Conference ‘The Future of the EU, Military Cooperation and Transatlantic Relations’ (Paris)

On 10th October 2019 the conference ‘The Future of the EU, military cooperation and transatlantic relations from Polish and French perspective” will be held in Scientific Centre of PAS in Paris. Director of the Polish Science Contact Agency, prof. Małgorzata Molęda-Zdziech will participate in the first discussion panel ‘A landscape after elections to the European Parliament: convergences, differences, challenges of Polish and French European policy’.

The aim of the conference is to allow experts and academics from Poland and France to exchange analyzes and experiences on three central topics for both countries and societies. The panelists will present the facts and perspectives on the future of the EU, military cooperation of both countries, and relations between Europe and the USA, which are changing so dynamically.

Selected topics are not only fundamental for the future of Europe or transatlantic relations, but above all are of key importance for bilateral relations. Both Poland and France cooperate closely with the military, but they can also boast of good relations with the United States, which makes these countries potential partners caring or mediating for the best transatlantic relations, despite the unpredictability of President Donald Trump. In addition, the policy of recent years has caused the growth of stereotypes and misunderstanding in bilateral relations. First of all, the conference will be an opportunity to exchange observations by panelists from both countries. Secondly, the audience invited to the event at the Polish Academy of Sciences will be able to familiarize themselves with the in-depth Polish and French perspective on topics as current as the future, reforms of the EU and its relations with the United States.

A detailed programme can be found here: http://paris.pan.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Program_Paris_10_10_19.pdf.

The co-organizers are The Polish Science Contact Agency in Brussels and The Polish Institute of International Affairs.