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.