DATE OF THE CONFERENCE
6-7 March 2025

VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE
Central Europen Academy
Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Miskolc Academic Committee
(Miskolc, Erzsébet tér 3, 3530)

CONCEPT
The despite the recent opening of accession negotiations with several candidate
countries, the enlargement process has been mostly stagnant over the last
decade. The EU wants to „reinvigorate” it. Among other initiatives, it introduced
the concept of „gradual integration” of the perspective members. The conference
will discuss and analyse this initiative, as well as other possible approaches to
future enlargement. It will strive to answer the basic question: How should a
“Successful EU enlargement” be managed?


6 MARCH

09.30 - 10.00
REGISTRATION
WELCOME COFFEE

SECTION 1

Moderator: Dr. Katarzyna Zombory, Research Centre Director, Central European
Academy, Hungary

10.00 - 10.10
OPENING SPEECH
Prof. Dr. Tímea Dr. Heinerné Barzó, General Director,
Central European Academy; Professor, University of
Miskolc, Hungary

10.10 - 10.30
UPCOMING PROGRAMMES OF THE CEA
Prof. Dr. János Ede Szilágyi, Strategy Director, Central
European Academy; Professor, University of Miskolc,
Hungary

10.30 - 10.50
WHAT DOES A SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION
ACTUALLY MEAN?
Dr. Michal Petr, Associate Professor, Palacký University
Olomouc, Czech Republic

10.50 - 11.10
(UN)NECESSARY AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION ON SERBIA’S EUROPEAN PATH
Prof. Dr. Vladan Petrov, Full Professor, University of
Belgrade; Judge, Constitutional Court of Serbia, Serbia

11.10 - 11.30
QUALIFIED MAJORITY VOTING IN EU
ENLARGEMENT PROCESS
Prof. Dr. Rado Bohinc, Full Professor, University of
Ljubljana, Slovenia

11.30 - 11.50
DISCUSSION

11.50 - 13.20
LUNCH BREAK

SECTION 2

Moderator: Prof. Dr. János Ede Szilágyi, Central European Academy; Professor,
University of Miskolc, Hungary

13.20 - 13.40
THE MOST RECENT EU ENLARGEMENT AND
LESSONS LEARNT
Prof. Dr. Petar Bačić, Full Professor, University of Split,
Croatia

13.40 - 14.00
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF ENLARGEMENT IN NEW
EU MEMBER COUNTRIES
Cristina Prochazkova Ilinitchi, Associate Professor,
Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech
Repulic

14.00 - 14.20
SOME REMARKS ON THE VISIONS FOR A
SUCCESSFUL ENLARGEMENT WITH A CENTRAL
EUROPEAN FOCUS
Dr. György Marinkás, Associate Professor, University of
Miskolc, Hungary

14.20 - 14.40
GRADUAL AND REVERSIBLE ENLARGEMENT - IS
IT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
Dr. Eva Zorková, Assistant Professor, Palacký University
Olomouc, Czech Republic

14.40 - 15.00
DISCUSSION

15.00 - 15.30
COFFEE BREAK


SECTION 3

Moderator: Dr. György Marinkás, Associate Professor, University of Miskolc,
Hungary

15.30 - 15.50
OPTIMISING INSTRUMENTS FOR PRE-
ACCESSION ASSISTANCE TO CANDIDATE
COUNTRIES
Dr. Kateřina Frumarová, Associate Professor, Palacký
University Olomouc, Czech Republic

15.50 - 16.10
THE ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGION OR
BELIEF IN THE CONTEXT OF EU INTEGRATION:
THE LEGAL STATUS OF RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Dr. Dalibor Đukić, Associate Professor, University of
Belgrade, Serbia

16.10 - 16.30
WHEN STAGNATION BECOMES THE NORM:
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA’S PATH TO THE
EUROPEAN UNION
Jakov Žižić, Assistant Professor, Catholic University of
Croatia, Croatia

16.30 - 16.50
DISCUSSION

16.50 - 17.00
CLOSING OF THE DAY
Prof. Dr. János Ede Szilágyi, Central European Academy;
Professor, University of Miskolc, Hungary


7 MARCH

SECTION 4

Moderator: Dr. Zoltán Nagy, Full Professor, University of Miskolc, Hungary

09.30 - 10.30
TOUR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC
University of Miskolc,
(3515 Miskolc-Egyetemváros, A/4. Building)

11.10 - 11.40
WELCOME COFFEE
Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Miskolc Academic
Committee
(Miskolc, Erzsébet tér 3, 3530)

11.40 - 12.00
APPLYING THE INFRINGEMENT PROCEDURE
AGAINST THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN EUROPE. A FEW REFLECTIONS
Prof. UR Dr. Grzegorz Pastuszko, Associate Professor,
University of Rzeszów, Poland

12.00 - 12.20
THE ROLE OF CITIZENS IN THE COUNTRY'S
ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
Dr. Alena Krunková, Vice-Dean, Associate Professor, Pavol
Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia

12.20 - 12.40
EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, DEMOCRACY AND
POLITICAL CULTURE IN CENTRAL EUROPE - THE
IMPACT OF EU INTEGRATION ON THE
DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT AND POLITICAL
CULTURE OF HUNGARY AND CENTRAL
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Prof. Dr. János Simon, Full Professor, National University of
Public Service, Hungary

12.40 - 13.00
REFLECTION OF PREVIOUS ENLARGEMENTS
AMONG “OLD” MEMBER STATES
Prof. Dr. Matteo Gnes, Full Professor, University of
Urbino, Italy

13.00 - 13.20
SUMMARIZING THOUGHTS
Dr. János Bóka, Minister, Ministry of EU Affairs; Senior
Researcher, Central European Academy, Hungary

13.20 - 13.40
DISCUSSION

13.40 - 13.50
CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE
Prof. Dr. János Ede Szilágyi, Central European Academy;
Professor, University of Miskolc, Hungary


14.30 - 16.00 LUNCH BREAK

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