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European Summer School 2015 – “Challenges for Europe” Report

January 21, 2016

You can now read summary of the thirteenth European Summer School which took place last July.

Future prospects of Denmark’s participation in Europol following the recent “no” to abolishing the opt-out

January 18, 2016

Ch. Kvorning Lassen's follow-up blog about the three major obstacles that need to be overcome before a parallel agreement can be a reality, which seems highly unlikely, as he outlined in previous post.

Socialization of CEE Governments in the EU Environment - Who Shapes the Norms?

January 13, 2016

How current governing political parties consider the level of their socialization on the European political arena? Does the European environment shape their perception of national interests towards the EU or it is the a opposite way? Find out more in paper by Michal Vít.

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French foreign policy has to be reconsidered

December 08, 2015

In the wake of the November 13 Paris attacks, French president Francois Hollande decided to intensify the French military operations to a level politically and financially unbearable in the long term.

Denmark to have a referendum on abolishing its opt-out on JHA issues

December 02, 2015

This Thursday, on December 3, Denmark will have a referendum on whether to replace Denmark's current opt-out option of the EU's Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) with an opt-in model or not.

Assessing the importance of external factors on the perception and development of V4 policies

November 25, 2015

How do external factors, such as the Ukraine or the migration crises, affect the V4 cooperation? Martin Michelot provides a thorough assessment of the recent developments and some recommendations for the future of V4 in his latest policy paper.

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Is the EU moving closer to Ukraine? Why mutual perceptions matter

November 24, 2015

Earlier in November, EUROPEUM had the pleasure to organize a panel discussion on the EU and Ukraine, involving Štefan Füle and Václav Lídl and two distinguished Ukrainian speakers, Oleksii Haran and Maria Zolkina of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF).

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Three myths about refugees, immigrants and the European refugee crisis

November 19, 2015

The refugee crisis has highlighted hitherto latent divisions within the EU, particularly amongst the V4 countries and Western Europe. The division is, at first glance, rooted in fundamentally differing perceptions of the crisis, giving rise to several myths whose veracity merits questioning. This blog will seek to challenge three of the most popular misconceptions about the refugee crisis.

Programme of the Prague European Summit conference

November 03, 2015

A structured programme of the Prague European Summit is now available.

View from Prague: Czech disinterest, despite challenges posed

November 07, 2015

Michal Vít looks at the Czech Republic's reactions to the recent Polish parliamentary elections.