{"id":28687,"date":"2017-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspeninstitutece.softmedia.cz\/news-article\/aspen-annual-conference-2017-the-shape-of-central-europe\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T23:00:00","slug":"aspen-annual-conference-2017-the-shape-of-central-europe","status":"publish","type":"news-article","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/cs\/news-article\/aspen-annual-conference-2017-the-shape-of-central-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Annual Conference 2017 &#8211; The Shape of (Central) Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first Annual Conference focusing not only in the Czech Republic took place<br \/>\non <strong>November 30, 2017 <\/strong>in the Monastery of St. Agnes of Bohemia (today National Gallery)<br \/>\nwith the title <strong>The Shape of (Central) Europe<\/strong>. We organized this conference in cooperation with Hospod\u00e1\u0159sk\u00e9 noviny Daily and with our host, the National Gallery, alike the conference on The Shape of the Czech Republic the day before. Together with our distinguished speakers we aimed to provide a wide overview and analysis of the political, economic and security situation in the region, of the European integration and the future of Transatlantic relationship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Z\u00edtra za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 na\u0161e v\u00fdro\u010dn\u00ed konference <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a>! D\u00edky <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hlidacipes_org?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@hlidacipes_org<\/a> za teaser na jej\u00ed druh\u00fd den! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6wgq1opswM\">https:\/\/t.co\/6wgq1opswM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/935513303526371328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn view-secondary-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/03\/Program-The-Shape-of-Central-Europe-Nov-30.pdf\">Program of the conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn view-secondary-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/03\/brozura_konference_165x235_EN_update.pdf\">Conference booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Summaries<\/strong><\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a> Zukunftsvisionen im 800 Jahre alten Agneskloster &#8211; interessantes Spannungsverh\u00e4ltnis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UX9A4iLapj\">pic.twitter.com\/UX9A4iLapj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Lange (@PL_BerlinPrag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PL_BerlinPrag\/status\/935811525071302656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Part I: The Shape of Central Europe \u2013 How to succeed in Europe and globally<\/h3>\n<p>Following <a href=\"http:\/\/ogresearch.com\/news\/central-europe-should-do-more-to-promote-new-business-and-innovation-says-study-led-by-our-partner\" rel=\"noopener\">presentation<\/a>\u00a0of recommendations on competitiveness, education &amp; governance based on Aspen expert reports, the panel debated the competitiveness of the region in the new global developing. The\u00a0discussion addressed the political situation in the region, European integration, perception of the Visegrad countries, and the lack of\u00a0will to an open discussion without prejudices Europe wide.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We should promote conversation and not label immediately people with different opinion as xenophobic or fascist.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MDzurinda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@MDzurinda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936164743852838912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Having in mind, that positive developments in the future are not effortless, and<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Temn\u00e9 \u010dasy se mohou vr\u00e1tit. V 80. letech jsme si mysleli, \u017ee Jugosl\u00e1vie bude prvn\u00ed z kom zem\u00ed v <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#EU<\/a> i <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NATO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@NATO<\/a> . A pod\u00edvejte se, co se stalo. Varov\u00e1n\u00ed srbsk\u00e9ho analytika <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IVejvoda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@IVejvoda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hospodarky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@Hospodarky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lBP0pesD03\">pic.twitter.com\/lBP0pesD03<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martin Ehl (also @martinehl.bsky.social) (@MartinCZV4EU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartinCZV4EU\/status\/936163396088627200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>no sustainable progress can be expected without transparent good governance and rule of law, the distinguished speakers discussed the political and economic risks and challenges in their own countries. While the politics and good governance have a strong impact on the overall development of a country, it was stated, that also economics should try to have a positive impact on politics; the business should demand in its own interest preservation of rule of law and good governance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Mus\u00edme v\u00edce investovat do soci\u00e1ln\u00edho kapit\u00e1lu, zv\u00fd\u0161it vz\u00e1jemnou d\u016fv\u011bru ve spole\u010dnosti. Bez transparentnosti st\u00e1tu a svobodn\u00fdch m\u00e9di\u00ed se to ned\u00e1, \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZSzelenyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@ZSzelenyi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hospodarky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@Hospodarky<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zzivcJuxxv\">pic.twitter.com\/zzivcJuxxv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martin Ehl (also @martinehl.bsky.social) (@MartinCZV4EU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartinCZV4EU\/status\/936159331841699840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Part II: The Shape of Central Europe \u2013 How to increase our resilience?<\/h3>\n<p>A discussion based on a presentation that assessed security policy and\u00a0quality of life aspects\u00a0was concluded by a lively debate on resilience, social well-being and sustainability. Talking on defense, the speakers emphasized, that we cannot concentrate ourselves only for defense budget increasing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Resilience should be seen as a  positive concept. Not as a resilience against someone. Resilience as a national team building.&quot; Ji\u0159\u00ed \u0160ediv\u00fd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aspenannual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#aspenannual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936185134474244096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Czech Republic will be at the forefront of the discussion about resilience in our region.&quot; @milann_sk <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aspenannual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#aspenannual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936189861446418432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Part III: The Future of Europe \u2013 Is the integration project flexible enough?<\/h3>\n<p>The panel discussed the position of Visegrad within the EU, the internal relations within Visegrad, and its prospects in the framework of the EU. While there is a certain uneasiness or concern vis a vis two speed Europe, upcoming EU reforms and integration led by the French-German tandem, it is obvious, that an end of this cooperation would be even more critical.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I would be afraid if French-German cooperation stepped out of the primary law. That would be a beginning of European disintegration for me.&quot; Martin Povej\u0161il <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936229001097564161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The panel further discussed the role of Visegrad, which might be often overestimated. The panelists tried to response, if there could be a value added by cooperation in this group, when there are obviously many differences among the four countries, be it the position towards the EU as such, or position in various sectors or policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Na Slovensku jsme proevrop\u0161t\u00ed. M\u00e1me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Euro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#Euro<\/a> a u\u017e\u00edv\u00e1me si to &#8211; \u0159\u00edk\u00e1  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noro_kurilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@noro_kurilla<\/a> slovensk\u00fd st. tajemn\u00edk Min. \u017eiv. prost\u0159ed\u00ed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MrRmqjl2Rt\">pic.twitter.com\/MrRmqjl2Rt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evropsk\u00e1 komise v \u010cR (@ZEK_Praha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZEK_Praha\/status\/936233386695450625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The panel addressed\u00a0the fact, that the enlarged Europe has seen the confirmation of stereotypes, which limit\u00a0the sense of European identity and the support of the European Union in the Member States.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Don&#39;t call us post-communist countries. Call us whatever else.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JMartonyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@JMartonyi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936238300565819392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Part IV: A New Era of the Transatlantic Partnership?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference was concluded by a discussion on the prospects of the Transatlantic Partnership after Brexit and the first year of Trump presidency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/12\/ob_4990_low-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;There has to be a serious effort to make the transatlantic relationship more tangible.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmbSzemerkenyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">@AmbSzemerkenyi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936258729279926275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Europe hasn&#39;t made up its mind yet how to respond to the political and economical challenge from China.&quot; Michael Leigh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AspenAnnual2017?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">#AspenAnnual2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aspen Institute CE (@AspenInstCE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AspenInstCE\/status\/936263844778868736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">November 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This debate was crowned by the\u00a0<strong>Keynote Speech at the Gala Dinner presented by\u00a0<b>Nicholas Burns<\/b><\/strong>, Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School, and Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/12\/ob_5855_low-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitutece.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/aspen-media\/2017\/12\/ob_5868_low-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen Institute CE Annual Conference focused for the first time on Central Europe. 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