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iDNES.cz: Europe has turned green during the Czech Presidency. Climate agenda accelerates

December 27, 2022

The solution to the energy problems related to the war in Ukraine and Russian gas supplies was clear to the EU. It will lie in energy savings and, above all, in clean energy sources. What will energy reform look like and what plans does the EU have? Our Senior Research Fellow Kateřina Davidová commented on the Green Deal and the impact of the Czech Presidency on this topic.

Transatlantic Policy Forum 2022 - Overview

January 04, 2023

Transatlantic Policy Forum (TAPF) is a closed-door summit for decision-makers and opinion-formers co-organised by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy with partners. TAPF has been held in Prague every Autumn since 2018 under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Transatlantic Policy Forum 2022 - přehled

January 04, 2023

Transatlantic Policy Forum (TAPF) je uzavřený summit pro veřejné činitele a tvůrce veřejného mínění organizován Institutem pro evropskou politiku EUROPEUM s partnery. TAPF se od roku 2018 koná v Praze každý podzim pod záštitou Ministerstva zahraničních věcí České republiky.

ČTK: Czechia has consistently fulfilled its role as presiding country, Brussels experts say

January 02, 2023

Lots of good work, successful, excellent. These are also the terms used by analysts working in Brussels to assess the end of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In interviews with ČTK, a trio of experts, including the head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, praised the way the Czech Republic has approached directing the debates between the member states.

ENERGY-HUB: Czech Presidency emphasises European energy solidarity

December 14, 2022

Our senior researcher Kateřina Davidová participated in the conference "How did the Czech Republic turn green during the European Presidency?". She commented on what she believes is the success of the Czech Presidency.

ENERGY-HUB: České předsednictví klade důraz na evropskou energetickou solidaritu

December 14, 2022

Naše seniorní výzkumná pracovnice Kateřina Davidová se účastnila konference "Jak zezelenalo Česko během evropského předsednictví?". Vyjádřila se k tomu, v čem podle ní spočívá úspěch českého předsednictví.

Aktuálně.cz: It will be essential that at least part of the electric vehicle supply chain is in the Czech Republic

December 14, 2022

On the occasion of the conference on the topic "How did the Czech Republic turn green during the European Presidency?" spoke our senior researcher Kateřina Davidová. She mentioned that the Czech Republic has promoted a unified approach of the EU countries in the energy sector during the Presidency, for example by having a higher than the standard number of ministerial councils for this issue. She also commented on the ban on selling cars with internal combustion engines after 2035. She says that it will be essential that at least part of the supply chain for electric cars is in the Czech Republic.

E15: Carbon tariff will help European producers, experts say. China and Russia criticize proposal

December 13, 2022

According to world agencies, the European Parliament and the EU-27 are close to reaching a preliminary agreement on the so-called carbon tariff. The instrument, known as CBAM, is intended to prevent companies that produce in the European Union and have to pay for emission allowances there from being disadvantaged against companies from non-EU countries where climate regulations are looser. According to experts, the mechanism will mainly affect Russian companies. Our researcher Kateřina Davidová also commented on this issue.

EU MONITOR | From boom to bust: How uncoordinated policies halted solar power deployment in Czechia

December 12, 2022

In his EU Monitor, Jonathan Lyons writes about the future of solar energy in the Czech Republic. "Harnessing the full potential of solar energy will not only help to meet the EU's decarbonisation targets, but also boost energy security and create local jobs. The potential for solar energy in the Czech Republic is considerable, up to 12 GW," writes Lyons.

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EkonTech.cz: The inclusion of natural gas and nuclear as supported resources through the EU taxonomy was pragmatic

December 05, 2022

Our researcher Michal Hrubý wrote an article on ESG and natural gas for the magazine EkonTech.cz. He comments on the current development of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), including the role of taxonomy and natural gas as a basic commodity for industry and households.