Over the past 5 years, the Czech Republic has experienced unprecedented GDP growth, moving the country from 83% of EU average GDP in 2013 to 91% of the EU average GDP in 2019. At the same time, the Czech wage increased by more than 7% in 2013 in the last three years. This phenomenon is addressed by our Vít Havelka in the latest issue of the EU Monitor.
Show more PDFDue to their close contact with citizens, regional and local authorities are usually the best informed on their needs. But is the voice of the regions and its citizens heard in Brussels? What options do the local governments have when pursuing their interests? And what is the situation like in V4 countries? Patrik Kováč answers these and many more questions in his policy paper as part of Think Visegrad Platform.
Show more PDFThe topic of the November 19 debate held in Prague was the development of coal regions.
Show more PDFRead the comments of our experts regarding the future development of Brexit, EU enlargement or climate change combat. We've gathered answers from Christian Kvorning Lassen, Vít Havelka, Kateřina Davidová and Louis Cox-Brusseau.
Show more PDFEUROPEUM Institute for European Policy kindly invites you to another Café Evropa in the regions debate, which will take place in Kulturka ZČU in Plzeň. On Tuesday of the 17th December, we shall discuss the topic of the EU and its responsibility for defence.
Show more PDFThe European Commission in the Czech Republic and the Office of the European Parliament in cooperation with the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy cordially invite you to the next debating evening in the Café Evropa series. The discussion will take place on Tuesday 10th December at 16:30 in the Masaryk Cultural Center (U Sadů 323, Mělník).
Show more PDFEUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in association with Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade, European Movement in Serbia, WiseEuropa Institute and Academy of European Integration and Negotiation published final Policy Paper about good practices and lessons learned from the Visegrad Four and Western Balkans.
Show more PDFEUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and Center for Transport and Energy present a discussion: The role of European funds in the development of coal regions, to be held on Tuesday, 19 November at 4 pm at the European House.
Show more PDFLouis Cox-Brusseau published a policy brief "Inhospitable Climate: Why the V4 Needs to Wake Up on Climate Security".
Show more PDFEUROPEUM Institute for European Policy kindly invites you to another Café Evropa in the regions debate, which will take place in XXX in Pardubice. On Thursday of the 7th November, we shall discuss the imbalance in wage between Western and Eastern countries. Why do we earn less money for the same position than people in the West?
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