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Visegrad Insight Podcast: Are Czechs or Slovaks Downplaying the V4 Presidency?

July 07, 2022

Our Senior Research Fellow Jana Juzová was a guest on a podcast hosted by Visegrad Insight, where she discusses the launch of the Czech EU Presidency and the Slovak Presidency of the Visegrad Group.

Visegrad Insight Podcast: Zlehčují Češi nebo Slováci předsednictví V4?

July 07, 2022

Naše seniorní výzkumná pracovnice Jana Juzová byla hostem v podcastu pořádaný redakcí Visegrad Insight, kde se zabývá zahájením českého předsednictví EU a slovenského předsednictví v rámci Visegrádské skupiny.

DW: Czech Republic takes over rotating European presidency

July 01, 2022

The Czech Republic has taken over the rotating presidency of the European council. It has vowed to focus largely on aid to Ukraine and the war's repercussions. Žiga Faktor, the head of our Brussels office talked in a brief interview with DW. Žiga Faktor finds the Czech Republic a perfect fit for trying to find a consensus on the situation and the position towards Russia.

DW: Česká republika přebírá rotující evropské předsednictví

July 01, 2022

Česká republika převzala rotující předsednictví. Přislíbila, že se zaměří především na pomoc Ukrajině a na důsledky války. V krátkém rozhovoru pro DW hovořil Žiga Faktor, vedoucí naší bruselské kanceláře. Žiga Faktor považuje Českou republiku za ideální pro pokus o nalezení konsensu o současné situaci a postoji k Rusku.

iDnes: Czech sounds through Brussels. Spejbl and Hurvínek will be there with the Presidency

July 01, 2022

The Czech Republic will sit on the EU Council for the second time in July. Thanks to the presidency and the growing number of visiting diplomats, the Czech language is spreading through Brussels more than usual, so you can hear "ahoj" or "rád tě vidím" here and there in the streets, writes Žiga Faktor in his commentary for iDNES.cz.

ČRo Plus: Czech Presidency Agenda

July 01, 2022

What of the Czech priorities can be achieved and what will be the biggest problem? Is there anything missing to reach a consensus among Member States on gas purchases? Our Senior Research Fellow Vít Havelka was a guest on Czech Radio Plus's Topic of the Day.

LA LIBRE: Reputedly Eurosceptic, the Czech Republic is trimming its European suit

July 01, 2022

Our research fellow Žiga Faktor commented for the Belgian daily La Libre on the topic of Czech Euroscepticism. The positive attitude of Václav Havel (the so-called great European) towards Europe was also reflected in the incoming Czech presidency, specifically in the motto "Europe as a task". The motto is inspired by his speech in Cácy in 1996. Despite a positive attitude in the past, according to the latest data from STEM, only 33 % of Czechs have a positive view of the Czech Republic's EU membership.

DELO.SI: Prime Minister Fiala's presidency will be hampered by past mistakes

July 01, 2022

The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU begins today. One of the challenges that the Czech Republic will face is the possible extension of sanctions against Russia, for instance in the gas sector. However, the geographical proximity of Ukraine to the Czech Republic should facilitate negotiations on this issue. Žiga Faktor, head of our Brussels office, commented on this topic for the Slovenian online daily DELO.

EU MONITOR: Recharging the Czech EU Presidency

June 30, 2022

Czechia will enter its second round of the EU Presidency on the 1st of July. Despite the ongoing major shift toward e-mobility across the EU, no strong commitments are coming from the Czech government. The widely accepted milestone of 2035 for phasing-out the sales of new non-zero-emission cars is still perceived by many local policy-makers as unrealistic. Michal Hrubý, a research fellow at the Institute for European Policy, writes in his EU Monitor.

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EU MONITOR: Recharging the Czech EU Presidency

June 30, 2022

Česko vstoupí 1. července do druhého kola předsednictví EU. Navzdory probíhajícímu významnému posunu směrem k e-mobilitě v celé EU nepřicházejí ze strany české vlády žádné silné závazky. Všeobecně přijímaný milník pro postupné ukončení prodeje nových automobilů s nenulovými emisemi do roku 2035 je mnoha místními politiky stále vnímán jako nereálný. Píše Michal Hrubý, výzkumný pracovník Insititutu pro evropskou politiku EUROPEUM ve svém EU Monitoru.

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