Central Europe Plus - Bridge technologies with regard to a sustainable energy supply

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Hybrid Warfare Research Institute (HWRI) and the Institute "Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek" (IJEK), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, organized another event in the series on the topic "The Importance of Central Europe for the EU" from May 8th to 11th, 2024, in Trakoščan. With the participation of the County Prefect of Varaždin, Anđelko Stričak, politicians, energy, and security experts from Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, France, and Bulgaria discussed energy as a security issue in terms of self-sufficiency, critical infrastructure, and resilience, the future of nuclear energy and the use of fossil fuels, as well as stronger energy cooperation among EU member states. Within the 4-day conference, participants visited the Nuclear Power Plant “Krško” in Slovenia.