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Democratic revolutions of 1989 and the adhesion to the European Union in 2004 allowed Central Europe to achieve an unprecedented economic growth and converge to a large degree with Western Europe. These events play a fundamental role in the contemporary history of Europe because they reshaped the architecture of the European Union.
Today Central Europe – especially Hungary and Poland – experiences a gradual reversal of the achievements of 1989 and 2004, with potential consequences for the entire EU, as illiberal trends may be on the rise across the continent. The idea that the East-West divide in Europe is persistent and deeply rooted in history, is regaining popularity.
In our debate, we will discuss if this divide is rather a media cliché or a real phenomenon.
We kindly invite to participate in the discussion via ZOOM.
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Agenda
16:00-16:05: Welcoming words (Adam Balcer – Senior Fellow, WiseEuropa)
16:05-16:15: Presentation of the special issue (Iwona Reichardt – Deputy Editor in Chief, New Eastern Europe Journal)
16:15-16:45: Keynote speech (Catherine Horel - Historian)
16:45-17:45: Roundtable discussion – “CEE democratic revolutions and EU adhesion – Overcoming exaggerated divisions between East and West”
17.45-18.05: Movie screening “A European success story? Central Europe from democratic revolutions to EU accession (1989-2004) and beyond”
18.05-18.10: Closing remarks
Participants:
- David Nonhoff (Research Associate, IEP)
- István Hegedűs (President, Hungarian Europe Society)
- Iwona Reichardt (Deputy Editor in Chief, New Eastern Europe Journal)
- Vit Beneš (Lecturer, Metropolitan Prague University)
Moderation: Adam Balcer (Senior Fellow, WiseEuropa)
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