Closed-door Roundtable

Programme:

9:00                            Welcoming remarks

TBD

9:10 – 10:40               The Development of Economic Relations Between V4 and Russia: Before and after Ukraine

Based on preliminary project findings, the roundtable will focus on the current state of economic relations between Russia and individual Visegrad countries. Moreover, it will highlight key changes and continuities in light of the conflict in Ukraine with regard to the state of trade linkages, energy initiatives and institutional mechanisms designed to foster economic cooperation.

• Simona Blašková, Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA), Slovakia
• Ernest Wyciszkiewicz, Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and Understanding (CPRDiP), Poland
• Barbora Knappová, Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), Czech Republic
• András Deák, Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID), Hungary

Short presentations will be followed by a discussion with all participants

10:40 – 11:00             Coffee break            

11:00 – 12:30              Raising Awareness of Russia’s Influence Activities in Central Europe

The second roundtable will draw upon research undertaken within project framework that aims to better comprehend Kremlin’s regional approaches towards the Visegrad countries. It will focus on several discrete but related areas: cultural tools; activities of Russian embassies, policy community and research institutes; political tools including support for extremist groups; media and propaganda; or economic and financial tools.

• Dániel Bartha, Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID), Hungary
• Ivana Smoleňová, Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI), Czech Republic
• Iveta Varényiová, on behalf of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA), Slovakia
• Antoni Wierzejski, Centre for International Relations (CIR), Poland

Short presentations will be followed by a discussion with all participants.