PANELISTS
Karel HAVLÍČEK
(Czech
Republic)
Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, former Deputy Prime Minister
of the Czech Republic, Minister of Industry and Trade and Minister of Transport
Boris BRATINA
(Serbia)
Minister of Information and
Telecommunications
of the Republic of Serbia
George SIMION
(Romania)
member of the Parliament of Romania, co-founder and chairman of the conservative right-wing party Union for the Unification of Romanians (AUR), presidential candidate in the 2025 Romanian presidential election
Susanne FÜRST
(Austria)
member of the Austrian National Council
(FPÖ), Foreign Policy Spokesperson in
the FPÖ Parliamentary Club
Dimos THANASOULAS
(Greece)
Spokesman of the Greek Party Nikh
& Lawyer at the Supreme Court of Greece
Milan ZVER
(Slovenia)
vice-president of Slovenian Democratic Party, Member of the European Parliament, former Minister of Education and Sports
Moderator: Petr HOLEC
(Czech
Republic)
CNN Prima News television reporter, commentator and YouTuber
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DECLARATION ADOPTED
BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN 2025
"Central Europe On Its Own Path"
The change in the global order from a unipolar to a multipolar system and the serious crises in Eastern and Western Europe show that the states of Central and Southeastern Europe are faced with a historic choice.
We do not want to become a joke of fate or a decision of others, where our region will only form a buffer zone between the East and the West, where there will be no place for our nations in time. Therefore, we want to embark on our own path of defending our essential national interests and ensuring the survival and development of our nations and nation-states.
Therefore, we call on the political representatives and the private sector of our countries
to strengthen mutual cooperation in all areas. The development of mutual trade and business, regional security, culture, science and education will only strengthen the importance of our states and the position of our region in relation to other international actors. Much can be done today. For example, the restoration and development of regional transport and energy infrastructure will only strengthen the economic development and prosperity of our nation-states.
However, the future of our nation-states will not be ensured only by economic development. We need the states of our region to be strong morally and spiritually as well as to have sufficient resources to defend the interests of nation-states, which is a task especially for the upcoming generation of our peoples.
The time has come for the states of Central Europe to start thinking about the possible future institutionalization of mutual cooperation that would ensure peaceful coexistence
in the long term and protect our interests in a world that will not be friendly to us.
We are not calling for the creation of a new supranational bureaucratic entity, but for closer international cooperation between our states.
Prague, October 25, 2025
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Patrimonium Sancti Adalberti (PSA)
organized
under the patronage of the Archbishop Emeritus of Prague
DOMINIK CARDINAL DUKA
who was represented and the conference was chaired
by H. E. Mons. ThLic. Ing. Zdenek Wasserbauer, Th.D.,
the Ordaining Bishop of Prague,
the international conference
"CENTRAL EUROPE AT THE CROSSROADS"
in Prague, October 24 - 26, 2025.
The
venue is
OREA Hotel
Pyramida
https://www.hotelpyramida.cz
The global political situation in recent months has given observers an experience comparable only to a roller-coaster ride. We speak of a turbulent era. Perhaps it is worth clarifying what this term actually means. It is neither coincidence nor chaos; it denotes a deliberate shift from a unipolar model of world governance to a multipolar one. In a unipolar world, the United States acted as the hegemon, while the West – especially the G7 countries – went along with this arrangement. The most important institutions around us, such as the EU and NATO, were instruments of this old model of governance. Now that world governance is changing, it is logical that these institutions must also undergo transformation, which for us represents both a threat and an opportunity.
Our task is to navigate this situation swiftly and deliberately, and to draw from it the greatest possible benefit for our nations. Today, two Europes have become a reality: Western Europe and Central – or Central and South-Eastern – Europe. The former relies on multiculturalism, boundless diversity as an end in itself, the Green Deal and de-industrialisation. Our part of Europe seeks to preserve its cultural code, Christianity and the legacy of antiquity, to safeguard our nations and the traditional family, and to produce and prosper. In other words, Central Europe wishes to follow its own path.
For this path, a plan must be prepared – one that will, among other things, ensure more effective shared economic development. We do not wish to devise new or exotic concepts. Rather, we want to develop and complete the ideas that were present at the birth of the EU but were never fully implemented: a Central Europe of nation-states that jointly pursue what they themselves desire and what is advantageous for them – and that do not, under pressure, act against their own will.
Classical Music Performance
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN,
DOUBLE BASS AND STRINGS
Václav HUDEČEK (world violin virtuoso)
& COLLEGIUM STIVINUM the chamber orchestra led by the art director and a solo double bassist Indi STIVÍN
Program of music performance as part of the 4. international
conference
"CENTRAL EUROPE ON ITS OWN PATH":
Emil Tabakov
Balkan Motifs for Double Bass
Reinhold M. Gliere
Two Pieces for Violin and Double Bass
Johann Benda
Concerto for Violin and Strings in G Major
Indi Stivín
Vivace Con Fuoko for Double Bass and Strings
Antonio Vivaldi
Allegro for Violin, Double Bass and Strings