Ministryof Foreign Aff airs Republic of Poland

International Conference

EU in the Time of Changes: Czech and Polish Perspectives

Co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland (scheme “Polish-

Czech Forum for the rapprochement of societies, deeper cooperation and good

neighbourhood 2018”) and the Czech Academy of Sciences (scheme RVO: 68378122)

ORGANISERS:

CENTRE FOR EUROPE, UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW, WARSAW

INSTITUTE OF STATE AND LAW, CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, PRAGUE

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, CHARLES UNIVERSITY, PRAGUE

In cooperation with

Institute of International Relations, Prague

Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies,

University of Warsaw

University of Economics, Prague

Date: Thursday, 6th December 2018

Venue: Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague 1, session hall No. 206

(2nd

floor)

09.30-09:35 Official Addresses

JUDr. Jan Malíř, Ph.D., Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague

Prof. dr hab Bogdan Góralczyk, Director of the Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw

09:35 – 9:45 Opening Speech

Her Excellency Barbara Ćwioro, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Czech Republic

Ministryof Foreign Aff airs Republic of Poland

09:45 – 9:55 Presentation of a discussion platform

Doc. dr Jana Plaňavová-Latanowicz/ Dr Kamil Zajączkowski

FIRST SESSION: 10.00 – 11:15

TOWARDS A MORE FLEXIBLE EU?

doc. JUDr. Lenka Pítrová, CSc. (Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague): EU reform

– change without changes

JUDr. Jan Malíř, Ph.D. (Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences,

Prague): Enhanced Cooperation: Its Evolution and Potential

JUDr. Magdalena Svobodová, Ph.D., (Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague):

Enhanced Cooperation - Case Study

Prof. JUDr. PhDr. Ivo Šlosarčík LL.M., Ph.D. (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles

University): Mutual recognition and flexibility in the European Union

Chairman: JUDr. Michal Šejvl, Ph.D.

11.15-11:30 Coffee break

SECOND SESSION: 11:30 – 13:00

IN A SEARCH OF IDENTITY IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION?

JUDr. Michal Šejvl, Ph.D. (Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences,

Prague): European Identity Through Education?

PhDr. Jan Hornát (Institute of International Relations, Prague): EU cohesion and

paradigm shifts in Transatlantic relations

Mgr. Markéta Votoupalová (University of Economics, Prague): Energy policy of the EU

– the Czech perspective

Doc. dr Jana Plaňavová-Latanowicz (Center for Europe, University of Warsaw): Recent

tendencies in CJEU case law: the state of (foul) play

Mgr Dorota Jurkiewicz-Eckert (Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Warsaw):

„2018: A new political momentum for culture in the EU?”

Chairman: dr Małgorzata Bonikowska

13.00 -13.15 Coffee break

Ministryof Foreign Aff airs Republic of Poland

THIRD SESSION: 13.15-14:45

EU AND THE OUTER WORLD

Dr Kamil Zajączkowski (Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw, Warsaw): The EU

under the turbulence - internal and external challenges

Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska (Centre for International Relations, Warsaw): Impact of

Brexit and changes in the global order for the future of the European project.

Recommendations for Poland and Czech Republic

Prof. dr hab. Bogdan Góralczyk (Director of the Centre for Europe, University of

Warsaw, Warsaw): China's Strategy Towards Central and Eastern Europe and the EU

Dr Bogusław Lackoronski (Institute of International Relations, Faculty of Political

Sciences and International Studies, University of Warsaw; Faculty of Law, University

of Warsaw, Warsaw): Recognition of foreign judgements from outside EU - selected

issues (Case study: Polish-Chinese bilateral treaty on legal assistance)

Dr Jakub Zajączkowski (institution?): EU Strategy towards Emerging Markets: Case

Study of India - V4 perspectives

Chairman: Prof. JUDr. PhDr. Ivo Šlosarčík, LL.M., Ph.D.

14.45-15.00: FINAL REMARKS

(Prof. JUDr. PhDr. Ivo Šlosarčík LL.M. Ph.D.; Dr. Jan Hornát; Doc. dr Jana Plaňavová-

Latanowicz; dr Kamil Zajączkowski)