"Europe must stand behind Israel and support its right to exist. But that does not mean that it should take a completely unilateral position on the Gaza conflict. It would pay the price for that", says Luuk van Middelaar, a professor and one of the most respected commentators on events in the European Union, in an interview with Hospodářské noviny. Midelaar participated in the Prague European Summit organised, among others, by the EUROPEUM Institute.
Show moreCzech Defence Minister Jana Černochová has called on social media for the country to withdraw from the UN. The reason was a resolution concerning Israel and Palestine. Her statement did not go unnoticed by the world media and diplomats. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the Europeum Institute, commented on the topic for ČT1's 168 hodin programme.
Show moreThe representants of EU countries arrived in Brussels for the European Council Summit. Our analytist Vít Havelka has commented on the agenda of the meeting - that includes, among other things, the situation in the Middle East, continuous support of Ukraine, the EU's budget or the new migration and asylum pact - in an interview with RTVS.
Show moreThe current visit of the prime minister Fiala in Israel is a clear indicator of the czech support, but what is the situation like in other EU countries? A day before the European council summit our executive director Martin Vokálek commented on the european stand on the Israeli crisis and providing humanitarian aid in an interview with TV Nova.
Show moreCzech prime minister Petr Fiala has visited Israel one day before the European Council summit. Our executive director Martin Vokálek spoke about what this visit means for the Czech republic but also for the European Union in an interview with CNN Prima News.
Show moreForeign ministers of the EU Member States have met in Luxembourg. In addition to the current situation in Israel and Ukraine and humanitarian support for Palestine, they also address the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis. Žiga Faktor, Director of our Brussels office, commented on the issue for Czech Radio Plus.
Show moreThe communication of EU representatives in connection with the crisis situation in Israel could be described as hasty and incomprehensible. The Deputy Director Viktor Daněk commented on this topic in an article for Deník Právo.
Show more PDFOur intern Magdalena Rubin wrote a blog article on the topic of Renewed EU-Southern neighbourhood agenda.
Show more PDFWe kindly invite you to attend the conference concerning the european security after the crises. The debate is organized by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Institute for Politics and Society, Embassy of Portugal in The Czech Republic and CEVRO Institute.
Show moreCome sit with us and discuss a topic that moves the EU. We kindly invite you to a debate titled "Middle East and the EU – What is our role?", which we co-organized in cooperation with the European Commission in the CR and the European Parliament Bureau. The discussion will take place on the 24th of February in Evropksý dům (Jungmannova 24, Praha 1).
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