The conference – organized by Antall József Tudásközpont – aims to celebrate the anniversary of the three treaties of the European Union: the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon. The event hopes to take this opportunity to discuss the foundation of the EU and debate its future.

The conference is public, but registration is needed.
Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/oSDfgUtWthCPoBEd2

PROGRAMME:

10:00-10:30 Keynote speeches
– Ádám Kégler, Deputy Director, Antall József Knowledge Centre
– Gábor Zupkó, Head of Representation, European Commission

10:30–11:45 Panel I: Resilient Community – How did we get so far?
– Moderator: Roland Menyes, Researcher, Antall József Knowledge Centre
– Szabolcs Takács, Minister of State for European Union Affairs
– Prof. Hendrik Hansen, Chair in international and european politcs, Andrássy University Budapest
– HE Péter Balázs, European Coordinator for the North Sea-Mediterranean Core Corridor, former member of the European Commission, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary

11:45 – 12:00: Short break

12:00 –13:15 Panel II: The Future of the EU – Visions and Challenges
– Moderator: Ildikó Voller-Szenci, Head of Brussels Office, Antall József Knowledge Centre
– Mário David, Former Vice-President, European People’s Party
– Dániel Bartha, Director, Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy
– Pauline Massart, Deputy Director Security & Geopolitics, Friends of Europe