Originally, the project focused on Polish-Slovak-Ukrainian cooperation, but over time has grown as a result of which in recent years the format has become one of the most important platforms for the exchange of ideas between Carpathian countries.

Politicians from Central and Eastern Europe, including thought leaders, Carpathian activists, experts and representatives of non-governmental organisations, meet on a cyclical basis.

On 10 April 2010, Kuchciński was designated by party leader Jarosław Kaczyński as the acting Parliamentary Caucus Head of the Law and Justice party by succeeding Grażyna Gęsicka, after she was listed on the flight manifest[2][3] of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near Smolensk, Russia, killing Gęsicka and 95 others on board.

In the 2011 parliamentary elections, Kuchciński was re-elected as Member of the Sejm and started from the first place in the Krosno-Przemyśl list of Law and Justice, by securing 23,128 votes.

The opposition (Civic Coalition) accused him of using aeroplanes for private purposes[9][10][11] On 5 August 2019, Kuchciński issued a statement admitting that he was accompanied by family members on 23 flights, and on one occasion his wife travelled without him.

He always maintained that he had not violated any law, and the Party leader Jarosław Kaczyński explained that the key problem was a lack of clear regulations for the use by officials of government flights.