With kind assistance of

• Embassy of France in the Czech Republic
• European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic

Organized by

• Center for Security Policy CESES FSS ChU
• Population Protection Institute Lázně Bohdaneč
• DG of the FRS, Ministry of Interior
  

Held under the auspices of (in alphabetical order):

• H.E. Charles Fries Ambassador of France to the Czech Republic
• Tomáš Chalupa Mayor of Prague 6
• Libor Rouček 1st Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, EP
• Maj-Gen Miroslav Štěpán Director General of the Fire and Rescue Service of the CR
• Alexandr Vondra Deputy Premier for European Affairs, Czech Republic
• Lubomír Zaorálek Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic

Conference languages

Czech, English, French (simultaneous interpreting)

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

09:00 – 9:10 -- Welcome

• Tomáš Chalupa, Mayor of Prague 6
• Miloš Balabán, Head of Center for Security Policy, CESES FSS CU

09:10 – 9:30 -- Introductory speeches

• H.E. Charles Fries, Ambassador of France to the Czech Republic
• Irena Moozová, Director of European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic
• Jan Ámos Víšek, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague

09:30 – 10:00 -- European security in a global context (reflections on security analyses and prognoses worldwide, in the European Union and in the Czech Republic 2003-2008)

• Miloš Balabán, Antonín Rašek, CSP CESES FSS CU

10:00 – 10:30 -- Principal paper of the Conference: “A security strategy for Europe: new priorities, new challenges”

• Benoît d´Aboville, former Ambassador of France to the Czech Republic and permanent representative of France to NATO, member of the commission of the French White Book on defence and security (2008)

10:30 – 10:45 -- Priorities of EU Security Policy and Czech EU Presidency

• Alexandr Vondra, Deputy Premier for European Affairs, Czech Republic

10:45 – 11:00 -- Coffee break

11:00 – 12:45 -- Panel discussion: Current and perspective priorities of EU security policy and French and Czech presidency in the EU

• Perspectives of development of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy in the
• context of implementation of the Lisbon Treaty
• Common EU Defence Policy
• EU-NATO relations
• Climate change as a key security challenge

Participants (in alphabetical order):

• Benoît d´Aboville, former Ambassador of France to the Czech Republic and permanent representative of France to NATO, member of the commission of the French White Book on defence and security (2008)
• Jan Eichler, Institute of International Relations, Prague
• Ivan Dvořák, Head of Section of Defence Policy and Strategy, MoD of the Czech Republic
• Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director-general, External Relations DG of the European Union (tbc)
• Brig. Petr Pavel, Deputy-Military Representative of the Czech Republic to EU
• Libor Rouček, 1st Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, EP
• Lubomír Zaorálek, Deputy-chairman of Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic

12:45 – 13.45 -- Lunch

13:45 – 14:15 -- “Metamorphoses of organized crime and terrorism in the World and in Europe”

• Stefan Danics, Police Academy, Czech Republic

14:15 – 14:35 -- “The protection of critical EU infrastructure and EU citizens security – current situation and goals for the future”

• Josef Janošec, Director of Population Protection Institute Lázně Bohdaneč (operated by the Directorate General of the Fire and Rescue Service)
  

14:35 – 15:05 -- “Ensuring cybernetic security of the EU: an urgent security challenge”

• Jan Mühlfeit, Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation

15:05 – 15:30 -- “French approach to the energy security of France in the context of energy security of the EU”

• Denis Le Fers, Defence Policy Division, Ministry of Defence, France

15:30 – 16:00 -- Discussion

16:00 – 16:15 -- Coffee break

16:15 – 18:00 -- Panel discussion: Energy security of the EU and the Czech Republic: challenges, possibilities, limits

• Energy concept of the Czech Republic in the context of ensuring EU energy security
• State and prospects of nuclear energy development in the EU as a tool for ensuring energy security
• Climate protection and energy security

Participants (in alphabetical order):

• Václav Bartuška, Ambassador for energy security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
• Denis Le Fers, Defence Policy Division, Ministry of Defence, France
• Pavel Kavina, Head of Raw Materials Policy Division, Ministry of Industry and Trade, CR
• Josef Kastl, General Secretary of Czech Gas Union
• Jan Klas, Vice-chairperson of Committee on Security, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic
• Bedřich Moldan, Senator, Director of Environment Center, Charles University
• Martin Roman, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, CEZ, plc.
• Vladimír Tošovský, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO, ČEPS, plc.
• Moderator: Josef Janošec

18:00 – 18.15 -- Closure of the conference

• Maj-Gen Miroslav Štěpán, Director General of the Fire and Rescue Service, Czech Republic
• Josef Janošec, Director of Population Protection Institute Lázně Bohdaneč (General Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Service), Ministry of Interior, Czech Republic
• Miloš Balabán Head of Center for Security Policy, CESES FSV UK
  

18:15 – 19:30 -- Reception held by the mayor of Prague 6, Tomáš Chalupa