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SWP: Between change and continuity: European expectations towards Czech and German EU policies after the 2021 elections

December 02, 2021

For the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Žiga Faktor, Director of our Brussels office, and Zuzana Stuchlíková, Research Associate at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, co-authored an article on the European expectations of the Czech and German governments' European policy.

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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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Washington Examiner: Germany will continue to host US nuclear weapons, incoming government says

November 25, 2021

Despite strong anti-nuclear traditions within the major parties of the coalition, the incoming government has decided that Germany will continue to host US nuclear weapons. The EUROPEUM Director Zdeněk Beránek has commented on this topic for Washington Examiner.

Čro PLUS: Coal mining is slowly coming to an end

November 18, 2021

Analyst and climate policy expert Kateřina Davidová evaluated the COP26 conference in Glasgow for Český rozhlas PLUS. She highlighted the article on coal, the goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees and the formation of an alliance led by Denmark and Costa Rica, which called for a discussion on ending oil and gas extraction.

INVITATION: Café Evropa online: Rising energy prices - how to deal with them in the Czech Republic and what can the EU do?

November 18, 2021

Energy prices have been skyrocketing across Europe and the world in recent weeks. In Europe, for example, the price of natural gas has briefly risen by more than 800 per cent. Natural gas is used in many countries for home heating and also supplies electricity to industry and is set to play an important role in efforts to move away from coal. How to deal with rising energy prices is not the only topic of the next Café Evropa debate. The debate will take place on Thursday 18.11. at 17:30 online on our Facebook page.

ČT24: Signing of the new coalition agreement

November 09, 2021

Our research fellow Vít Havelka appeared on national television ČT24, in which he commented on the newly formed government. In the interview, he compared the difference in the coalition declaration with the previous government of Andrej Babiš in the section on access to the European Union.

Aktuálně.cz: How will the future government approach the V4? Petr Fiala will be under pressure from several sides

October 15, 2021

The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented for Aktuálně.cz on the future attitude of the newly formed coalition towards the Visegrad Four.

Deník.cz: Our politicians in the European Parliament: ANO promotes a different policy than Babiš proclaims at home

October 07, 2021

Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented on the different domestic and European policies of the ANO party. From the European Parliament, Czech politics may look different than at home. The coalition that rules the European Parliament and indeed the EU is made up of ANO, TOP 09, KDU-ČSL, STAN and ČSSD.

Denník N: Coal production comes to an end, Slovakia and Czechia should make use of it

August 12, 2021

Kateřina Davidová, our research fellow, commented on the recently introduced climate package of the European Commission „Fit for 55“ for the Slovak news server Denník N. With the package the EU aims to reach the climate neutrality until 2050.

Is climate litigation paving the way for a more effective and fair climate governance?

July 26, 2021

Charlotte Bufano has published a blog post that focuses on the topic of climate change in relation to governments and their policies.