Havel, Europe and the World – The Václav Havel European Dialogues at the Czech Centres During the 2022 CZ PRES

Together with the Václav Havel Library, we have organised the Václav Havel Dialogues in 10 European countries as well as the US, Egypt and Georgia in 2022.

• Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Cardiff, The Hague, Cairo, London, Madrid, Munich, Paris, Sofia, Tbilisi, Warsaw, Waterville

Prominent international figures, civil society activists and young audience members addressed issues such as climate change, the future development and enlargement of the EU, disinformation and the "post-truth" society as well as the general crisis of liberal democracy as a moral issue.

The experiences and insights from all these events and the importance of the legacy of the former Czech President Václav Havel will be shared and discussed by the following experts during an evening dedicated to Havel, Europe and the World:

• Mikuláš Bek, Minister for European Affairs
• Jiří Přibáň, lawyer, University of Cardiff
• Ondřej Černý, Director General, The Czech Centres
• Jitka Pánek Jurková, Director, The Czech Centre Brussels
• Jiří Hnilica, Director, The Czech Centre Paris

The event will be hosted by Michael Žantovský, Executive Director, The Václav Havel Library