In matters of migration and internal affairs, voting in the EU is made by a qualified majority. However, representatives of Hungary and Poland are in favor of a unanimous decision. For Radiožurnál, our senior researcher Vít Havelka commented on the issues of the new EU migration policy.
Show moreOur senior researcher Jana Juzová commented on the topic of Ukraine's accession to the European Union. Both President Petr Pavel and Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský of the Pirate Party want to push for it. Did Ukraine get a real promise from the Czech side or a false hope? And how strong is the determination of the member states to accept Ukraine among them?
Show moreThe head of our Brussels office Žiga Faktor gave an interview to the British Gazette. In the interview they compare how the Czech Republic and Slovenia are dealing with the legacy of populist governments.
Show moreThe head of our Brussels office spoke about the current improvement in relations between Ankara and Brussels. He attributes Erdoğan's turn in rhetoric not only to the outcome of the US elections, after which Turkey lost a significant teammate, but also to the upcoming elections in Germany, which may result in a significantly less conciliatory chancellor than Angela Merkel.
Show moreOur Vít Havelka gave an interview on the involvement of the European Commission in the investigation of the conflict of interests of the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
Show moreOur Jana Juzová commented on RESPEKT.cz in the article "Tough Stopwatch, rejection of the invitation to two Balkan states put the region and the EU in the question of what to do next"
Show moreOur Vladimír Bartovic commented for Info.cz on upcoming Brussels summit and the final phase of Brexit negotiations.
Show moreOur Vladimír Bartovic in an interview for E15 stated, that Czech Republic was arrogant when refusing the quota system for relocation of asylum seekers and that the European Commission will win the trial.
Show moreOur Michal Vít conducted, together with Jakub Kučera, an interview for Oenergetice.cz with an expert on energy and energy policy Jörg Jasper. They discussed the energy market and Austrian-German price zone split.
Show moreOur Michal Vít conducted, together with Jakub Kučera, an interview with Michael Kranhold (50Hertz) about the electricity market and energy policy.
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