V4 & Ukraine National Week Conference

Date

Wednesday 18.03.15 14:00 to 16:00

Location

Room E
Dijver, Bruges campus
Dijver 11
8000 Bruges
Belgium

In the framework of the V4 & Ukraine National Week, the students from Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Ukraine are organizing a conference on the current challenges and the future of the relationships between their countries. 

The conference is open to the public, but registration is required.

Programme

14:00 Opening of the event by H.E. Ambassador Jaroslav KURFURST, Czech Ambassador to Belgium
14:15 

Guests’ speeches (5-10 minutes)

  • Mr. Tomasz ORLOWSKI (Head of Foreign Policy and External Action Section, Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU)
  • Mr. Tomáš STRAZAY (Senior Researcher, Slovak Foreign Policy Association)
  • Mr. Szabolcs NEMES (Counsellor, Delegation of Hungary to NATO)
  • H.E. Ambassador Dmytro KULEBA (Ambassador-at-large, UA) - via videoconference
  • Mr. Chris KENDALL (European External Action Service)
  • Mr. Jan MARIAN (Eastern Europe and Central Asia (COEST), Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU)
15:15  Discussion panel: Europe –V4–Ukraine: security and the political, economic, and social facets of our multi- and bilateral relationships
16:00  Closing reception opened by H.E. Ambassador Stanislav VALLO, Slovak Ambassador to Belgium