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Klára Votavová

Associate Research Fellow
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Klára Votavová

Associate Research Fellow

Klára Votavová is a European Studies graduate from Masaryk University in Brno and Maastricht University in the Netherlands. After completing several internships in the EU institutions, she worked in the Czech public service for over four years. There, she took part in preparations for the Czech EU Council Presidency in 2022. She cooperates with several Czech media outlets as a reporter and commentator, among others, she wrote articles on working conditions in the Czech and Polish Amazon. In her research, Klára focuses mainly on the social implications of the EU policies, including digitalization and decarbonization, EU social policies, and inequalities between EU states and regions.

Euractiv | Special EU fund for coal regions looks good but is costly

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20. 2. 2024
Establishing a new European fund to support coal regions may be perceived as a positive political step towards affected areas. However, the management of this fund poses challenges, not only in terms of finances but also in terms of personnel and time constraints, which could jeopardize its effective utilization. This conclusion arises from consultations with representatives of public administration and relevant regions and from their analysis conducted by Klára Votavová, member of research team at EUROPEUM.

ČT24 | Von der Leyen to run for her seconde mandate

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19. 2. 2024
The current head of the European Commission has announced that she will run for her second mandate. What are her chances of success? What are her key topics? What is she yet to focus on? And who are the other possible candidates? Klára Votavová, a researcher at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, explains for ČT24.

Balkan Insight | Czechia: Close of 2023 a grim warning of difficult times ahead

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9. 1. 2024
Faced with multiple domestic and geopolitical challenges and a population vocally demanding change, Czechia’s unpopular government will urgently need to find new impetus if it is to stand a chance against resurgent right-wing populists. Our researcher Klára Votavová provided her expert commentary for Balkan Insight.

Euractiv | Moravian-Silesian Region wants to spend "coal billions" on big projects, but they are still risky

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22. 11. 2023
The Moravian-Silesian Region is one of the three Czech coal regions that will receive extra money from the European Union. Klára Votavová, a researcher at EUROPEUM Institute, answered questions about the funds intended for the "special needs" of the burdened regions.

ČT24 | Meeting of V4 Presidents at Prague Castle

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22. 11. 2023
On Wednesday, 22 November, the presidents of the V4 countries met at Prague Castle. Our researcher Klára Votavová answered questions about the future of the V4 forum.

Deník N | Climate change and the upcoming European elections

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1. 11. 2023
Climate change is an important topic that is increasingly appearing in various narratives in Czech political discourse. Our researcher Klára Votavová writes about environmental issues and the subsequent political response in her new commentary for Deník N, where she presents findings from the RevivEU project.

ČT24: Under Ursula von der Leyen's leadership, the European Commission has succeeded in meeting more than ninety percent of its priorities

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13. 9. 2023
Ursula von der Leyen delivers her last State of the Union speech of her term today. Our researcher Klára Votavová responded to questions from the Czech Television about the speech.

RTVS: The position of the far right in the EU

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14. 8. 2023
Klára Votavová, our research fellow, was interviewed by Slovak RTVS about the future of the European Union and Germany.

Aktuálně.cz | No pensions on a burnt planet. What will the world be like when we stop working in 40 years?

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27. 6. 2023
Klára Votavová, our researcher, has written a commentary on the current government pension reform. According to Votavová, it is alarming that the reform does not take into account climate change and the impact of technology on the labour market.

E15: The EU Council approves strengthening the rights of couriers. It will make delivery services worse, warn Uber and Bolt

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19. 6. 2023
A new directive is being prepared in the European Union, which should come into force in the second half of 2025 at the earliest. It deals with the labor law issue of delivery services. The Czech context and interests of the platforms were added to the E15 article by our researcher Klára Votavová.

E15.cz: Czechs don't want czexit. Without the European Union, we would end up like Kaliningrad

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5. 6. 2023
Europeum, in cooperation with the analytical institute STEM, prepared a survey on the subject of the Czech Republic's membership in the EU and the adoption of the euro currency. For E15, researcher Klára Votavová and senior researcher Vít Havelka commented on the topic.

Aktuálně.cz: Liberal leader of Eastern Europe. Czechs trust the president and perceive Russia as the originator of the war

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31. 5. 2023
A new international analysis points to the Czech Republic as a leader of liberal values in Central and Eastern Europe. Twice as many people trust the President than last year, when Miloš Zeman was still head of state. The analysis was prepared by Globsec, a prestigious think tank based in Bratislava. Our senior Research Fellow Klára Votavová also commented on the issue.
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