TN.cz | The migration pact main topic in the Czech lower chamber, with meeting lasting hours

Czech MEPs debated the EU migration pact for over three hours. What came out of the session of the Chamber of Deputies on the migration pact? How do the government and the opposition feel about it? And what are the main issues that the Czech opposition have a problem with it? Deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute Viktor Daněk, commented for TN.cz

"What was said there is not very substantial, nothing can change the very essence of the migration pact. The migration pact was discussed elsewhere than in our Chamber of Deputies. It was discussed at the level of the European Union. It was negotiated for many years by the ministers of the individual Member States and also by MEPs, and they agreed. At the moment, the decision is made, there will only be a formal confirmation at the next ministerial meeting, and this will start the period for the states to prepare for the pact to be in force in two years' time."

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Viktor Daněk
Deputy Director

Before entering the NGO sphere, Viktor Daněk worked for almost ten years as a journalist. During his time with the public service Czech radio, he focused mainly on covering EU affairs. He spent almost five years as a permanent correspondent in Brussels, where he cooperated with other media outlets. Before his career in journalism, he gained experience in the area of marketing and communication in the Česká spořitelna banking group and at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He holds university degrees in Media Studies and International Relations. Viktor Daněk joined the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in October 2023. He continues to be active in the media as a freelancer. His main areas of interest are institutional questions of European integration, globalisation and the EU’s climate and migration policy.