IV Symposium Otto of Habsburg

On 25 April 2015, the Pan-European Movement Austria hosted the IV Symposium in Vienna, which was dedicated to Otto von Habsburg under the title ‘Geopolitics’.

The symposium programme follows below.

Programme of the IV Otto von Habsburg Symposium

Geopolitics

09.00 h Opening of the office of the conference, the recording

09.30 h Opening and welcome: Dr Kurt Schebesta, Bakers‘s PDG

09.45 h Francisco Chacon, Costa Rica: Introductory remarks

10.00 h Severin Meister: "History and geography in the Otto de Habsbourg’s thought - three priorities"

10.45 h Break for drinks

11.00 h Prof. Dr. Ihor Zhaloba. Department Head of the diplomatic and consular Services to the Diplomatic Academy(Regional education authority) of Ukraine: "On the situation in Ukraine"

12.00 h Dipl. Kfm. Norbert F. Tofall, Flossbach von Storch AG – Research institute: "The objectives and the efficiency of the economic sanctions"

13.00 h Lunch break, buffet

14.15 h Dr. Johannes Hahn, European Commission: "The European politics of neighborhood"

15.15 h Boyko Vassilev, Bulgarian television’s Journalist: "Note on the Central Europe"

16.00 h Break for drinks

16.15 h Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Karl Rose, University of Graz: "Geostrategic Effects of the energy policy"

17.15 h Karl von Habsbourg: "Geopolitics - What are the interests of Europe?"

18.15 h Closing