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 Paving the digital path in Central and Eastern Europe  - Regional perspectives on advancing digital transformation and cooperation

November 29, 2021

Christian Kvorning Lassen, Director of Research at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, contributed with his text on Bridging the digital gaps – a Czech perspective in a new publication titled: Paving the digital path in Central and Eastern Europe - Regional perspectives on advancing digital transformation and cooperation from Centre for European Perspective - CEP.

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Evaluating Transatlantic Relations – For better or for worse?

November 22, 2021

Our Research Fellow Danielle Piatkiewicz and Project Manager Alexandra Visnerova wrote a background paper under the Transatlantic Policy Forum in which they evaluate the new transatlantic agenda and goals of both EU and the US and assess how the two sides can work closer together to tackle geopolitical challengers, align on security, trade, climate, and digital policies. The paper offers recommendations on how to strengthen the transatlantic relationship, with special emphasis placed on the Central and Eastern European region.

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RECOMMENDATION: National Convention on the EU: Programme of the Presidency Trio France - Czech Republic - Sweden

October 18, 2021

We bring you a summary and recommendations resulting from the roundtable discussion of the National Convention on the EU held on 1 October 2021. The recommendations were prepared by Zuzana Kasáková.

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Impact of New Technologies on International Relations: Digital Threats to Democracy

October 06, 2021

We would like to invite you to the debate "Impact of New Technologies on International Relations: Digital Threats to Democracy". The debate will take place online on the 13th of October at 10:30am at the Facebook page Think Visegrad in Brussels.

COMMENTARIES: State of the European Union address 2021

September 15, 2021

Experts from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy comment on the State of the Union address (SOTEU) given by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on 15 September 2021.

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Rádio Slovensko: Usage of digital technologies is more ethical in the EU than it is in China

August 13, 2021

Martin Vokálek, Deputy Director of the EUROPEM Institute, commented on the EU’s approach towards development and usage of digital technologies for the Slovak Radio.

POLICY REPORT: The perspectives of the Czech automotive industry's decarbonization

June 28, 2021

Our Research Fellow Michal Hrubý examines the current state of the Czech automotive industry and its possible decarbonisation in connection with emissions. He divides his recommendations into five points - bolster green investments, financial incentives are the change-drivers, boost charging infrastructure, support the corporate BEVs fleet market and a ban on ICEVs is not the solution per se. The policy report was written within the project Decarbonisation of the automotive industry in the Czech Republic.

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TA3: The EU is calling for easier travel. Can the member states agree?

May 04, 2021

The director of the EUROPEUM Institute, Vladimír Bartovic, commented today on the covid passports, which should be operational from 1 July. The problems faced by the introduction of the Digital Green Certificate and what exactly would the pass mean for citizens have been addressed in the interview.

Impacts of the Covid pandemic on the democracies of EU countries

May 03, 2021

Christian Kvorning Lassen from the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM together with Jan Kovář from the Institute of International Relations wrote a comment "Disastrous pandemic management puts the Czech Republic at a critical democratic juncture" for the EPIN Report on the impact of the COVID pandemic on EU democracies.

INVITATION: EU ± // National Recovery Plan

May 12, 2021

We invite you to the EU debate ± on the National Recovery Plan presented by the Czech government in April this year. The debate is organized with the support of Jean Monnet Chair TeDEUSS - Teaching and debating EU small states' security at FSV UK and co-financed by the European Union's Europe for Citizens program.