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Why are CEE countries more prone to democratic backsliding than other EU member states?

February 22, 2021

In her blog post, Rose Hartwig-Peillon discusses the aspects of democracy in CEE countries.

CRO Plus: Hungary has two months to change the law on NGO funding

February 19, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimir Bartovic, commented on the problematic Hungarian law, which requires special registration from foreign NGOs. According to the European Court of Justice, this is in conflict with EU legislation.

Het Financieele Dagblad: The Czech Republic wants its own policy regarding food self-sufficiency

February 11, 2021

Our research fellow Vít Havelka was cited in the Netherland magazine Het Financieele Dagblad, who informed about the Czech politician's decision regarding food self-sufficiency.

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European Summer School 2021: Europe´s Pandemic Recovery - An Opportunity for Sustainable Development and Future Resilience

February 18, 2021

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy organizes its 18th European Summer School - this time focused on Europe´s pandemic recovery. The lectures are going to focus on various dimensions of the recovery debate, as well as other important current issues resonating in the European Union.

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REPORT: EU± Implications of Brexit

February 03, 2021

On February 3, the very first debate of 2021 from the series EU± took place. The debate was organized by the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Department of European Studies of FSV UK. The topic of „Implications of Brexit” was discussed by research fellow of Masaryk University Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Czech diplomat to the EU Jan Havlík and research fellow of Charles University Ivo Šlosarčík. The debate was chaired by Tomáš Weiss, researcher, and head of the Department of European Studies FSV UK.

INVITATION: A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese Perspectives

February 16, 2021

We would like to invite you to an online conference " A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese Perspectives" organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Prague in cooperation with the EUROPEUM Institute, Institute of International Relations, European Investment Bank, and the European Commission in the Czech Republic. The conference will take place on February 16 at 13-17:30 PM and will be live-streamed online on our Facebook page.

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic: Should the Czech Republic pursue autonomy from the V4 and collaborate closer with the EU?

February 08, 2021

In her blog post, Liliana Kotval discusses the approach of the Czech Republic and other V4 countries to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and their cooperation with the EU.

Checkpoint: A Danish recipe for coping with a pandemic: people trust the government, it trusts them

February 05, 2021

European vaccination champion. This is what Denmark is talking about and how it is coping with the current coronavirus crisis. What makes the Danes so successful? What does their government communication look like and why do Danish citizens trust their government? These questions are answered in the Checkpoint podcast by Christian Kvorning Lassen, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.

EU defence spending amid pandemic: budget cuts in challenging times

February 03, 2021

In his blog post, Vojtěch Freitag deals with the budget cuts in EU defence due to the pandemic crisis.

Supporting media freedom in Serbia in relation to the EU accession process

January 28, 2021

We are delighted to announce the launch of a project focused on support for independent Serbian journalists reporting on Serbia’s EU integration process, its obstacles in the field of democratic governance, and the rule of law and fundamental rights and freedoms, including the freedom of media. The project is supported by the Transition Promotion Program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and implemented together with the Centre for Contemporary Politics from Serbia.