Martin Kupka
Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic
In Prague, 21 -09- 2022
NO.
Dear Minister,
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the meeting of the Informal Council of the Transport Ministers
to be held on 20 and 21 of October 2022 in Prague.
While facing the crisis in the current World, we have to take steps to make transport system more resilient,
efficient, seamless and secured. I am certain that this meeting will help to promote sustainability
and connectivity of transport, especially concerning further upgrade of railway transport.
You are welcome to arrive in Prague on 20 0ctober from 12:00 to 16:00 oaclock. We will then meet
for a gala dinner at 17:30 in the National Technical Museum in Prague. Our working day is on 21 0ctober.
We start at 9:00 o'clock and follow up with our first working sessíon on further development of high-speed
lines. At 12:00 o'clock a business lunch of the Heads of Delegations deals with the impact of the energy
crisis on rail transport. We continue in our discussion in the afternoon when we want to tackle the current
issueS and challenges for European rail. The meeting conďudes at 16:30 o'clock.
We will share a background document for all working sessions and a practical informatíon note upon
the registration of your delegation. In order to register members of your delegation or for any further
information requests, please contact Director of International Relations and EU Affairs Department
Mr. Michal Fridrich (
[email protected]).
I am looking forward to welcoming you to Prague.
Respectfully,
I
Informal Council of Transport Ministers 20. – 21. 10. 2022
Practical information
Each delegation must appoint a Delegation Accreditation Officer (DAO) who is
responsible for the accreditation of every member in their delegation. We kindly
ask you to send the e-mail address of the appointed DAO by September 30 to
[email protected]
For the event, the Czech Presidency will provide transfer with VIP limousine cars
for HoD and possible another car if travelling with a security officer from Václav
Havel Prague Airport to the hotel or directly to the venue of the evening
programme, and back to the airport or station for departure after the conclusion
of the meeting. Please note that the Czech Presidency may only provide
transportation on the territory of the Czech Republic and only during the official
part of the programme.
We will share the final programme with PIN in the coming weeks. The format of
delegations is 1+2.
Provisional programme
20. 10.
morning / Arrival of Ministers
afternoon
17:00 Transfer to the Gala Dinner
17:45 – 22:00 Gala Dinner
after 22:00 Transfer from the venue of the Gala Dinner to the hotel
21. 10.
8:30 – 9:00 Transfer from the hotel to the Prague Congress Centre
9:00 – 9:30 Doorstep
09:30 – 11:30 Morning Session
11:45 – 12:00 Family photo
12:00 – 14:00 Working Ministerial Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Coffee Break
14:30 – 16:30 Afternoon Session
16:30 – 17:00 Final Outcome
17:00 – 17:30 Press Conference
17:30 onwards Departure of Ministers to Prague airport, railway stations or the
hotel