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Brussels Office

Avenue de Broqueville 40, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

brussels@europeum.org

+32 472 84 18 45

Brussels Office

Avenue de Broqueville 40, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

brussels@europeum.org

+32 472 84 18 45

About EUROPEUM’s Brussels Office

Building on a long history of EUROPEUM in Prague, we opened our office in Brussels in January 2016. EUROPEUM has been the first think-tank from the Central Europe to branch out to the heart of the European Union. Our motivation has been to follow the debates on EU policies and politics from close and to contribute to them by strengthening the voice of the Czech Republic and other central and east European countries. At the same time, we would like to use our Brussels presence to boost discussions on the EU back in the region, through introducing research by Brussels-based experts, offering their perspective at local events, cooperating with the media, etc.

The main activities of the Brussels office are the following:

networking and connecting with relevant partners
organizing events
conducting research and publishing
promoting EUROPEUM’s outputs and advocacy

You can find the latest updates, invitations and reports in the box on the right (related articles).

Head of Brussels Office: Žiga Faktor

Think Visegrad in Brussels

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy currently represents the Think Visegrad platform in Brussels, which includes eight think-tanks. For more details on the platform and its "Think Visegrad in Brussels" project, as well as an overview of our activities, see the Think Visegrad platform website.

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Report | A wind of change? Role of Central Europe and the next EU political cycle

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12. 11. 2024

As the EU enters its next political cycle, role of Central European countries within the block seems to have picked up its pace. Not only have Poland, Czechia or Slovenia received ambitious Commissioner portfolios, but the region has also played an important role in the support of Ukraine and more broadly in shaping EU's political priorities for the next mandate. Yet, there is still lack of representation of these countries within the EU institutions while latest reports of Letta and Draghi barely involved any voices from the Eastern part of the EU in their research. This debate organized by Brussels Office of EUROPEUM Institute therefore summarized latest developments on the EU level and looked into the current Hungarian and upcoming Polish EU presidencies and their potential impacts on the Union.

Report | Transforming words into action. How to keep current momentum in EU enlargement?

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25. 10. 2024

On the 3rd of October, Think Visegrad in Brussels, represented by the Brussels Office of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, organized a discussion titled "Transforming words into action. How to keep current momentum in EU enlargement?". Experts from think tanks, diplomatic missions and EU institutions dwelled into the renewed focus on EU enlargement, including the initiation of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, the formulation of new strategies and financial incentives for candidate states, and reinforced commitments from the EU. The key challenge moving forward is ensuring that this momentum is sustained and translated into concrete, transformative actions that deliver measurable results.

Report | Making enlargement work again: Supporting Western Balkans through the experiences of Central and Eastern Europe

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10. 10. 2024

On September 12th, EUROPEUM’s Brussels Office organized a public conference titled “Making enlargement work again: Supporting Western Balkans through the experiences of Central and Eastern Europe”. Following a keynote speech by H.E. Bálint Ódor, the panel discussions dwelled on the 2004 enlargement, its impacts on the EU and the lessons learned from the process through the perspective of current EU accession of the countries of Western Balkans.

Report | Ukraine’s EU membership: an economic challenge or an opportunity?

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9. 10. 2024

On September 26th, EUROPEUM’s Brussels Office organized an expert discussion titled “Ukraine’s EU membership: an economic challenge or an opportunity?” The debate focused on the potential economic impacts of Ukraine’s accession to the Union, including the EU budget, sectoral policies, energy or critical raw materials. It also evaluated the opportunities for Central European countries and their private sector to strengthen the ties between the two regions. Read the full report below.

EU Better Regulation Agenda: Contested Policy in Central European Perspective

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8. 4. 2016

Zuzana Picková's policy paper examines the current state of play of the European Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda (BRA) and highlights its key elements, adding the perspective on the BRA of the Visegrád Group countries (V4) and suggesting several policy recommendations.