12. 5. 2021 The 6th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) closed today in Izola, Slovenia. This year's edition of the Forum was held under Slovenian Presidency in a hybrid format due to the epidemiological situation. At the plenary closing session wrapping up the two-day event State Secretary Monika Kirbiš Rojs and Head of Unit Macro-regions at the European Commission Jean-Pierre Halkin symbolically handed over the Presidency of EUSAIR to Albania. This year's Forum, already the sixth in a row, was held in a hybrid format under the slogan 'Along the coasts of the shared sea' and marked the end of Slovenian one-year Presidency of EUSAIR. The Forum, which is the most important annual event, put spotlight on key achievements under each of the four EUSAIR Pillars, highlighting the adoption of the joint Izola Declaration, a document setting out key policy orientations for future work of EUSAIR governance and stakeholders, and featuring the handover of the Presidency to Albania.