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Hospodářské Noviny: Schillerová, Minister of Finance, plans spending cuts. Threatens the already record underfunded Czech Presidency of the European Union

June 30, 2021

Vladimír Bartovic, the director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented for Hospodářské Noviny on the government's reduction of spending on the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. He points out that there are currently fewer Czech representatives in the presidency than representatives from Malta, a fact that could weaken the Czech Republic's position.

EU MONITOR: Conference on the Future of Europe: Czech Perspective

June 09, 2021

In the new EU MONITOR, our research fellow Vít Havelka comments on the Conference on the Future of Europe from the perspective of the Czech Republic. He mentions the approach of the Czech government and the public to the policies debated at the Conference.

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INVITATION: Prague Climate Talks: EU Climate Policy - from goals to reality

May 26, 2021

We would like to invite you to Prague Climate Talks, focusing on high-level discussions on the complex issue of climate change. The debate is organised by the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM together with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague under the auspices of the UN Czech Republic. The media partner of the project is Deník N. On Tuesday, June 1, we will focus on EU Climate Policy. The event will take place from 5:00 to 6:30 pm online on our Facebook.

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.

EUROPEUM joins in an open letter in support of Alexej Navalny

April 29, 2021

The director of the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM, Vladimír Bartovic, together with representatives of Amnesty International and the Association for International Affairs, signed an open letter addressed not only to Russian representatives but also to Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek and Prime Minister Andrei Babiš.

POLICY BRIEF: EU Horizon 2021-2027 – innovation momentum for Europe

April 29, 2021

Our Associate Research Fellow Katarína Svitková wrote the first article for the new EUROPEUM publications series: 2021–2027 Horizon Europe. In a policy brief Katarína summarises the objectives of Horizon 2021-2027 and introduces the "Innovation” pillar of the European Union funding scheme for the following years.

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INVITATION: EU ± // National Recovery Plan

May 12, 2021

We invite you to the EU debate ± on the National Recovery Plan presented by the Czech government in April this year. The debate is organized with the support of Jean Monnet Chair TeDEUSS - Teaching and debating EU small states' security at FSV UK and co-financed by the European Union's Europe for Citizens program.

RESPEKT: Zeman's list – Who's next and why it is so easy for the president

April 20, 2021

Our director Vladimír Bartovic spoke for the Respekt magazine on the current situation in the government, on the dismissal of ministers and on possible problems that a candidate for minister of foreign affairs, Jakub Kulhánek, might encounter.

ČRo Plus: Kosovo has a new government, but same problems

April 12, 2021

Our Research Fellow Jana Juzová commented on the possible development of the relationship between the USA and the Western Balkans for Czech Radio Plus.

INVITATION: Café Evropa online: Coronavirus Vaccination

March 31, 2021

We would like to invite you to another in a series of debates of Café Evropa, this time on the topic of coronavirus vaccination. The debate is organized by the Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic, European Parliament office and the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz. The debate will take place online on April 6 from 17:30 on our Facebook and YouTube.