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Time for European Politics TIME FOR EUROPEAN POLITICS VÁclav Havel EUROPEAN DialoGues 2015 2ND PRAGUE CONFERENCE May 29–30, 2015 Ogranizers: Václav Havel Library in cooperation with European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic Partners: Forum 2000 Foundation, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art Venuer: DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Poupětova 1, Prague Orientační plán / Floor plan Věž / Tower Zadní budova Back building 4p/level auditorium 3p/level 3p/level café galerie 2p/level přednášky terasa lecture room sochařská terasa knihy sculpture terrace 2p/level books malá věž/small tower designshop galerie 1p/level 1p/level mezonet 1p/level art archiv dvůr/courtyard galerie MP MP gallery lift recepce velká hala/big hall hlavní vstup / main entrance Přední budova Front building conference catering Vaclav Havel European DialoGues The Václav Havel European Dialogues is an a platform to express themselves and in so doing to international project that aims to initiate and boost their position within Europe. stimulate a discussion about issues determining the The Václav Havel European Dialogues is planned as direction of contemporary Europe while referring a long-term project and involves cooperation with other to the European spiritual legacy of Václav Havel. organisations in various European cities. Individual This idea takes its main inspiration from Václav meetings, which take the form of a conference, are Havel’s essay “Power of the Powerless”. More than targeted primarily at secondary and third-level students, other similarly focused projects, the Václav Havel as well as specialists and members of the public European Dialogues aims to offer the “powerless” interested in European issues. Time for European Politics The Vaclav Havel European Dialogues are built define its own ways or has it lost the initiative to others? around the crucial question – about the „power of the Answers are needed from Europe’s politicians as well as powerless” in today’s Europe. In that context, the Annual from European civil society: what should it do, what can Prague Conference on May 29–30, 2015 will highlight it do and what it can‘t do abroad. Tony Curzon Pric will be two themes: Europe’s relationship with its neighbours, chairing the panel on European values. We are inviting Petr tensions inside the EU due to immigration and the Pithart, Pavel Barsa, Ian Traynor and Moritz Hartmann. political process which leads to Europe’s decisions at The second theme of the conference concerns the home as well as abroad. There will be two special events. citizens’ chances to enter EU’s political process. First, the “Vaclav Havel Lecture” on Friday evening, It is time for that to turn into genuinely European given by Vaclav Havel’s old friend, the well-known politics. The difficulty of translating social conflicts Polish dissident, public intellectual and journalist Adam into something other than the identity politics of Michnik. Second, on Saturday morning, Jiri Priban from euro scepticism and nationalism reflects a deeper Cardiff will lead conversation with European Elmar Brok, problem affecting European democracies today: their a leading representative of the European Parliament. decreasing capacity to make political choices over their To approach the first theme from a citizens‘ angle, we macroeconomic policies. What are then the means and are inviting a panel of speakers from Kiev, Chisinau and ways of political mobilisation (and legitimacy)? The Tbilisi. Our guests, hosted by Andrew Wilson will discuss European Parliament? National parliaments? Direct questions which should have been asked a long time ago democracy? Civil society? How to switch from the habit and in time, before the Maidan erupted in Kiev: how is the of “nation versus nation” – or “nation versus Brussels” EU seen by our neighbours East, Southeast and South? to representations of conflicting social interests? What do they expect from Europe? What do they want to Policy alternatives need to be articulated in a party- achieve? political context as a clear choice for European voters. The return of geopolitics to Europe from the East together “Talking to Brussels” will be a conversation between with the publics‘ reaction to the spectre of immigration, representatives of the European Parliament and the has finally dawned on EU’s politicians. Europe‘s identity Commission and Jiri Priban. The conversation will is being questioned with unexpected intensity and open question of European civil society and activism sometimes in awkward ways. New East-West political in an environment of populism as well as the decline of and cultural alliances have appeared, fed by nationalism, traditional parties. Participants in the final discussion, populist radicalism and Eurasian-style, antiliberal led by Paul Flather from Oxford, will be Tony Curzon conservatism. Meanwhile, an attitude of disengagement Price, Gyorgy Petocz, Camino Mortera-Martinez, Jan towards “those faraway countries” in the East and in the Machacek, Sofia Vasilopoulou and Marta Simeckova. South, or