14–15 May 2015
European Solidarity Centre | pl. Solidarnosci 1, Gdansk, Poland
For the third time, the international forum "Europe with a View to the Future" in Gdańsk has addressed the condition of European political community and lessons learnt from the Ukrainian Revolution. These topics have been defined based on our continued analyses of the situation in Europe, which we see today as a continent struggling with a crisis of identity and terrorist attacks on the one side and a war on the other side. In this context, the question on the future of Europe comes across as in need of deep analysis.
14th | Thursday
18.00–20.00 | venue: auditorium (ground floor)
NEW UKRAINE, NEW EUROPE | panel discussion:
introductory lectures: Leonidas Donskis, Mykola Riabchuk
comments: Adam Pomorski
host: Małgorzata Nocun
a panel discussion on:
• Postcolonial Syndrome by Mykola Riabchuk
• Power, Imagination, Memory: Studies in Politics and Literature by Leonidas Donskis
15th | Friday
10.00–11.30 | venue: auditorium (ground floor)
conference opening and welcome: Janusz Lewandowski
PANEL 1. EUROPE WITHOUT EUROPEANS? THE CONDITION OF THE POLITICAL COMMUNITY
• To what extent are Europeans able to identify common interests today?
• Is the European Union only a tool for the Member States to satisfy their national needs?
• What is the status of the development of the European identity?
• What are the dynamics of European integration?
introductory lectures: Ivan Krastev, Janusz Reiter
comments: Georges Mink, Elena Nemirovskaya
host: Cornelius Ochmann
discussion with the participants
11.30–12.00 | coffee break
EUROPE WITH A VIEW TO THE FUTURE
European reflection forum
12.00–13.30 | venue: auditorium (ground floor)
PANEL 2. EUROPE IN A TIME OF WAR IN THE EAST: WHAT LESSONS HAVE WE LEARNT AND KEEP LEARNING FROM THE UKRAINIAN REVOLUTION?
• How has the war in the East tested solidarity between European countries?
• How has our thinking about Russia changed?
• What is the future of the Eastern Partnership?
introductory lectures: Piotr Andrusieczko, Victor Erofeev, Andriy Portnov
comments: Iryna Bekeshkina, John C. Kornblum
host: Maria Przełomiec
discussion with the participants
14.30–16.00 |
THE BIRTH OF A NEW ORDER IN EUROPE | a subjective tour of the ESC’s permanent exhibition
guide: Zbigniew Janas
15.00–16.30 | venue: library (first floor)
LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN POLAND: AN ATTEMPT AT A DIAGNOSIS | seminar
panelists: Dariusz Filar, Janusz Lewandowski, Piotr Kapczynski, Konrad Knoch, Ireneusz Krzeminski
host: Wojciech Duda
a seminar on:
• Polish Liberalism, an anthology of political writing
• Liberal Underground Press in Poland in 1979-1990 by Konrad Knoch
17.00–17.30 | venue: auditorium (ground floor)
AMBASADOR NOWEJ EUROPY 2014 (AMBASSADOR OF NEW EUROPE)
Award Ceremony
host: Paweł Kowal, President of the Jury
17.30–19.00 | venue: auditorium (ground floor)
A SPEECH BY DONALD TUSK: EUROPE WITH A VIEW TO THE FUTURE
host: Basil Kerski
discussion with the participants
