Polish Institute of International Affairs
is pleased to invite you to the online debate:
Date: 29 November 202
10:30 Welcome
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Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs
10:35 – 11:20 Opening speeches
What should be the priorities of EU open strategic autonomy in foreign affairs?
How can EU strategic autonomy be reconciled with its relations with the U.S.?
How can the EU act more autonomously in its closest neighbourhood?
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Sławomir Dębski, Director, Polish Institute of International Affairs
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Konrad Szymański, Minister for EU Affairs of the Republic of Poland
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Paweł Herczyński, Managing Director for CSDP and Crisis Response, European External Action Service
11:20 – 11.40 Coffee break
11:40 – 13.10 Turning ideas into action: possible instruments of EU open strategic autonomy
How can the EU become an effective security player?
What can the EU do to better compete with China?
How can the EU strengthen its impact in the neighbourhood vis-à-vis its systemic rivals?
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Daniel Fiott, Security and Defence Editor, European Union Institute for Security Studies
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Charles Powell, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute
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Kristi Raik, Director, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, International Centre for Defence and Security
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Justyna Szczudlik, Deputy Head of Research, Polish Institute of International Affairs
Chair: Elżbieta Kaca, Senior Research Fellow, Polish Institute of International Affairs
Those wishing to participate are kindly invited to join the discussion via our livestreamed YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/PolandPISM
