In the course of his deliberations, prof. Cichocki will point our attention to the importance of distinguishing historical and cultural significance of the two axes dividing Europe - East-West and North-South. The division into West and East is historically shallow, as it dates back only to the Enlightenment. The deeper division arises from the underlying tension between the Latin South and the barbaric North. It produces the spiritual dynamics that gave birth to European culture. In a world defined by the geopolitical interests of the powers of East and West this consideration is an attempt to recreate the forms which for centuries invigorated the European cultural and intellectual life.