Seznam Zprávy | The European Union remains on the green path

The green parties has weakened, while the eurosceptic, far-right and climate-sceptic factions have strengthened. However, this is unlikely to be a significant obstacle to the implementation of the Green Deal for Europe. The parties behind it have retained the most seats. What implications will the results of the European Parliament elections have for the Union's climate and environmental policy over the next five years? Senior researcher of EUROPEUM Institute Kateřina Davidová commented for Seznam Zprávy.

I live in Denmark now, not in the Czech Republic, and the difference in the level of the pre-election debate is abysmal. While in Denmark, but also in many other countries, they are discussing how to proceed in specific areas, for example, whether to charge for carbon emissions in agriculture, or how to compensate for the impact of the measures and so on, in the Czech Republic the leaders are talking about how to slow down or even stop the Green Deal.

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Kateřina Davidová
Senior Research Fellow

Expertise: EU climate and energy policy, environmental protection