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TV Nova | Poland has almost half of the votes counted. The opposition has a chance to form a government

October 16, 2023

The polish elections are over. Preliminary estimates show that Jarosław Kaczyński's Law and Justice party should win, but it is not clear whether it will be able to form a government. Before all the votes are counted, our deputy director Viktor Danek commented on the situation in an interview with TV Nova.

DELO: A social democrat according to Orbán and Putin's wishes

October 02, 2023

What could Robert Fico's return to the head of Slovakian government mean for the European Union? Žiga Faktor, director of our office in Brussels, commented on the topic on Saturday for the Slovenian newspaper DELO.

RevivEU

September 27, 2023

RevivEU project, carried out by four leading institutions in the V4 countries, looks at the needs, concerns and fears of the V4 citizens in four various EU-related topics. It does so through both quantitative and qualitative research of citizens´ attitudes towards climate change, migration, covid-19 and the rule of law. It also analyses the governmental policies in these four main areas and how the communication of these policies is framed in the public discourse.

EURACTIV | Sánchez's resigned government will probably manage the EU presidency, betting on small ambitions

September 12, 2023

The Czechs remember very well what it is like to preside over the EU Council without a stable government. The Spanish, however, have kind of counted on this scenario and their presidency is therefore not very ambitious. Nevertheless, they have to fulfill some important tasks. Read what Jana Juzová, Senior Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, has to say.

Policy Paper | Quo Vadis? Ensuring fair taxation in the digital economy

July 26, 2023

In her policy paper, our Junior Researcher, Silke Maes, discusses the challenges posed by the increasing digitalization of the economy to tax systems. It highlights the problems of tax avoidance and competition arising from the increasing reliance on intangible assets and the emergence of highly profitable digital business models. The paper focuses on the efforts made at the OECD, EU, and national levels to address these issues.

INVITATION | Café Evropa: What does the EU do for the rights and protection of LGBT+ people?

August 09, 2023

We cordially invite you to the next debate in the Café Evropa online series, this time on the topic "What does the EU do for the rights and protection of LGBT+ people?". The debate will take place on Wednesday 9 August.

Aktuálně.cz | No pensions on a burnt planet. What will the world be like when we stop working in 40 years?

June 27, 2023

Klára Votavová, our researcher, has written a commentary on the current government pension reform. According to Votavová, it is alarming that the reform does not take into account climate change and the impact of technology on the labour market.

ČRo Plus: Serbians are in the streets. Everyone has a slightly different reason, but no one wants a country of fear and hatred

June 19, 2023

Serbian society is divided. For several days now, Belgrade has been experiencing streets full of protesters. Why are people taking to the streets and what is the mood in Serbia? In an interview for Za obzorem, our researcher Jana Juzová reflected on this.

Invitation | The European Union, the geopolitics of enlargement and the European Political Community

June 12, 2023

We would like to invite you to a debate entitled "The European Union, the Geopolitics of Enlargement and the European Political Community ", which will take place on Monday 12 June at the French Institute in Prague at 17:30.

DeníkN: Global crises are increasing, the state is returning. However, Czech politicians ignore it

May 15, 2023

Commentary from our researcher Klára Votavová: The publication of the government's package for the recovery of public finances was preceded by several familiar claims about the exuberant Czech state and high taxes. After weeks of negotiations, Petr Fiala's government announced that it intends to save approximately 20 billion crowns on state operations and salaries for years 2024 and 2025. It is not yet clear who will be affected by the investigation and whether it will be in the form of layoffs or salary cuts for civil servants.