Mr Vondra was speaking on 19 May 2008 in the LSE Shaw Library. This lecture was a part of The Future of Europe lecture series by FT Business - LSE European Institute.

Alexandr Vondra in brief:
In January 2007, Alexandr Vondra was appointed the Czech Republic´s Deputy Prime Minister for European affairs. He is responsible for preparing the agenda for the Czech EU Presidency. Prior to this position he was the Foreign Minister (2006-2007), Special Representative for the NATO Summit in Prague (2001-2002), Ambassador to the USA (1997-2001) and foreign policy advisor to former President Václav Havel (1990-1992). Alexandr Vondra played a central role in leading the Czech Republic to EU and NATO memberships. He is also a former spokesman for the Czech dissident movement Charter 77.