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POLICY PAPER | Shifting the gender quota debate from underrepresentation of women to overrepresentation of men within diplomacy

February 14, 2023

Ivana Uličná writes about the fact that even though some progress has been made towards gender equality in diplomacy, women remain underrepresented in ambassadorial positions worldwide. Quotas have been effective in boosting nominal representation of women but critiques focused on quotas being tokenistic and harming meritocracy place a double burden on women. However, even the current system is not meritocratic, as men benefit from a historical advantage and assumed competence, while women must justify their presence, prove their worth and disprove gender stereotypes.

INVITATION: Café Evropa online: Ukrainian women with children fleeing war - how can we help?

March 28, 2022

We invite you to a debate within the Café Evropa series, this time on the topic "Ukrainian women with children fleeing war - how can we help?". The debate will take place on 28 March at 17:30. You will be able to follow the debate online on our Facebook page.

INVITATION: Untapped Potential of Women to Strengthen EU Foreign Policy

July 19, 2021

We would like to invite you to an event organized by the GLOBSEC think-tank, which our Research Fellow Danielle Piatkiewicz is a guest of. It will take place in English online on Monday, July 19 at 2 pm.

Blesk: Epicentre: Zeman's outrageous insults of transgender people. And why hasn't the Czech Republic stood up for homosexuals?

June 29, 2021

The new Hungarian legislation has provoked a stormy reaction from the EU leadership. It bans education about sexual minorities in schools. However, the Czech Republic is one of the countries that has so far refused to join in the criticism of Hungary. In an interview with CNN Prima News on Sunday, President Miloš Zeman criticised women's political rights activists, the Me Too movement against sexual harassment and sexual minority events such as Prague Pride. His words that he finds transgender people "truly disgusting" have already gone around the world. Is the Czech Republic a progressive and liberal country, as Prime Minister Andrej Babiš claims? What are the implications of the condemnatory words of the head of state? These were the topics of Tuesday's Epicentre with Vladimír Bartovic, director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.

INVITATION: Café Evropa Online: Women in the 21st Century - Why do inequalities persist despite the "century of opportunities"?

March 08, 2021

We invite you to another debate within the Café Evropa format on Women in the 21st century - why do inequalities persist despite the "century of opportunities"? The debate is organized by the European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic and the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in cooperation with Eurocentrum Prague. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz. The debate will take place online on March 8 on our Facebook.

Prague Climate Talks 2020 – debates about climate change

June 30, 2020

We are happy to announce the continuation of the Prague Climate Talks project – a platform for high-level discussion on the complex issue of climate change. The project will again host a series of debates with experts, professionals from varying relevant fields and the general public.

INVITATION: Café Evropa: Women in the 21st century - how to face persistent inequalities?

March 10, 2020

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, in cooperation with the European Commission in the CR and the European Parliament Bureau, would like to invite you to another debate from the Café Evropa series, this time with the theme "Women in the 21st century - how to face persistent inequalities?".

INVITATION: The Value of Europe – What Do We Think about the Past, Present, and Future of Europe [MZV ČR]

October 11, 2019

We are happy to invite you to a presentation and follow-up round-table discussion co-hosted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and Pew Research Center.

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INVITATION: The Value of Europe - What Do We Think about the Past, Present, and Future of Europe [University of Economics]

October 11, 2019

We are more than glad to invite you to a presentation and follow-up round-table discussion co-hosted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and Pew Research Center. Read the whole article for complete information on the programme and guests.

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France 24: Zuzana Caputova, une militante anticorruption en tête de la présidentielle en Slovaquie

March 23, 2019

Martin Michelot commented on the Slovak presidential election and the candidacy of Zuzana Caputová for the website of France 24, a French TV.