We are glad you’ve visited the Visions for Europe project. It is our wish that during the Czech Presidency of the EU Council, it will gather as many different perspectives as possible on what our continent should look like in the future and how to deal with the challenges we face together. You will meet various personalities from culture, science and politics, often with their very personal stories. If at least one of the "visions" catches your eye and makes you wonder what kind of Europe you would like to see for yourself, it has all made sense.

Jan Novák was born in Kolín, Czech Republic, but lived in Chicago from 1970 to 2008. He writes in English, though lately also in Czech again. Among other laudations, he was awarded the Sandburg for the Best Book of the Year by the Chicago Public Library and the Magnesia Litera for the Czech Book of the Year. The graphic novels he co-authored with Jaromír 99 were translated into 9 and his books into 21 languages. In film, among others, he has collaborated with Miloš Forman, Václav Havel and Juraj Jakubisko.