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Christian Kvorning Lassen

Deputy Director & Head of Research

Christian Kvorning Lassen

Deputy Director & Head of Research

Christian holds an MA in International Relations Studies from Aarhus University and a BA in European and History Studies from Aarhus University and University of Surrey. He has previously worked for the Royal Danish Embassy to the Czech Republic’s Political and Economics department, as well as the Forum 2000 Foundation before joining EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, where he has worked as a Research Fellow and Deputy Director, his current position.

Through his work at EUROPEUM, he has authored numerous policy papers as well as organized, managed and collaborated on numerous international projects, including several Horizon2020, Europe for Citizens and International Visegrad Fund projects, revolving mainly around migration, the rise of populism, and European integration at the nexus of green transitioning and decarbonization.

RTVS: More than half a million foreigners have no right to stay in Germany

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6. 4. 2018
Christian K. Lassen was the guest of the RTVS where he commented on German measures to manage migration.

HN: You are Europe - Czechs are not very interested in the EU, yet they are the most critical of it

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26. 2. 2018
Czechs are by far the most critical of all Central European countries. While in Hungary only 9 percent of people are in favor of leaving the EU, 34 percent is in Czech Republic.

Radio Praha: Czech EU support most lukewarm in Central Europe

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21. 2. 2018
Amid recent heightened talk about the possibilities a Czech exit from the European Union or a referendum about it, a survey of five Central Europe countries has sought to gauge how positive local populations are towards the European concept.

RTVS: Commentary on the migration problematic

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6. 2. 2018
Our Christian Kvorning Lassen, in an interview for RTVS, commented on the situation connected with the migration crisis. According to Christian, immigrants should accept our Christian values, but we should not forget the other side of the coin: with the rise in the number of migrants, we are witnessing a tremendous increase in crime by far-right groups.

RTSV: The number of migrants asylum seekers in Germany is decreasing, less people are looking for international protection.

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23. 1. 2018
Our Christian Kvorning Lassen, in an interview for RTVS, commented on the overall situation in Germany, where the number of migrant asylum seekers was reduced. The decrease was also helped by the agreement with Turkey, which closed the Balkan Route or cooperation with Libya. The German Ministry of Interior however wants the numbers to be even lower.

RTVS: The number of immigrants being successful in appeals and getting the asylum is on the rise

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11. 12. 2017
Our Christian Kvorning Lassen explained for Slovak RTVS why is almost every fourth appeal against the ruling of the immigration office successful.

Minerva: Valg i Tsjekkia – Største populistiske gjennombrudd siden Brexit

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1. 11. 2017
Our Christian Kvorning Lassen contributed with his comments on the situation after the Czech legislative election 2017 for the Norweigan periodical Minerva.

Minerva: Trump comparison – an eurosceptic millionaire heads to win the elections in the Czech Republic

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20. 10. 2017
Our Christian Kvorning Lasses contributed to an article for the Norwegian Minerva about the Czech parliamentary elections and Andrej Babis' chances of winning.

derStandard.at: Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik: debate "Nationalistic politics and its reception in central Europe"

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13. 10. 2017
On October 3rd, our researcher Christian Kvorning Lassen took part in the project "Nationalistic politics and its reception in Central Europe" organized by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Europapolitik in Vienna.

RTVS: Angela Merkel wants to condition accepting of economic migrants by stopping ilegal migration

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4. 9. 2017
In an interview for Slovak RTVS, our research fellow Christian Kvorning Lassen commented Angela Merkel's proposal on managing the migration from Africa to Europe.

RTVS: Right-wing activists to stop migrants from coming to Italy

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19. 7. 2017
In an interview for RTVS, our research fellow Christian K. Lassen commented on the recent attempt of the right-wing group Generation Identity to stop non-governmental organizations from helping migrants, which are trying to reach Italian shores.

RTVS: Diplomatic ties with Turkey in tension

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21. 3. 2017
Our Christian Kvorning Lassen was interviewed on RTVS about the worsening of the relations between certain EU member states and Turkey.
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