The main goal of the conference is to discuss Europe's contemporary and historical challenges and problems – including those of a legal, social, political, and economic nature.

Both history and the 21st century are a period for Europe marked by many multifaceted (local, regional and global) challenges, obstacles and conflicts.

The organizers would like to discuss, for example, the crisis of the rule of law in Europe, the legal and political systems of selected European countries, the social and economic situation as well as linguistic and cultural aspects. And much more!

Proposed (sample) thematic areas:

• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on European relations.
• Consequences of Brexit for Poles.
• Values of the European Union – do they still have a reason to exist?
• Combating terrorism.
• Societies and languages of European states.
• Legal and political history of European countries.
• Europe and climate policy.
• Relations between European countries.
• Human rights in selected European countries.
• New "enlargements" of the European Union.
• Relations between the European Union and major superpowers.
• Political tendencies within the European Union.

The above indicated thematic areas are only exemplary – we strongly encourage you to go beyond them. The speeches can also be interdisciplinary, combining various fields of science.

We believe in freedom of academic discussion and do not censor speeches for worldview or political reasons. Original and unconventional speeches will always find recognition from the Conference Committee.

We accept presentations in the following languages:

- Polish

- English

Panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, professionals from the field, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

• Prof. Joanna Grzela (Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce) – Chair of the Conference Committee.
• Prof. Killion Munyama (Higher School of Economics in Bydgoszcz) – Vice-Chairman of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Iryna Sitak (National Technical University in Kharkiv) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Julia Szwiec (Cracow University of Economics; Mediator at the Arbitration Court at the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the District Court in Warsaw) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Gavrilov & Brooks, Sacramento/Los Angeles, USA) – Member of the Conference Committee.
• Łukasz Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President of the Center for American Studies) – Member of the Conference Committee.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣ Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/t9EeGp3Xdv6jxA9T7

2️⃣ Register via the Speaker Application Form by 23.59 on April 7, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by April 8, 2026.

3️⃣Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by April 10, 2026 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/3XY4bQxbmsL9AFZW6

2️⃣ Register using the Audience Registration Form by midnight on April 11, 2026 (we will not extend this deadline). Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣Pay the fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by April 13, 2026, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. The schedule with a full list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered via email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 229 PLN / 60 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 259 PLN / 70 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 129 PLN / 40 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 159 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: " – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – <5th Academic Conference on Problems of Europe>"

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form – requests made later may not be satisifed).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-20 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Traditional paper certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• All Participants will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Conference Committee.
• All Participants will receive a certificate of the status of the Center for American Studies scientific society as an entity conducting primarily scientific activities in an independent and continuous manner, along with a full list of members of the Scientific Council.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
• Terms of Service (Conference Rules and Regulations): https://www.cfasofficial.com/en/terms-of-use

If you have any questions, please e-mail the Conference Coordinator, Mr. Dawid Ładziński, at [email protected]

We will gladly help.

See you at the conference!