On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral relations between the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as well as of the forthcoming European Parliament elections, a seminar: \u201cTogether in the EU: a Slovak – Dutch Perspective\u201d was held at the Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice on Thursday March 14, 2019.<\/p>\n
The main guests and speakers were Jaap de Zwaan, a professor of European law at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Duco Hellema, the former director of the Clingendael Dutch Institute and a professor of history at the University of Utrecht, Vladim\u00edr Bil\u010d\u00edk, the EU Program Director for SFPA and a candidate for a Member of the European Parliament; and Elena Koh\u00fatikov\u00e1, the former Vice-Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia. The seminar and discussion was led by doc. Mgr. Radom\u00edr Jakab, PhD. from the Faculty of Law of the UPJ\u0160 in Ko\u0161ice.<\/p>\n
The aim of the initiative was to raise awareness of the European Union, its roles and its impact on the everyday life of an ordinary citizen of a Member State. In addition to the bilateral relations between the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the emphasis was also placed on the position of both countries in the EU, the consequences of membership in the Union, and on the possibilities of deepening the cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"