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ČRo Plus: The European Commission today recommended the candidacy of Ukraine and Moldova for EU membership

June 17, 2022

Jana Juzová, Senior Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, was a guest on this afternoon's broadcast of Czech Radio Plus, where she spoke about the EU candidate status of Ukraine and Moldova.

ČRo Plus: Evropská komise dnes doporučila kandidaturu Ukrajiny a Moldavska na členství v EU

June 17, 2022

Jana Juzová, seniorní výzkumná pracovnice v Institutu pro evropskou politiku EUROPEUM, byla hostem dnešního odpoledního vysílání Českého rozhlasu Plus, kde mluvila o kandidátském statusu Ukrajiny a Moldavska do EU.

Seznamzpravy.cz: Comment: Ukraine in the EU? The biggest risk is empty promises

June 17, 2022

Our Research Fellow Jana Juzova commented on Ukraine's EU integration. Ukraine's economic level and lack of progress in democratic reforms, among other factors, complicate the EU's enlargement to include Ukraine. Accession would affect the flow of money redistributed from European funds, and Ukraine's membership would also have an impact on the EU Council's voting deliberations and the number of MEP seats.

ČRo Plus: Ukraine's integration into the European Union and the role of the Presidency in these processes

June 15, 2022

The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented for ČRo Plus on the Czech Republic's position as the presiding country in Ukraine's EU accession talks. In his commentary, he mentioned what is the decisive factor for the length of the accession talks and whether it is possible to change these procedures during the state of war.

ČRo Plus: Integrace Ukrajiny do Evropské unie a role předsednického státu v těchto procesech

June 15, 2022

Vedoucí naší bruselské kanceláře, Žiga Faktor, komentoval pro ČRo Plus pozici České republiky jako předsedající země v přístupových rozhovorech Ukrajiny do EU. V rámci svého komentáře zmínil, co je rozhodujícím faktorem pro délku přístupových rozhovorů a zda je možné tyto postupy během válečného stavu změnit.

INVITATION: A more sovereign European Union in the new geopolitical age? A first assessment after the French Presidency of the Council

June 28, 2022

We would like to invite you to a conference titled "A more sovereign European Union in the new geopolitical age? A first assessment after the French Presidency of the Council" on Tuesday 28 June at 11:00 CET online via ZOOM. The conference will be held in English. The event is organized by the Europeum Institute for European Policy, Austro-French Center, the Institut Montaigne, GLOBSEC, the French Embassy to Austria and the Austrian Society for European Politics.

Visegrad Insight: Slovenia’s New Government Rejects ‘Orbán’s Visegrad’

June 14, 2022

The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented for Visegrad Insight. Žiga Faktor points out that the centre-left opposition parties united in an informal coalition known as the "Constitutional Arch Coalition" have not coordinated as closely as the opposition parties in the Czech Republic, which have formed two coalition blocs, the centre-right SPOLU and the centrist PirStan.

Hospodářské noviny: No, Brussels has not banned any cars. But the Czech government still needs to finally say a clear yes to electromobility

June 13, 2022

New cars sold in the EU after 2035 are to have zero tailpipe emissions. It is the electric cars only that meet the zero-emission criterion. The shift to electric vehicles will be what will help the Czech Republic maintain a stable position in the automotive value chain in the long term. Our research fellow Michal Hrubý wrote an article for Hospodářské noviny about the future of electromobility and the automotive industry in the Czech Republic.

Hospodářské noviny: Ne, Brusel žádná auta nezakázal. Česká vláda ale přesto musí konečně říct jasné ano elektromobilitě

June 13, 2022

Nová auta prodávaná v EU po roce 2035 mají mít nulové výfukové emise. Kritérium nulových emisí naplňují právě elektromobily. Přesun k výrobě elektromobilů bude to, co z dlouhodobého hlediska pomůže Česku udržet si stabilní pozici v hodnotovém řetězci automobilového průmyslu. Náš výzkumný pracovník Michal Hrubý napsal článek pro Hospodářské noviny o budoucnosti elektromobility a automobilového průmyslu v ČR.

ČRo Evropa Plus: Czech Republic is ready for the EU Presidency, says analyst. The fact that there won't be a second Entropa is a good thing, he says

June 13, 2022

The Czech Republic will take over the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July. How is the Czech Presidency prepared for its task and how will it cope with the challenges posed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine? In an interview for ČRo, our senior research fellow Vít Havelka commented on the topic.