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E15: Dutch PM wants to take EU money away from Poland. He wants to freeze Dutch money from Poland

October 14, 2021

Zdeněk Beranek, Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented for the news portal E15 on the statement of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the rejection of the Polish National Recovery Plan. Poland would lose €36 billion, roughly CZK 914 billion, in EU funds. However, according to Zdeněk Beránek, such a scenario is not imminent.

REPORT: The V4 towards a new NATO Strategic Concept and the EU Strategic Compass

October 04, 2021

Our research fellow Danielle Piatkiewicz participated in a report by V4 Senior Defense Experts. The paper is written by sixteen senior defence experts and it is a summary of a broader project entitled: “Returning to the roots of the Visegrad cooperation – coordinating V4 strategy towards NATO Strategic Concept and European defense autonomy” that is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

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INVITATION: Civic education in Czech schools - a priority for all or a "Cinderella" in school timetables?

September 30, 2021

Citizens today live in constantly and rapidly changing social and political conditions and face increasing threats to fundamental values such as peace, freedom, equality and human rights. The impact of civic education and how it is conceived in Czech schools will be the topic of the next Café Evropa debate.

INVITATION: EU-PACIFIC Talks: China: Friend or Foe? China's growing influence and its impact on the EU

September 21, 2021

We would like to invite you to the first of six debates in the EU-PACIFIC Talks series. The debate will take place online on Tuesday 21 September at 14:00 on our Facebook.

blog.aktuálně.cz - Why not to be afraid of electromobility

September 08, 2021

Michal Hrubý and Katharine Klačanský have written a blog for Aktuálně.cz in which they discuss the advantages and disadvantages of electromobility or the fact that the Czech Republic must shift into a higher gear in the transition to electromobility.

Is climate litigation paving the way for a more effective and fair climate governance?

July 26, 2021

Charlotte Bufano has published a blog post that focuses on the topic of climate change in relation to governments and their policies.

Think Visegrad Fellowship offer: Call for proposals 2021

July 07, 2021

The Think Visegrad platform, which brings together think tanks from the Visegrad countries, including the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, is offering 8 visiting fellowships to non-Visegrad expert fellows for the period Autumn/Winter of 2021. The duration of fellowships varies from 6 to 8 weeks (based on agreement with the hosting institute).

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Hospodářské Noviny: Schillerová, Minister of Finance, plans spending cuts. Threatens the already record underfunded Czech Presidency of the European Union

June 30, 2021

Vladimír Bartovic, the director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented for Hospodářské Noviny on the government's reduction of spending on the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. He points out that there are currently fewer Czech representatives in the presidency than representatives from Malta, a fact that could weaken the Czech Republic's position.

Česká televize: Fight for Agrofert

June 17, 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.

POLICY BRIEF: A 10-billion deal: The European Innovation Council to finance and accelerate breakthrough technologies across Europe

May 27, 2021

In the final part of the EUROPEUM series on the Innovation pillar of Horizon Europe, our Associate Research Fellow Katarína Svitková focuses on the European Innovation Council (EIC), officially launched in March 2021.

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