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RTVS: Violence in northern Kosovo

May 30, 2023

Our senior researcher Jana Juzová commented on the escalation of tensions in the north of Kosovo on AKTUÁLNE :24.

RTVS: Recep Tayyip Erdogan will remain president

May 29, 2023

Head of the Brussels office Žiga Faktor commented on the outcome of the presidential elections in Turkey on RTVS.

RTVS: The future of the EU in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

May 23, 2023

The head of the Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented on the possible future of the European Union in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

RTVS: The current state of the European Union

May 10, 2023

On the occasion of Europe Day, which takes place annually on 9 May, our Senior Research Fellow Vít Havelka outlined the importance of the European Union and recalled the challenges it has faced in recent times.

Euractiv: Podcast: thanks to the presidency and support of Ukraine, the Czech Republic has incredibly strengthened its reputation in Brussels, says analyst

May 09, 2023

The Czech Republic presents itself as one of the leaders in aid to Ukraine, which is affected by Russian aggression, and in the second half of last year it held the Presidency of the EU Council, thus taking important decisions. Our editorial team went to Brussels - the centre of EU affairs - to find out whether this is indeed the case. How has the Czech reaction to the war affected the country's position in the EU-27 or its reputation in the eyes of its international partners? Žiga Faktor, head of the EUROPEUM Institute's Brussels office, commented on the following topics.

RTVS: Former Kosovo army leadership on trial in The Hague

April 05, 2023

Our researcher Jana Juzová told RTVS why former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi is standing trial in The Hague. The indictment of the special Hague tribunal accuses him of committing several crimes during the war for independence.

National Convention on the EU | Background paper: review of the European energy market

March 30, 2023

Vít Havelka, Rebeka Hengalová, and Katarína Svitková prepared a background paper for the National Convention on the EU Round Table on the Review of the European Energy Market. How can the EC proposal for the revision of the European electricity market be assessed from the Czech Republic's perspective? How can the revision of the internal gas market rules be assessed in the context of the energy crisis? How should the EU prepare for the coming winter?

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INFO.CZ: Serbia and Kosovo at the same table, but without a result. Instead of a solution, the upcoming agreement brought only more questions

March 23, 2023

After long negotiations, according to the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, on Saturday, March 18, the representatives of Serbia and Kosovo agreed on the final form of the agreement, which is supposed to ensure the normalization of relations between the two countries. Serbia does not recognize the independence of its former province, and relations have further escalated over the past year and a half over a dispute over the recognition of identity documents and vehicle registration plates issued by the two entities. The heated atmosphere in the war-torn region has attracted enormous attention from the US and the European Union, and both sides have invested significant efforts towards calming the situation and formulating an agreement to prevent similar situations in the future.

RTVS: Tense situation in France

March 22, 2023

Our senior researcher Klára Votavová described the tense situation in France, where protests over pension reform have been ongoing for several weeks.

RTVS: Normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo

March 01, 2023

Our senior researcher Jana Juzová presented to RTVS the progress of the negotiations on the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, which are taking place in Brussels.