The opening speech was given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Lipavský. "We are meeting in a week that will in some respects end a period of expectation and set the tone for the coming period, not only in geopolitics but also in the dynamics of regional and internal political relations," said Minister Lipavský at the beginning of the meeting. "We must therefore approach the developments around us with humility, carefully analysing the words and actions of our adversaries and our partners in context. We should not be overwhelmed by information noise," the Czech diplomatic chief added. 

The opening theme of this year's Ambassadors' meeting was, as in the previous year, security in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the challenges posed by the dynamics of the international environment.  

In his address, the Minister for European Affairs, Martin Dvořák, focused on hot European and EU issues at a time when the European Commission and the European Parliament, established after last year's European elections, have started to work in full swing and Poland has taken over the EU Presidency after Hungary.  

The follow-up session on "Prosperity (competitiveness, internal market, EU enlargement, EU financing)" offered a highly topical and wide-ranging discussion with a trio of senior directors, Štěpán Černý (Office of the Government), David Müller (Ministry of Industry and Trade) and Jiří Georgiev (Ministry of Finance).  

The morning of the second day of the meeting was devoted to the topic of allies and partners of Czechia. In addition to the expected development of relations with the USA after President Trump takes office, the debate also focused on the dynamic changes in our immediate neighbourhood and the impact of these changes on Czech interests.  

Jozef Síkela's first presentation as European Commissioner for International Partnerships focused on the external dimension of strengthening the resilience and competitiveness of the European Union, i.e. the creation of mutually beneficial partnerships with countries outside the European continent (e.g. in Africa and Latin America) that are future-oriented.  

The agenda was rounded off by a session on current challenges such as migration, energy security, hybrid threats, etc. In the framework of this session, the Director of the Asylum and Migration Policy Department of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic, Pavla Novotná, and the Special Representative for Energy Security, Václav Bartuška, discussed.