France, Germany, Czech Republic and a multi-speed EU

Programme:

09:15 - 09:45 Registration

09:45 - 10:00 Introduction
H.E. Pierre Lévy, Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Czech Republic
H.E. Detlef Lingemann, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Czech Republic
Petr Drulák, Director of the Institute of International Relations, Prague

10:00 - 11:30 Panel I: The EU of several speeds: a historical perspective
Chair: H.E. Pierre Lévy, Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Czech Republic
Funda Tekin, Deputy Director of the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin
Ivo Šlosarčík, Associate professor, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague
Thomas Klau, Head of the Paris Office, European Council on Foreign Relations

11:30 - 11:45 Coffee break

11:45 - 13:15 Panel II: Euro as a trigger for multispeed Europe
Chair: Petr Drulák, Director of the Institute of International Relations, Prague
Michael Dauderstädt, Director of the Division for Economic and Social Policy of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin
Luděk Niedermayer, Director, Deloitte Consulting, Prague
Patrick Allard, Consultant in the Center for Analysis, Prediction and Strategy in the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Paris

13:15 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 Panel III: A differentiated Europe: how does it work in practice
Chair: Jaroslav Kurfürst, Director General, European Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague
Vojtěch Belling, State Secretary for European Affairs, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, Prague
Michael Clauß, Director - General for Europan Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin
Jean-Michel Casa, Director, Directorate for the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of France, Paris

You can download the programme of the conference here.

Working languages

Czech, English, French and German

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