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"Europe will be made through crises": the limits to the Monnet-Schuman approach to European construction

March 30, 2021

Rose Hartwig-Peillon analyses Monnet-Schuman's saying regarding to European construction through crises in view to pandemic of covid-19, vaccines and European recovery plan.

TA3: Summit of the EU leaders ended. What did negotiations bring?

March 29, 2021

The director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Vladimír Bartovic was a guest on Slovak news television TA3. In the broadcast he commented on a summit of the EU leaders, which took place on 25-26 March. The debate particularly covered the rate of vaccination in Europe and potential controls of vaccines exports.

TA3: Summit of EU leaders begins, vaccination and vaccine exports will be discussed

March 25, 2021

Meetings of the prime ministers and presidents of the EU member states began in Brussels. The main topic is the pandemic, vaccination strategies, and delayed delivery of vaccines. US President Joe Biden was also invited to the discussion. What outcome can be expected? This was presented by our associate research fellow Zuzana Stuchlíková.

EU vaccinations – latest iteration of multi-speed Europe?

March 18, 2021

In a blog post, Liliana Kotval writes about how vaccination against COVID-19 and its application in various Member States can exacerbate the phenomenon of so-called multi-speed Europe.

INVITATION: Perceptions of EU in Central Europe amid COVID-related crisis

March 23, 2021

We would like to invite you to the webinar Perceptions of the EU in Central Europe amid COVID-related crisis organized by the Think Visegrad platform which brings together 8 think-tanks from Central Europe.

ČRo Plus: In the Western Balkans, there is a risk of increased influence of foreign participants

March 12, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimir Bartovic, commented on the current situation in the Western Balkans. Interest in the countries is declining on the part of the EU due to the COVID-19 crisis, when the countries of the Western Balkans have to procure vaccines themselves.

INVITATION: Health Challenges in a post-Covid-19 World

March 10, 2021

The online conference organized in cooperation with the Embassy of the Portuguese Republic in Prague and the European Commission in the Czech Republic will address the very current issues of health and healthcare in the post-covid world. Special attention will be paid to investments in the healthcare sector and industry. The conference will take place on March 3 from 13:00 on our Facebook or on the Youtube channel of the European Commission in the Czech Republic.

Rádio Slovensko: Slovak government agreed to purchase the Russian unregistered vaccine Sputnik V

March 02, 2021

Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Vladimír Bartovic was a guest at today’s broadcast of Rádio Slovensko, where he commented on the decision made by the Slovak government led by Igor Matovič regarding the purchase of Russian vaccine Sputnik V. Vaccines, which are currently being used in the EU are properly registered, whereas the Russian one is not. Nevertheless, opinions on the vaccine differs broadly.

TA3: The European Medicines Agency is doing its best to mitigate the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic

March 01, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimir Bartovic, summarized and commented on the content of the virtual European summit on the steps that the European Union should take in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

DVTV: Serbia had to negotiate to get vaccines on its own, it could not profit from the collective purchase of the European Commission

February 11, 2021

The head of our Brussels office – Žiga Faktor, commented for DVTV news service on the vaccination process in Serbia and journey of the Czech PM into the country.