The war in Ukraine is still raging, the situation in the Middle East is deteriorating and incoming US administration after the re-election of Donald Trump opens a new chapter of uncertainty in transatlantic relations. The Polish presidency, against this background, has defined as chief priority in the Council to support the strengthening of European security in all dimensions: external, internal, informational, economic as well as in relation to energy, food and health. Will the EU be able to rise to these challenges? What answer can Poland help shaping on the EU level in the six months to come? And how can France and Austria contribute to affirming European security in this critical moment? 
 

10:30 - Introduction

Agnieszka Legucka, Deputy Head of the Department of Strategy at Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Warsaw

10:40 - Discussion

Stefan Lehne,  Senior fellow at Carnegie Europe
Georgina Wright, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director for International Studies at Institut Montaigne, Paris 
Jim Cloos, Senior Associate Fellow at Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations and Secretary General of the Transeuropean European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
Magdalena Jakubowska, Vice-President of the Board at Res Publica / Visegrad Insight, Warsaw

Moderation:
Dietmar Schweisgut, Secretary General of the Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe

Conclusion: Romain le Quiniou, Managing Director of Euro Créative, Paris

Videoconferencing in English without translation via the Zoom platform