14:45-15:15 ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS & REGISTRATIONS | Venue: Ötvös10 Cultural Centre (Budapest, Eötvös u. 10, 1067),

15.15-16:45 1st PANEL DISCUSSION
“2004 Enlargement and EU membership of Hungary: expectations and missed opportunities, lights and shadows”

(In Hungarian with simultaneous translation into English)

Speakers:

András Bíró-Nagy, political scientist, director of Policy Solutions

Zoltán Fleck, lawyer and social scientist (ELTE university)

Dóra Győrffy, professor of international and comparative political economy (Corvinus university)

Daniel Hegedus, Regional Director, Transatlantic Trusts Central Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the US

Moderator: Eszter Nagy, President UEF Hungary, UEF EB Member

17:15-18.45 2nd PANEL DISCUSSION
“Lessons learned, current challenges and the way forward after the European elections”

(In English with simultaneous translation into Hungarian)

Speakers:

Péter Balázs (HU) former Foreign Minister and former EU-Commissioner (CEU)

Klára Dobrev (HU) MEP S&D/Demokratikus Koalíció

Giulia Rossolillo (IT) UEF Vice President, Professor EU Law, University of Pavia

Michał Wawrykiewicz (PL) MEP EPP/Independent

Moderator: Marianne Berecz, member of UEF Hungary

18:45 -19:00 FINAL REMARKS AND END OF THE MEETING

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• 15 November 2024 | 9:00-13:00, Visit of the Hungarian Parliament and meeting with one Hungarian MP

• 15 November 2024 | 13:00 -13:30, Flash mob in front of the Hungarian Parliament

• 16 November 2024 | UEF Federal Committee in Budapest (only presence)

• 16 November 2024 | 19:30- 21.30, Boat River cruise

• 17 November 2024 | 9:00-11:30, Visit of the historical city center of Budapest