Seminar: Trianon, 100 years after
Cross-border cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe
The borders inherited from Trianon had a profoundly divisive effect and generated tension in Central and Eastern Europe. However, the accession of Hungary and certain other states in the region to the European Union has initiated a dynamic of development of cross-border cooperation, helping to pacify relations between the countries. More than a century after Trianon and almost 20 years after the enlargement of the EU to include these countries, what is the state of cross-border cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe? What prospects does it offer?
Wednesday, October 27 in the auditorium of the French Institute in Budapest
9h55 – 10h00 : Opening
9h55 : Official opening by H.E. Pascale Andréani, Ambassador of France in Hungary
10h00 – 12h30 : History and Geography of Borders in Central and Eastern Europe
Moderator: Gergely Fejérdy, Deputy Director of the Otto von Habsbourg Foundation
10h00 – 10h30 : “Border, myth and reality”, Prof. Alain Delcamp, Association for Research on Local Governments in Europe (ARCOLE), former expert to the Council of Europe (Venice Commission and Congress of Local and Regional Authorities)
10h30 – 11h00 : “Permeable or Closed Borders? Territorialisation and Nation-Building in the Carpathian Basin in the First Quarter of the 20th Century”, Péter Bencsik, Professor, University of Szeged
11h00 – 11h30 : Philippe Rekacewicz, cartographer and geographer (to be confirmed)
11h30 – 12h00 : Birte Wassenberg, Professor, Institute for Political Studies of Strasbourg (online)
12h00 – 12h30 : Questions and answers, debate
12h30 – 13h30 : Lunch at the French Institute
13h30 – 17h00 : Cross-border cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe
Moderator: José Osète, Director of IFECO
13h30 – 13h55 : Péter Kiss-Parciu, Head of Department for Cross-border Economic CooperationMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
13h55 – 14h20 : “The dialectics of Cross-Border Cooperation 100 Years After Trianon: Theory and Practice” Gyula Ocskay, Secretary general of CESCI
14h20 – 14h45 : “Cross-Border Cooperation Projects Between Romania and Hungary in the Multicultural Context of Transylvania” Adrian-Gabriel Corpădean, Dean of the Faculty of European Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University
14h45 – 15h05 : Questions and answers, debate
15h05 – 15h25 : Coffee break
Moderator: Prof. Alexis Rusinek, Scientific and University Cooperation Attaché at the French Embassy in Hungary
15h25 – 15h50 : Jean Peyrony, Director of MOT (online)
15h50 – 16h15 : “Cross-Border Cooperation and Para-Diplomacy in the Foreign Policies of the Countries of the Groupe of Visegrad” Alexander Duleba, professor at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Prešov
16h15 – 16h40 : “The Process of Oradea” José Osète, Director of IFECO
16h40 – 17h00 : Questions and answers, debate
17h00 – 17h05 : Closing
16h20 : Closing of the conference on cross-border cooperation by Gyula Ocskay, Secretary general of CESCI
On Wednesday October 27, 2021 in the auditorium of the French Institute in Budapest
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