Final 23 August, 2018
Political seminar on
Political parties,
tendencies and
challenges in Europe in
the 21st century
Balatonfüred Conference Centre
Organised by the TihanyCenter for Political Analysis
Proposed programme of arrangements
Day 0– Thursday, 30 August 2018
| –18:00 | Arrival in Balatonfüred, check-in | |
| appr. 19:00 | Welcoming words by former Foreign Minister Géza Jeszenszky, followed by the usual ice-breaking party in Baricska Csárda, the most famous restaurant in the Balaton area, providing excellent food and view of the lake. |
Day 1 – Friday, 31 August 2018
| 08:30 – 09:15 | Breakfast at the Conference Centre and at the hotel |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Opening Lecture “Central Europe Today: Consolidating or Splitting? “ (Géza Jeszenszky) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Debate on “The world challenges in 2018” by György Odze, Director of Tihany Centre and Pongrác Dús, foreign affairs expert, Advanced College for Security Policy |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | II. Lecture (Kai-Olaf Lang) Party Politics in Flux: The Changing Faces of Political Parties and Party Systems in the EU and in Central Europe |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | I. Workshop |
| 15:30 – 18:30 | Sightseeing in Balatonfüred (optional), or a quick dip in lake Balaton (check tips in “Best of Balatonfüred and Tihany” to be sent later this week) |
| 18:30 – 19.30 | Dinner (Baricska) |
| 19.30 – | Country presentations, team building |
Day 2 – Saturday, 1 September, 2018
| 8:30 – 09:15 | Breakfast |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | IV. Lecture (Małgorzata Bonikowska) “Europe and the world. The new disorder”. |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | II. Workshop |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | V. Lecture (Gábor Szentiványi): Additions to/comments on current party political tendencies. |
| 14:30- 18:00 | Free time, visit Tihany – trip is organised, participation optional |
| 18:30 – 19:30 | Dinner (Baricska) |
| 19:30- | Country presentations |
Day 3 – Sunday, 2 September 2018
| 09:00 | Check-out |
| 09:30-10:00 | Breakfast |
| 10:30 – 12:30 | Debates, Q&A session |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Farewell lunch in the Conference Centre (infornal) |
| 14:00 – | Departure |