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Žiga Faktor

Deputy Director & Head of Brussels Office
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Žiga Faktor

Deputy Director & Head of Brussels Office

Žiga Faktor worked as the head of the Brussels office of EUROPEUM until January 2025. From his position, he focused on the functioning of the European institutions, the process of European integration and enlargement policy, regional cooperation of the countries of Central Europe, relations with the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey, and Slovenia's internal policy. Other points of interest are the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland.

Žiga Faktor received a Master's degree in International Politics from the State University of Milan in Italy and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and European Studies from the Metropolitan University of Prague. He spent a semester studying at the University of Limerick in Ireland. He started working at EUROPEUM in 2018 as an intern and later on worked as a project manager. In the past, he also participated in the organization of the Prague European Summit from the position of the programme manager.

COMMENTARIES: State of the European Union address 2021

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15. 9. 2021
Experts from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy comment on the State of the Union address (SOTEU) given by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on 15 September 2021.

Bled Strategic Times: The future of the EU enlargement is at stake and the blame is not only on the candidate countries’ side 


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3. 9. 2021
Head of our Brussels office Žiga Factor commented on the future of the EU enlargement process for the Bled Strategic Times. In his article, he focuses on the current member states and their attitudes towards the enlargement.

Job offer: Internship at our Brussels Office (Autumn/Winter 2021)

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30. 6. 2021
EUROPEUM’s Brussels Office is offering internship positions for the period from September to January 2021. See the attached PDF for more information.

Česká televize: Fight for Agrofert

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17. 6. 2021
The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented on the conflict of interest of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in connection with the misuse of EU funds.

REPORT: Online Expert Exchange: Visegrad perspectives on the "Fit for 55" climate package

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30. 5. 2021
On May 20th 2021, Think Visegrad Platform organised a closed roundtable entitled “Visegrad perspectives on the "Fit for 55" climate package”. The meeting was conducted online and was held under the Chatham House rules. The debate focused on the Central and Eastern European countries’ perceptions of the EU 2030 climate targets, establishing at least 55% emissions cut compared to 1990 levels, and the challenges the V4 countries will face when implementing this new target.

REPORT: V4 and larger regional platforms: Convergence or competition?

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23. 4. 2021
On 21 April, EUROPEUM's Brussels office organised the webinar "V4 and larger regional platforms: Convergence or competition?" as a part of the Think Visegrad platform, which brings together 8 think-tanks from Central Europe.

REPORT: Perceptions of EU in Central Europe amid COVID-related crisis

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31. 3. 2021
On 23 March, EUROPEUM's Brussels office organised the webinar Perceptions of the EU in Central Europe amid COVID-related crisis as a part of the Think Visegrad platform, which brings together 8 think-tanks from Central Europe.

COMMENTARIES: European Council meeting on 25 and 26 March

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26. 3. 2021
Experts from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy comment on the EU leaders' videosummit, which took place on 25-26 March 2021 in.

INVITATION: Perceptions of EU in Central Europe amid COVID-related crisis

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23. 3. 2021
We would like to invite you to the webinar Perceptions of the EU in Central Europe amid COVID-related crisis organized by the Think Visegrad platform which brings together 8 think-tanks from Central Europe.

ČRo Radiozurnal: Can relations between the European Union and Turkey be expected to improve?

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22. 3. 2021
The head of our Brussels office spoke about the current improvement in relations between Ankara and Brussels. He attributes Erdoğan's turn in rhetoric not only to the outcome of the US elections, after which Turkey lost a significant teammate, but also to the upcoming elections in Germany, which may result in a significantly less conciliatory chancellor than Angela Merkel.

DVTV: Serbia had to negotiate to get vaccines on its own, it could not profit from the collective purchase of the European Commission

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11. 2. 2021
The head of our Brussels office – Žiga Faktor, commented for DVTV news service on the vaccination process in Serbia and journey of the Czech PM into the country.

ČRo Plus: Rich countries are jumping in line for vaccines, the expert points out. The consequences can last for decades

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9. 2. 2021
The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented on the issue of vaccine availability in the Western Balkans on the Czech Radio Evropa Plus program.
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