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POLICY REPORT: The perspectives of the Czech automotive industry's decarbonization

June 28, 2021

Our Research Fellow Michal Hrubý examines the current state of the Czech automotive industry and its possible decarbonisation in connection with emissions. He divides his recommendations into five points - bolster green investments, financial incentives are the change-drivers, boost charging infrastructure, support the corporate BEVs fleet market and a ban on ICEVs is not the solution per se. The policy report was written within the project Decarbonisation of the automotive industry in the Czech Republic.

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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.

Ministry of Defense: EuropaSecura 2021 has its winners

June 15, 2021

On Friday, June 11, the national round of the EuropaSecura competition for high schoolers, which our institute co-organized with the Czech Army and the Ministry of Defense, ended. 42 students in the competition measured their knowledge of international and security policy and overcame obstacles in the field. The first three teams won a three-day trip to Brussels.

Impacts of the Covid pandemic on the democracies of EU countries

May 03, 2021

Christian Kvorning Lassen from the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM together with Jan Kovář from the Institute of International Relations wrote a comment "Disastrous pandemic management puts the Czech Republic at a critical democratic juncture" for the EPIN Report on the impact of the COVID pandemic on EU democracies.

The Transatlantic To-Do List: Biden's Progress Report

September 13, 2021

Last October, the third annual Transatlantic Policy Forum (TAPF) took place virtually. The Forum not only brought together a wide range of experts but provided inputs and interesting takeaways, including recommendations and a Transatlantic To-Do List, which outlined action points on how the US and the EU should approach the given challenges ranging from increased multilateral collaboration to further development of economic and security engagement. A little over 6 months into his administration, our EUROPEUM experts Danielle Piatkiewicz and Miroslava Pisklová have updated their Transatlantic To-Do List and their 100 day’s progress report to reflect on where Biden’s foreign policy stands now over a half a year into the new US administration.

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RECOMMENDATION: National Convention on EU Affairs: Current health challenges at the European level

March 25, 2021

We bring you a summary and recommendations resulting from the National Convention on EU Affairs on the topic of the Current health challenges at the European level policy, which took place on March 5 in an online environment and of which our Institute was a professional guarantor.

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Info.cz: Kosovans gave their country one last chance. The electoral earthquake swept away the war elites and brought hope for a better future

March 02, 2021

In her article for Info.cz, our research fellow Jana Juzová analyses the victory of the Vetëvendosje party! (Self-determination!) in Kosovo's parliamentary elections which took place mid-February.

TA3: The European Medicines Agency is doing its best to mitigate the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic

March 01, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimir Bartovic, summarized and commented on the content of the virtual European summit on the steps that the European Union should take in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Euractiv: The EU is changing migration policy. The reform will take years, it must also take into account the effects of the pandemic

February 25, 2021

The online newspaper Euractiv has written an article on changing migration policy in the EU. In the article, Euractiv cited three recommendations made by EUROPEUM within the National Convent.

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.