[EFE-EPA/Anatoly Maltsev]

The corona crisis is changing plans for the country to reform also in Russia. However, according to experts, Vladimir Putin himself has not yet decided whether he will remain at its helm. It should also be in his hands to decide on the direction of further relations with the EU. Brussels offers ideas and initiates dialogue.

We invite you to an online discussion with the Slovak Ambassador to NATO Peter Bátor. Together, we will review the developments in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation over the past year. We will look at the accomplishments the Alliance has achieved, but also at the challenges it still faces and has not yet found a solution to. We will also reflect on how the Vilnius Summit in summer contributed to transatlantic security and which milestones have already been achieved ahead of next year's annual summit in Washington. In fact, 2024 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Alliance's founding, and Slovakia will mark 20 years since joining NATO.

While major European parties and European Parliament factions claim to support LGBTI+ rights, their member parties in Slovakia spread hateful rhetoric without any repercussions, even as it costs Europeans in Slovakia their lives. As the departure of Viktor Orbán's Fidesz from the European People's Party proved, the parties have tools to voice discontent with members who no longer fit their values.

EuroPolicy, o.z. and EURACTIV Slovensko invite you to watch an online discussion with Jakub Landovský, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to NATO and experienced expert in the field of security and defence, which will take place on October 26, 2023 from 15.30 to 16.30.