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Respekt: For the first time in history, we will try to restore what we have already destroyed in nature

July 13, 2023

On new European legislation passed by the European Parliament in a close vote to protect climate and species diversity. Protection is no longer enough. Europe's nature is facing a renewal. What do critics of the nature recovery plan fear? And how could it help protect the climate? Our senior researcher Kateřina Davidová comments on this in a new Respekt podcast.

Policy Paper | 2022 Czech Presidency: A Surprising Success

April 17, 2023

The second-ever Czech presidency of the EU Council took place in the second half of 2022, a period in which the EU was under considerable pressure following the Russian invasion in Ukraine. What many predicted would be another regular presidency, became half a year of crisis management. Writes Vít Havelka in his Policy Paper called: 2022 Czech Presidency: A Surprising Success.

Policy Paper | 2022 České předsednictví: Překvapivý úspěch

April 17, 2023

Historicky druhé české předsednictví v Radě EU se uskutečnilo v druhé polovině roku 2022, tedy v období, kdy byla EU pod značným tlakem v důsledku ruské invaze na Ukrajině. Z toho, co mnozí předpovídali jako další řádné předsednictví, se stal půlrok krizového řízení. Píše Vít Havelka ve svém Policy paperu nazvaném: České předsednictví 2022: Překvapivý úspěch.

BLOG: EU Approach v. the Czech Republic: invisible gap in Czechs human rights' legislation

February 10, 2023

Rozálie Wünschová writes in her blog that the Czech Republic is one of only two EU countries where corporal punishment of children is still legally permitted. Together with Slovakia, this puts the Czech Republic behind not only the Nordic countries, where corporal punishment was banned in the last century but also countries such as Turkmenistan, which adopted protective legislation in 2007.

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INVITATION: EU± // Digital Agenda for Europe

May 25, 2022

We would like to invite you to the next debate in the EU± series, this time on the topic of "The European Digital Agenda". How to reconcile consumer protection and support for the development of the digital economy? Is the European Union ready for the digital age? And what impact will the newly adopted Digital Services and Markets Acts have on our digital future? To what extent will the digital economy be part of the Czech EU Presidency? Which specific legislative proposals will the Czech Republic be responsible for and what effect should these proposals have in the future?

Blog | A drop of leftwing in a sea of rightwing? The Brazilian elections

October 29, 2022

As the world eagerly awaits the outcomes of Brazilian elections, which will have strong impacts on the future of the Amazon and global climate efforts, our intern, Benedetta Milani, breaks down the status quo as Brazil determines its political future tomorrow.

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CRoPlus: The raw materials needed for a clean energy transition exist. The challenge is the time needed to gain them

October 13, 2022

The transition to clean energy requires sufficient critical resources to enable this transformation. Consumption of these materials is expected to grow significantly in the future. How will the EU's decarbonisation efforts evolve in the future? This topic was discussed by our researcher Michal Hrubý in the Studio Leonardo programme of Český rozhlas Plus. According to Hrubý, the problem is not the lack of resources, but the time it takes to obtain the raw materials. In this context, he draws attention to a new legislative initiative of the European Commission, which aims to better coordinate the time of extraction of critical materials.

Deník N: Graduate or crisis manager? What the Czech Republic can (not) influence in the EU Council Presidency

July 07, 2022

Eighteen years after joining the European Union, the Czech Republic assumes the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the second time. Our Senior Research Fellows Vít Havelka and Kateřina Davidová commented for an article in Deník N on the role of the presidency, which in Havelka's opinion can be divided into two parts, namely legislative and political.

Deník N: An explosive passenger is already waiting for the Czech train driver: how we will drive the EU legislative train

July 01, 2022

Our senior researchers Kateřina Davidová and Vít Havelka provided comments for an article in Deník N on what the government is facing and what role the presiding state has in the development of EU legislation.

OUTLOOK: 2022 Czech presidency of the Council of the EU

June 14, 2022

Our senior research fellow Vít Havelka has written an OUTLOOK entitled "2022 Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU", where he analyses the future course of the Czech Presidency and the biggest challenges. In his paper, he focuses on two levels of the Presidency's work, namely the political and legislative agenda.

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