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ČRo Plus: In the Western Balkans, there is a risk of increased influence of foreign participants

March 12, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimir Bartovic, commented on the current situation in the Western Balkans. Interest in the countries is declining on the part of the EU due to the COVID-19 crisis, when the countries of the Western Balkans have to procure vaccines themselves.

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.

Rádio Slovensko: Slovak government agreed to purchase the Russian unregistered vaccine Sputnik V

March 02, 2021

Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Vladimír Bartovic was a guest at today’s broadcast of Rádio Slovensko, where he commented on the decision made by the Slovak government led by Igor Matovič regarding the purchase of Russian vaccine Sputnik V. Vaccines, which are currently being used in the EU are properly registered, whereas the Russian one is not. Nevertheless, opinions on the vaccine differs broadly.

TA3: The European Medicines Agency is doing its best to mitigate the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic

March 01, 2021

The director of our institute, Vladimir Bartovic, summarized and commented on the content of the virtual European summit on the steps that the European Union should take in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

REPORT: EU± Portuguese and Czech Presidency of the EU Council

December 15, 2020

On December 15, the very last debate of 2020 from the series EU± took place. The debate was organized by the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Department of European Studies of FSV UK. The topic of „Portuguese and Czech Presidency of the EU Council” was discussed by Ambassador of Portugal to the Czech Republic Luís de Almeida Sampaio, our Associate Research Fellow Zuzana Stuchlíková and former Permanent Representative to the EU Milena Vicenová. The debate took place in English and was charied by Tomáš Weiss, researcher, and head of the Department of European Studies FSV UK.

ČRo Plus: Rich countries are jumping in line for vaccines, the expert points out. The consequences can last for decades

February 09, 2021

The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented on the issue of vaccine availability in the Western Balkans on the Czech Radio Evropa Plus program.

POLICY PAPER: Health and Public communication in the era of conspiracy theories

February 09, 2021

Milan Urbaník in his policy paper addresses public health communication in the era of widespread conspiracy theories. He focuses on the vaccination against COVID-19 and presents the most important attributes of a communication campaign that would challenge disinformation surrounding the vaccination.

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INVITATION: A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese Perspectives

February 16, 2021

We would like to invite you to an online conference " A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese Perspectives" organized by the Embassy of Portugal in Prague in cooperation with the EUROPEUM Institute, Institute of International Relations, European Investment Bank, and the European Commission in the Czech Republic. The conference will take place on February 16 at 13-17:30 PM and will be live-streamed online on our Facebook page.

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.

Checkpoint: A Danish recipe for coping with a pandemic: people trust the government, it trusts them

February 05, 2021

European vaccination champion. This is what Denmark is talking about and how it is coping with the current coronavirus crisis. What makes the Danes so successful? What does their government communication look like and why do Danish citizens trust their government? These questions are answered in the Checkpoint podcast by Christian Kvorning Lassen, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.