Challenges and Opportunities for European Security and Defence

Conference took place March 17th, 2021

Alexandr Vondra and Tomáš Pojar participated in the conference organized by The Portuguese Presidency of The Council of The European Union on security and defence issues.  Alexandr Vondra had the opportunity to discuss the actual challenges of the transatlantic relationship with João Gomes Cravinho, Minister of Defence of Portugal.

The conference focused on topics such as the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on security and defence, NATO and the transatlantic relationship, the complementarity with the deepening of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), and the future of the relationship with Russia and China in the context of security and defence.

You can watch the recording of the conference HERE:

Fourth Conference Embaixada de Portugal na República Checa