May 31, 2024 @ 9:00 CET / Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
Agenda
09.15 – 09.30
Welcome Speech
Gladden PappinPresident of HIIA
09.30 – 10.20
The Past and Future of European Integration: Is the Union Still Attractive?
Ján FigeľFormer European Commissioner, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia
Anton RopFormer Prime Minister of Slovenia
Enikő GyőriMember of the European Parliament, Former State Secretary for European Union Affairs
Péter GottfriedMember of the Monetary Council, Former Head of the Office for European Affairs
Moderator: Tamás BaranyiDirector for Strategy, HIIA
10.20 – 10.30
Technical break
10.30 – 11.20
EU Presidency in the Making
Bernard QuintinAmbassador, Director General in Charge of European Affairs and Coordination, Belgian Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs
Rodrigo BallesterHead, Center for European Studies, MCC
Balázs MolnárDeputy State Secretary, Ministry for European Union Affairs, Hungary
Moderator: Jad Marcell HarbResearch Fellow, Center for a Strong Europe, HIIA
11.20 – 11.45
Coffee break
11.45 – 12.35
European Strategic Autonomy: Can the EU Become a Pole in a Multipolar World?
Reinhard Merkel Professor Emeritus, Criminal Law and Philosophy of Law, University of Hamburg, Visiting Lecturer at MCC
Bertrand de La ChesnaisLieutenant General (Retired), Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the French Army
Tomasz GrosseProfessor, University of Warsaw
Boglárka KollerJean Monnet Professor of European Studies, Head of Department of European Studies, University of Public Service
Moderator: Ákos MernyeiAdviser to the President, HIIA
12.35 – 13.25
Membership and Sovereignty: Whither the V4 countries in the EU?
Pál CsákyFormer Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of Slovakia
Jan MacháčekChairman of the Board of Trustees, Institute for Politics and Society, Prague
Aleksy BorówkaAnalyst, Deputy President of the Management Board, Instytut Nowej Europy
Márton UgrósdyDeputy State Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister’s Political Director, Hungary
Moderator: Balázs TárnokManaging Director, Europe Strategy Research Institute, University of Public Service
13.25 – 14.30
Lunch
Venue
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
Erzsébet tér 7-8.
1051 Budapest, Hungary
Parking
Parking will not be provided by the organisers, but it is possible for a fee in the surrounding streets.
Registration
Participation is subject to advanced registration.
We would like to inform you that the number of participants is limited, entry is only possible on presenting the confirmation of registration, which will be sent out during the week before of the event.
Registration is closed.