worse, signs of appeasement seem to be re- The conference will be attended by journalists from awakening too. Gilles Kepel will give a presentation and Le Monde, the Guardian, Die Zeit, Open Democracy Jacques Rupnik will host panelists from Madrid, Rome, and the Czech media. After the conference and on its Athens and Amsterdam to discuss what defines EU’s own fringes, the Prague Press Club will be organising its own attitude towards countries outside its frontiers and to discussion about the success of Putin’s propaganda immigrants and citizens inside. Is it trade, economic in European countries. The event is only for invited interests, security, law or moral values? Can Europe still journalists. TIME FOR EUROPEAN POLITICS VÁclav Havel EUROPEAN DialoGues 2015 2ND PRAGUE CONFERENCE May 29–30, 2015 Ogranizers: Václav Havel Library in cooperation with European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic Partners: Forum 2000 Foundation, DOX Centre for Contemporary Art Venuer: DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Poupětova 1, Prague Friday 29 MAY 2015 12.30–13.15 REGistration acknowledge the real world beyond its borders while focusing its energies on consolidating its own political space, which now also includes 13.15–13.20 Welcome Ukraine. Marta Smolikova (Director, VHL, Prague) 13.45–15.15 P anel 1: What are the NeiGHBours to 13.20 – 13.45 OpeninG RemarKS the EU? (The South) Jacques Rupnik (SciencesPo, Paris) Chaired by Jacques Rupnik SpeaKer: Gilles Kepel (Paris) Theme of the 1st daY: What do Europe and its Neighbours Mean Panelists: Camino Mortera-Martinez (Madrid-London) to Each Other? Sofia Vasilopoulou (Athens-York) The return of geopolitics to Europe from the Anne Valkering (Amsterdam) East together with the publics‘ reaction to the spectre of immigration from the South has 15.15–15.35 Coffee BreaK finally dawned on EU’s politicians. It is no longer possible to pretend that the „outside“ and the „inside“ can be kept apart. Europe‘s identity 15.35–17.05 P anel 2: What is the EU to its is being questioned with surprising intensity NeiGHBours? (The East) and in unexpected ways. Reactionary East- Introduced and chaired by Andrew Wilson West political and cultural alliances are being forged, feeding and fed by nationalism, populist (London) radicalism and antiliberal conservatism with Panelists: Volodymyr Jermolenko (Kyiv) Eurasian flavour. At the same time European citizens volunteer to take part in wars abroad, Tornike Gordadze (Tbilisi) mirrored by and linked to acts of terrorism Julian Groza (Chisinau) and violence in European countries. With state, institutions, parties and democratic 17.05–17.25 Coffee BreaK politics in decline, what are the chances for peace and European democracy? We have to 17.25–19.00 Panel 3: Can Europe Still SticK to its understand what is going on. Europeans inside Values? the Union have to know how they are seen by our neighbours East, Southeast and South. Chaired by Tony Curzon Price (London) What are their expectations? What do they want to achieve by joining the EU? What are they Panelists: Petr Pithart (Prague) ready to sacrifice to reach that goal? On the Pavel Barsa (Prague) other hand, we need to be clear what defines Ian Traynor (Brussels) Europe’s own attitude towards others. Is it Moritz Hartmann (Berlin) trade, economic interests, security or moral 19.30–20.30 THE VACLAV HAVEL LECTURE ON EUROPE values? Can Europe still define its own ways or has it lost the initiative to others? Who can Adam Michnik (Warsaw) and should take action? The Ukraine crisis is forcing Europe to recognise that its post-Cold Chair: Natalie Nougayrede (London) War order has reached its limits and needs to contend with harsh facts. Europe has to 20.30–21.00 Glass of Wine Saturday 30 MAY 2015 8.45–9.30 REGistration 9.30–10.50 A EUROPEAN CONVERSATION Jiri Priban in conversation with Theme of the 2ND daY: Elmar Brok about Time for European Politics The process of integration has been led by „What‘s Wrong and What‘s Right about an ideal but was mainly moved forward on European Democracy“ the apolitical terrains of law, institutions and economy. Politics were left to governments Chair: Ian Traynor (Brussels) representing national democracies. Europe‘s way out of crisis however, is through 10.50–11.10 Coffee BreaK a passage to its genuine politicisation. The question is - what are the means of European 11.10–13.00 P anel 4: Old Parties, New Parties, political mobilisation (and legitimacy)? The Civil SocietY European Parliament? National parliaments? Direct action? Are pan-European parties the Chaired by Paul Flather (Oxford) strategic leverage point? The need to switch Panel: Camino Mortera-Martinez (Madrid / London) from the habit of “nation versus nation” – or “nation versus Brussels” to representations of Sofia Vasilopoulou (Athens / York) conflicting social interests is evident – but how Gyorgy Petocz (Budapest) to make this happen? Policy alternatives need Jan Machacek (Prague) to be articulated in a party-political context as Marta Simeckova (Bratislava) a clear choice for European voters.
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