Russo-Ukrainian Crisis and the Consequences for the EU

Programme

09:30 – 10:00 Registration

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome Words

• Petr Kratochvíl, Director, Institute of International Relations, Prague
• Jacques Rupnik, Senior Research Fellow, CERI-Sciences Po, Paris

10:15 – 11:30 Panel I: Consequences of the Conflict for the EU Neighbourhood Policy

Chair: Christian Lequesne, Professor, CERI-Sciences Po, Paris

• Lucia Najšlová, Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague
• Jacques Rupnik, Senior Research Fellow, CERI-Sciences Po, Paris
• Michal Šimečka, Institute of International Relations, Prague

11:30 – 12:30 Buffet lunch

12:30 – 13:45 Panel II: EU Domestic Determinants of the Russia-Ukraine Policy

Chair: Benjamin Tallis, Co-ordinator of the Centre for European Security, Institute of International Relations, Prague

• Petr Kratochvíl, Director, Institute of International Relations, Prague
• Jacek Kucharczyk, President of the Executive Board, Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), Warsaw
• Christian Lequesne, Professor, CERI-Sciences Po, Paris

13:45 – 14:00 Coffee break

14:00 – 15:15 Panel III: Economic and Political Future of Russia

Chair: Jan Macháček, journalist and economic commentator

• Marie Mendras, Senior Research Fellow, CERI-Sciences Po, Paris
• Michael Romancov, Institute of Political Studies, Charles University, Prague
• Karel Svoboda, Institute of International Studies, Charles University, Prague

15:15 Conclusion