Specialist conference
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During the Polish Presidency, we should count on both new legislative projects and concrete proposals for Ukraine on its accession to the EU. The main themes of the Polish Presidency will be security in seven pillars: military, energy, food, economic, health, information and civil security. It is expected that military security and obtaining funding for the Eastern Shield project, i.e. strengthening Poland's eastern border, will be a priority in this mix. These topics will be discussed at the conference among distinguished experts and academics.
Honorary patronage of the conference is held by:
Prof. Dr. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw
Prof. Hans-Gert Pöttering, former President of the European Parliament
Program
Warsaw, 14. November 2024
University of Warsaw, Al. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28
- Simultaneous translation English, Polish -
09.30 - 10.00
Registration
Welcome coffee
10.00 – 12.00
Opening
Dr. Hab. Agata Zalewska, prof. UW, Dean of Faculty „Artes Liberales“, University of Warsaw
Introduction of the Conference
Prof. Dr. Alojzy Z. Nowak, Rector University of Warsaw
Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, Former President of the European Parliament, Commissioner for European Affairs, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Keynote
Preparation and Challenges of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, Under Secretary, Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Republic of Poland
PART I
Poland’s Strategy in the EU – Choice or Necessity?
Prof. Dr. Hab. Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Faculty „Artes Liberales“, University of Warsaw, Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Poland
Poland’s Role in the European Council – Legal perspectives
Dr. Hab. Hanna Suchocka, prof. UAM, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Adam-Mickiewicz-University Posen
Discussion
Host: Prof. Dr. Hab. Stanisław Rabiej, Faculty „Artes Liberales“, University of Warsaw
12.00
Coffee Break
12.30 – 14.15
PART II
The Role of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the Integration Process of Ukraine with the European Union
Dr. Olena Babakova, Academy of Finance and Business Vistula, Warsaw
The Application of the “Church Clause” to the Candidate Countries for Accession to the European Union
Prof. Dr. Hab. Stanisław Rabiej, Faculty „Artes Liberales“, University
of Warsaw
Poland's Tasks in the Council of the European Union – from the Perspective of Ukraine
Dr. Taras Finikov, prof. UW, Faculty “Artes Liberales”, University of Warsaw, President of the International Foundation for Education Policy Research, Kyiv
Discussion
Host: Dr. Daniel Lemmen, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Poland
16.00 – 18.00
Panel Discussion
Poland’s Role as Advocate for Ukraine’s EU membership
Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, Former President of the European Parliament, Commissioner for European Affairs, Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation
Bronisław Komorowski, Former President of the Republic of Poland
Kardinal Kazimierz Nycz, Archbishop of Warsaw
Maia Mazurkiewicz, President PZU, Co-founder alliance4europe
Host: Agnieszka Homańska, Board member of the Euro-Atlantic Society Warsaw
18.00
End of Conference
