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COMMENTARIES: State of the European Union address 2021

September 15, 2021

Experts from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy comment on the State of the Union address (SOTEU) given by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on 15 September 2021.

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EU – Pacific Talks

September 08, 2022

The debates will be organized by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy. This series of debates aims to bring together experts, stakeholders, state officials and academia to discuss the most up – to date topics including the global actors as China and the United States. Over the course of 6 months, the most tempting issues will be on the table, such as growing influence of China, climate agenda, economic relations or the United States new administration.

Realigning on values – The case for strengthening the US-EU values-based partnership through NATO

August 16, 2021

Our Research Fellow Danielle Piatkewicz has written an article for the Atlantic Forum on the NATO and the US-EU future partnership.

Report: European Summer School 2021 "Europe's Pandemic Recovery”

August 06, 2021

In July 2021, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy organized already its 18th annual European Summer School in Prague. This year’s programme was focused on the European pandemic recovery and its perception as an opportunity for sustainable development and future resilience.

EU Observer: Prague European Summit debate with Slovenian president

July 13, 2021

An article by the Communications Manager of the Prague European Summit (PES) Michal Beneš and by our Communications Specialist Aneta Navrátilová describes one of the panels of the PES event, which our Institute co-organizes. At it, young representatives from the Future European Leaders Forum (FELF) presented their visions of how to shape EU policies to Slovenian President Borut Pahor.

Blesk: Epicentre: Zeman's outrageous insults of transgender people. And why hasn't the Czech Republic stood up for homosexuals?

June 29, 2021

The new Hungarian legislation has provoked a stormy reaction from the EU leadership. It bans education about sexual minorities in schools. However, the Czech Republic is one of the countries that has so far refused to join in the criticism of Hungary. In an interview with CNN Prima News on Sunday, President Miloš Zeman criticised women's political rights activists, the Me Too movement against sexual harassment and sexual minority events such as Prague Pride. His words that he finds transgender people "truly disgusting" have already gone around the world. Is the Czech Republic a progressive and liberal country, as Prime Minister Andrej Babiš claims? What are the implications of the condemnatory words of the head of state? These were the topics of Tuesday's Epicentre with Vladimír Bartovic, director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.

ČRo Plus: The disunity of the European Union plays in favor of our rivals

June 28, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimír Bartovic, spoke for Czech Radio Plus on the proposal of Germany and France for an EU meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom the Netherlands and the Baltic states disagree.

.týždeň: Senators are against Miloš Zeman's policies. He is an embarrassment and violates the Constitution

June 23, 2021

The director of the EUROPEUM Institute, Vladimír Bartovic, commented for the Slovak magazine .týždeň on the constitutional lawsuit filed by senators against Czech President Miloš Zeman.

New Europe: Biden’s European tour has brought the US back to its Western allies and drawn red lines with Putin

June 22, 2021

Our project manager Miroslava Pisklová wrote an article for the New Europe website on Biden's European tour, which culminated in a meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

Hospodářské Noviny: What are the benefits that Czechia get from membership in the EU

May 28, 2021

Vladimír Bartovic, Director of the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM, together with Věra Jourová - Vice-President of the European Commission and Petr Kaniok of Masaryk University, was asked how he perceives the Czech Republic's participation in the EU and what this pact brought best.