The Centre for European Studies (CES), European Academy for Democracy (EAD; CZ) and
Antona Tunega Foundation (NAT; SL) invite you to an international conference at the
occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the split of Czechoslovakia:
SEPARATE, YET TOGETHER
Wednesday 17th APRIL 2013
10.00 Welcome and opening
Pavel BĚLOBRÁDEK, President of the Christian and Democratic Union (KDU-ČSL; CZ)
Ján FIGEĹ, President of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH; SL) and President of NAT
Vít NOVOTNÝ, Senior Research Officer, CES
10.20 The split of Czechoslovakia from the historical perspective
moderated by Jan Kasal, President of EAD and former Chairman of KDU-ČSL
Jan BUREŠ, political scientist, Charles University (CZ)
Michal HORSKÝ, political scientist (SL)
Michal PEHR, historian, Czech Academy of Science
12.00 Lunch
13.00 The split of Czechoslovakia from the political perspective
moderated by Alexandra Alvarová, spokeswoman, KDU-ČSL
Ján ČARNOGURSKÝ, Slovak Prime Minister, 1991-92, KDH
Petr PITHART, Czech Prime Minister 1990-92 and former Chairman of the Senate, KDU-ČSL
Pavol HRUŠOVSKÝ, former Chairman of the Slovak Parliament, KDH
Július BROCKA, Member of the Slovak Parliament and Vice-Chairman, KDH
Jan KASAL
14.30 The split of Czechoslovakia from the international perspective and the future of Slovak-Czech
cooperation moderated by Marek Degro, administrative director, NAT
Ján FIGEĹ
Pavel BĚLOBRÁDEK
Jan E. SUROTCHAK, International Republican Institute (TBC)
Vít NOVOTNÝ
16.00 Conclusion
Venue:
Cloister Refectory, Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Jerome, Emmaus Monastery
Vyšehradská 49/320m 128 00 Prague 2, Czechia, http://www.emauzy.cz/cz/index.php
To register, please send your name, phone number and email to: [email protected] by 12 April 2013
If you have any questions, please contact: Jaroslav HULÁK, +420 602 646 755