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I too was born in Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, where I was born and which celebrates its hundredth anniversary these days no longer exists. It was replaced by two independent states – Czechia and Slovakia. One hundred years ago, as World War I was drawing to a close, the victorious powers were already drawing the map of the...

Speech by Mikuláš Dzurinda at the Conference organized by the Anttal Jószef Knowledge Centre on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the formation of the Anttal government in Hungary

Variations on Europe: Thoughts on Europe – The Legacy of the Founding Fathers in the Europe of Today Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Thank you for inviting me to speak at this conference, the first common project that that the Martens Centre is organising with the Antall József Knowledge Centre....

The moment of truth

We live in turbulent times. Our world is facing serious challenges: Ukraine is struggling for its very survival, while Putin expends all efforts to prolongue his regime; the Islamic State is waging unspeakable violence across the Middle East while the threat of major terror attacks has returned to Europe; the...

The contribution of Mikuláš Dzurinda at the Conference – European Values and Identity: A Compass for Political Cooperation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2014 is an anniversary year: one hundred years ago the shot in Sarajevo triggered the firs world war. The iron curtain in Europe has failed 25 years ago. And ten years ago, 7 countries joined NATO and 10 countries joined the EU. All these anniversaries mark our homecoming, our returns...

Eastern Partnership leaders discuss crisis in Ukraine during debate at EPP Congress in Dublin

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends, I would like to welcome you all to the CES workshop on the crisis in Ukraine and the future of the Eastern Partnership. These are dramatic times. In fact, when we in the CES proposed to focus on Eastern Europe in this workshop, we did...