Ladies and Gentlemen,
tonight I have the pleasure to share some thoughts on Central Europe with you. Although I will only work out a few catchwords in the keynote speech as succinctly as possible, I would like to say that there is hardly a better time to deal with Central Europe. This year we look back at the beginning of the painful separation of Central Europe in 1919, as well as at the end of 1989, and currently find ourselves in a very challenging situation for Europe.
