What others say about us
19 interviews and a speech from the AACC’s former website: mayors, ministers, entrepreneurs and experts from Carinthia and Slovenia on working together across borders.
Positions are those held at the time of the interview.
From the AACC
“Cross-border connections and especially the co-operation in the wider Alps-Adriatic region are the basic conditions for the implementation of the successful European region.”Bernard SadovnikPresident of the AACCRead the interview
“The AACC will – in cooperation with the local communities – find new and new challenges at the formation of regional orientated concepts and initiatives in the future, too.”Mag. Filip WaraschSecretary General of the AACCRead the interview
“I believe in the Europe of countries, the Europe of regions, the Europe of cultural differences.”Gerhard WeisVice President of the AACC, former Director General of the ORFRead the speechFrom the municipalities
“Exactly such organizations contribute that the idea of United Europe can develop and strengthen.”Ferdinand VoukMayor of the market town of VeldenRead the interview
“However, very important was the meeting at the headquarters of AACC (Alps-Adriatic Centre for Cross-border co-operation) where we continued the discussion and agreed upon the signature of the document about partnership cooperation between the two communities.”Jože AntoničMayor of BledRead the interview
“Now there will be no more border in physical sense what means our common area of Gorica will really be united.”Mirko BrulcMayor of Nova GoricaRead the interview
“I am convinced that in the future we will – in cooperation with the AACC – finalise some more projects, maybe not only on the field of tourism but on some other fields, too.”Bojan ŠrotMayor of CeljeRead the interview
“We are satisfied that we started our cooperation several years ago.”Mag. Branko KidričMayor of Rogaška SlatinaRead the interview
“… it must be proved that progress is only in cooperation.”Jure ŽerjavMayor of Kranjska GoraRead the interviewPolitics and administration
“An important frame for mutual learning and the exchange of experiences and good practices are also the projects of regional cooperation among Alpine countries.”Karl Viktor ErjavecMinister of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of SloveniaRead the interview
“Good development projects tend to overcome administrative and state borders.”Mag. Zlata PloštajnerMinister without portfolio, responsible for local self-government and regional development, SloveniaRead the interview
“AACC is an important institution on the fields of cooperation and development in the Alps-Adriatic region.”Iztok JarcMinister of Agriculture of the Republic of SloveniaRead the interview
“At the Communal forum the cooperation should be raised to a higher level.”Dr. Franz SturmHead of the Department for Municipalities, Province of CarinthiaRead the interview
“… AACC can function as initiator, attendant and evaluator …”Dr. Hannes SlamanigTourism representative of the Province of CarinthiaRead the interviewFrom business
“With lectures, performances and the forwarding of cooperation contacts AACC is a significant partner who helps in overcoming the regretfully still existing barriers and in establishing the mutual understanding.”Dr. Herta StockbauerMember of the Management Board, BKS Bank AG, KlagenfurtRead the interview
“It was recommended to me by high ranking business friends, who had already experienced AACC and who highly appreciate the activities of the center.”Dr. Heinrich SchusterManaging director of epa! Austria, ViennaRead the interview
“AACC is offering the platform and is bringing us the officials, politicians, managers …”DI Dr. Rudolf KanzianManaging director of Kanzian Engineering & Consulting GmbHRead the interview
“The limits of my language are the limits of my world (Wittgenstein).”Dr. Damijan HabernikEconomic Attaché in LjubljanaRead the interview
“There is enough of potential of green energy on both sides of the border.”Marko GregoričEntrepreneur from GlobasnitzRead the interview
