CNN Prima News | How political group work in the European Parliament?

July 15, 2024

Last week the discussions about the political groups of the European Parliament finalized. What exactly are they and what are their tasks? And what role will Czech MEPs play in them? Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute answered these questions on the morning show of CNN Prima News.

In the Czech Parliament, we have political parties – some are in government, some in opposition. Roughly similarly, it functions at the European level. In the European Parliament, there is no government and opposition, so individual national parties join larger groups to better project their influence and have a stronger negotiating position.

You can listen to the full interview here, starting around the 10th minute.

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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.

CNN Prima News | How political group work in the European Parliament?

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