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iROZHLAS.cz: Draghi, the 'stabiliser of Italian politics', at a crossroads. He must resolve government disagreements or call early elections

July 20, 2022

Italy is facing a government crisis. Prime Minister Draghi has announced his resignation, but the president has not accepted the resignation. Alexandr Lagazzi, our associate research fellow, commented for iRozhlas.cz on the current political situation in Italy and the related resignation of Draghi.

ČRo Plus: Serbs don't want to join the EU. According to ordinary people, it would be collusion with other corrupt countries

July 14, 2022

What attitude Serbian citizens have towards EU membership, why they have a "rational attitude" towards it and what their historical ties to Russia are, is the topic of our associate research fellow Marko Stojić's commentary for Czech Radio Plus.

ČRo Plus: Environmental impact of the war in Ukraine

July 13, 2022

Our researcher Kateřina Davidová commented on the development of energy markets, the strategic package Fit for 55, as well as the agenda of the Ministry of the Environment during the Czech EU Presidency for Czech Radio Plus.

ČRo Plus: Evaluation of Prime Minister Petr Fiala's speech

July 07, 2022

Our researcher Zuzana Stuchlíková gave an interview for ČRo Plus on the evaluation of the speech of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the European Parliament. According to her, Prime Minister Fiala fulfilled what was expected of him.

ČRo Plus: Czech Presidency Agenda

July 01, 2022

What of the Czech priorities can be achieved and what will be the biggest problem? Is there anything missing to reach a consensus among Member States on gas purchases? Our Senior Research Fellow Vít Havelka was a guest on Czech Radio Plus's Topic of the Day.

EU MONITOR: Recharging the Czech EU Presidency

June 30, 2022

Czechia will enter its second round of the EU Presidency on the 1st of July. Despite the ongoing major shift toward e-mobility across the EU, no strong commitments are coming from the Czech government. The widely accepted milestone of 2035 for phasing-out the sales of new non-zero-emission cars is still perceived by many local policy-makers as unrealistic. Michal Hrubý, a research fellow at the Institute for European Policy, writes in his EU Monitor.

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Info.cz: EU enlargement: The stalemate could be unblocked by a solution that is beginning to emerge across Europe

June 28, 2022

Our senior researcher Jana Juzová wrote an article for server Info.cz about the Brussels summit of EU leaders. In her commentary, she discusses in more detail what topics were on the agenda and whether the question of future EU enlargement was answered.

ČRo Plus: The European Union is preparing joint gas purchases. The summit has not yet produced an agreement on how to lower prices.

June 27, 2022

Our research fellow Zuzana Stuchlíková commented on the ongoing negotiations on the European summit to help further joint action towards Russia and European energy independence. What will the energy crisis mean for the incoming Czech presidency?

ČRo Plus: The European Commission today recommended the candidacy of Ukraine and Moldova for EU membership

June 17, 2022

Jana Juzová, Senior Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, was a guest on this afternoon's broadcast of Czech Radio Plus, where she spoke about the EU candidate status of Ukraine and Moldova.

ČRo Plus: Ukraine's integration into the European Union and the role of the Presidency in these processes

June 15, 2022

The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented for ČRo Plus on the Czech Republic's position as the presiding country in Ukraine's EU accession talks. In his commentary, he mentioned what is the decisive factor for the length of the accession talks and whether it is possible to change these procedures during the state of war.