31 May 2024 | 10:30 am - 3:00 pm (CEST)
Fondazione Luigi Einaudi, Via della Conciliazione, 10, Rome
Putin’s Europe in the Crucial Year
What is the extent of Russia’s influence across Europe?
What is the extent of Russia’s influence across Europe?
The European Liberal Forum, supported by the Project: Poland Foundation, has taken on the crucial task of dissecting and explaining the extent of Russia’s influence across Europe. The initiative brings together twenty experts and editors from across the continent to articulate how Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s actions and ideologies affect everyday Europeans’ lives. This exploration is not just a narrative of external geopolitical manoeuvres; it delves into the internal dynamics of European countries, highlighting how Putin’s reach has infiltrated various sectors, including the economy, politics, media, and social organizations.
The study describes universal phenomena and trends. Even when the starting point for describing a problem is a single country or a group of countries, it does not at all mean that this problem is limited to this particular geographical area. On the contrary, it should be assumed that it is or will be present in one form or another in other countries as well. The question is: when and with what intensity? Because there are no places in Europe in which Putin would not be interested. Destabilising or subjugating every patch, even small or remote from Moscow, brings the dictator closer to his goal: reconstructing the empire, building Putin’s Europe.
During the discussion, the authors of the publication will answer questions about what has changed in recent months and whether there will be more or less of Putin’s Europe after the upcoming EP elections.
10:30 Welcome by Milosz Hodun, Board Member, European Liberal Forum and Emma Galli, Fondazione Luigi Einaudi
10:45 Keynote speech by Violetta Pashutina, President, GOLOS Kyiv
11:00 Panel discussion on Putin’s Europe
13:00 Lunch
17:30 Discussion with FLE on security in Europe
Host: Giuseppe Benedetto, President, Fondazione Luigi Einaudi
20:00 Dinner