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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.

US back in climate business: implications for global climate action

April 20, 2021

Our Research Assistant Charlotte Bufano wrote a policy paper for this year's first Prague Climate Talks debate: US back in business — what to expect from US climate policy? The debate would take place online on 29th April at 5:00 pm.

The Transatlantic To-Do List: Biden's Progress Report

September 13, 2021

Last October, the third annual Transatlantic Policy Forum (TAPF) took place virtually. The Forum not only brought together a wide range of experts but provided inputs and interesting takeaways, including recommendations and a Transatlantic To-Do List, which outlined action points on how the US and the EU should approach the given challenges ranging from increased multilateral collaboration to further development of economic and security engagement. A little over 6 months into his administration, our EUROPEUM experts Danielle Piatkiewicz and Miroslava Pisklová have updated their Transatlantic To-Do List and their 100 day’s progress report to reflect on where Biden’s foreign policy stands now over a half a year into the new US administration.

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Transatlantic To-Do List: Bidenův pokrok po půl roce v úřadu

September 13, 2021

Loni v říjnu se virtuálně uskutečnilo třetí Transatlantic Policy Forum (TAPF). TAPF nejenže spojil širokou škálu odborníků, ale také poskytl inspirativní nápady a zajímavé závěry, včetně doporučení a tzv. Transatlantic To-Do Listu, který nastínil, jak by měly USA a EU přistupovat k daným výzvám od intenzivnější multilaterální spolupráce po další rozvoj hospodářského a bezpečnostního zapojení. Po půl roce prezidenství Joe Bidena, expertky Institutu EUROPEUM Danielle Piatkiewicz a Miroslava Pisklová aktualizovaly zprávu o dosavadním pokroku a plnění Transatlantického To-Do listu.

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INVITATION: Prague Climate Talks — USA back in business: what to expect from US climate policy?

April 13, 2021

We would like to invite you to this year's first Prague Climate Talks, focusing on high-level discussions on the complex issue of climate change. The debate is organised by the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM together with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague under the auspices of the UN Czech Republic. The media partner of the project is Deník N. On Thursday, April 29, we will focus on climate changes in the US after the election of President Joe Biden. The event will take place from 5:00 to 6:30 pm online on our Facebook.

Prague Climate Talks 2021 – debates about climate change

March 22, 2021

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: 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.

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic: Should the Czech Republic pursue autonomy from the V4 and collaborate closer with the EU?

February 08, 2021

In her blog post, Liliana Kotval discusses the approach of the Czech Republic and other V4 countries to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and their cooperation with the EU.

Boj s pandemií COVID-19: Měla by se Česká republika osamostatnit od skupiny V4 a spolupracovat více s EU?

February 08, 2021

Ve svém blogovém příspěvku pojednává Liliana Kotval o boji s pandemií COVID-19 v České republice a dalších zemích V4 a hodnotí jejich spolupráci s EU.

America back in business: What rejoining the Paris Agreement means for EU climate ambition?

January 22, 2021

In her blog post, our intern Charlotte Bufano discusses what rejoining the Paris Agreement means for EU climate ambition?