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Viktor Daněk

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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 | Starmer's Summit on Ukraine

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16. 3. 2025
The British Prime Minister has called on his foreign colleagues to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Will Europe be able to create enough pressure to get Russia to the negotiating table and could Donald Trump exert similar pressure? Viktor Danek, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for CNN Prima News.

CNN Prima News | Virtual summit on Ukraine

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15. 3. 2025
The British Prime Minister held a virtual summit on Ukraine on Saturday 15 March. It was to discuss peacekeepers to oversee a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. How many countries would send their peacekeepers to Ukraine? Viktor Danek, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the summit for CNN Prima News.

ČT24 | The complex path to peace in Ukraine

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14. 3. 2025
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff has had a night of meetings in Moscow. U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio said the ceasefire remains uncertain, but admitted to signs of optimism. The Kremlin made a similar point. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČT24.

ČRo Plus | New European defence spending

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11. 3. 2025
Certain politicians in the Union will certainly be tempted by the sweet voice of Donald Trump, but Europe should not accept this, because the only one who can represent the interests of all is the European Union. Donald Trump is deliberately trying to divide Europe. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČRo Plus.

ČT24 | Meeting of constitutional representatives on foreign policy.

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10. 3. 2025
Security has been a strong election issue in many campaigns across the European Union, and it will be no different here in the parliamentary elections that are coming soon in the Czech Republic. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČT24.

ČRo | An assessment of the first 100 days of Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission

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9. 3. 2025
As in her first term, the second will be a period of crisis management for the EU. In the first, Ursula von der Leyen had to deal with Covid and the start of the war in Ukraine; in the second, she has to deal with a rapidly deteriorating security and geopolitical situation. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČRo Plus.

Respekt | We must hope for the best but expect the worst

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9. 3. 2025
The Coalition of the Willing has taken on its historic role. But what is the EU's position now? Read the commentary by Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, in the weekly magazine Respekt.

TA3 | The summit could change the old continentTA3

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6. 3. 2025
The extraordinary EU summit was commented on for the Slovak television TA3 by Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute.

CNN Prima News | Extraordinary European Union Summit

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6. 3. 2025
Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented the situation surrounding the extraordinary European Union summit for CNN Prima News.

Česká justice | EU defense funding? The debate over sourcing and spending continues

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6. 3. 2025
Europe has pledged a significant boost in defense spending, with the European Commission President proposing the mobilization of up to 800 billion euros. While the plan has been met with largely positive reactions, key questions remain: Where will the money come from, how will it be spent, and how can coordination be improved? Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, shared his insights with the Česká justice portal.

ČT24 | Extraordinary EU Summit in Brussels

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6. 3. 2025
An extraordinary EU summit will begin in Brussels, focusing on the security of Ukraine and Europe. Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČT24.

Ekolist.cz | Survey: About 60 percent of Czechs see Green Deal as a threat, 27 as an opportunity

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5. 3. 2025
Almost 60 % of Czechs see the Green Deal as a threat, while 27 % see it as an opportunity. This is according to a survey conducted by STEM and the Europeum Institute for European Policy. The Green Deal has become a brand for all climate policy, on which it is relatively easy to pile a lot of different negative aspects. Rebeka Hengalová, researcher at EUROPEUM, and Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the Institute, commented for Ekolist.cz.
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