an “adjunct” to political dialogue. Instead, it operated as the engine of the Initiative, embodying the principle: “politically inspired, business driven.”
National holidays became platforms for strengthening ties and signaling mutual respect between nations.
TSBC took part in celebrations hosted by the embassies of:
- Romania
- Slovenia
- Luxembourg
- Argentina
- USA (Independence Day)
- Rwanda
These moments helped maintain cultural ties and build trust — a vital resource for long-term regional cooperation.
The symbolic highlight:
Japanese and Polish youth planting apple trees, a gesture linking history, partnership, and shared responsibility for the future.
TSBC strengthened its role as a credible, consistent source of information about the Three Seas, through:
- interviews (e.g., Radio Plus, Ground Zero),
- cooperation with Euronews,
- communication support for the Forum Report,
- regular stakeholder briefings,
- growing presence in international media outlets.
The Council became not only a Business Hub — but also a knowledge Hub, ensuring the Initiative’s message is clear, factual, and globally accessible.
2025 was a year marked by strategic mobility — a necessary ingredient for connecting a region of 120 million people and global partners.
Key Missions Included:
- United States (Washington, D.C.)
- participation in the presidential inauguration,
- meetings with Boeing, SpaceX, Axiom Space,
- strengthening ties with U.S. think tanks and institutions.
- Japan-focused missions
- business delegations to Poland and Estonia,
- preparation of symbolic and strategic cooperation initiatives,
- dialogue that laid groundwork for the future JBIC office in Warsaw.
- Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia
- regular visits forming an integrated map of regional business and political relationships.
Travel was not symbolic — it resulted in projects, commitments, and long-term partnerships.
The diagram illustrates the four pillars that define TSBC’s unique value: business, capital, policymakers & embassies, and NGOs & think tanks. Looking back at 2025, it is clear that this model is not aspirational — it directly reflects how our team operated throughout the year.
Business – Through the 2025 Business Forum and multiple sectoral meetings, we successfully connected companies from across the 13 Three Seas countries, creating the first truly transnational cooperation network.
Capital – Engagements with JBIC, U.S. institutions, and European investors demonstrated TSBC’s growing role as a gateway for capital entering the region.
Policymakers & Embassies – Meetings with partners such as the U.S., Japanese and German embassies confirmed that TSBC is becoming a trusted counterpart in economic diplomacy.
NGOs & Think Tanks – Expert cooperation on reports, analyses, and publications strengthened the intellectual and strategic backbone of our activities.
In summary, the achievements of 2025 show that TSBC delivered tangible actions across all four areas represented in the diagram — and it is precisely their synergy that made this year a breakthrough for advancing the economic dimension of the Three Seas Initiative.
2025 was a year marked by strategic mobility — a necessary ingredient for connecting a region of 120 million people and global partners.
Key Missions Included:
- United States (Washington, D.C.)
- Japan-focused missions
- business delegations to Poland and Estonia,
- preparation of symbolic and strategic cooperation initiatives,
- dialogue that laid groundwork for the future JBIC office in Warsaw.
- Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia
Travel was not symbolic — it resulted in projects, commitments, and long-term partnerships.
