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Euractiv: Czech public broadcaster’s independence threatened ahead of elections

March 23, 2021

In our Café Evropa debate, Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission, stated that she is worried about Czech Television. The Brussels portal Euractiv subsequently informed about the situation around the television, whose independence is in jeopardy. The article also informs about the possibility of replacing the director of Czech Television, Petr Dvořák, before the October parliamentary elections.

Prague Climate Talks 2021 – debates about climate change

March 22, 2021

We are happy to announce the continuation of the Prague Climate Talks project – a platform for high-level discussion on the complex issue of climate change. The project will again host a series of debates with experts, professionals from varying relevant fields and the general public.

ČRo Radiozurnal: Can relations between the European Union and Turkey be expected to improve?

March 22, 2021

The head of our Brussels office spoke about the current improvement in relations between Ankara and Brussels. He attributes Erdoğan's turn in rhetoric not only to the outcome of the US elections, after which Turkey lost a significant teammate, but also to the upcoming elections in Germany, which may result in a significantly less conciliatory chancellor than Angela Merkel.

INVITATION: Café Evropa online: Life in the online age - how are we doing in the current digital transformation?

March 31, 2021

We would like to invite you to another in a series of debates of Café Evropa, this time on the topic of the rule of law in the EU. The debate is organized by the Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic, European Parliament office and the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz. The debate will take place online on March 31 from 18:00 on our Facebook and YouTube.

Info.cz: Conference on the future of Europe as a game of citizen involvement

March 15, 2021

In an article for info.cz, Vít Havelka summarizes how current political and social problems affecting the popularity of the European Union have been reflected in the content of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

INVITATION: Challenges and Opportunities for European Security, NATO and Defence in Transatlantic Partnership; The Relationship with Russia and China

March 17, 2021

We kindly invite you to attend the conference concerning the european security after the crises. The debate is organized by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Institute for Politics and Society, Embassy of Portugal in The Czech Republic and CEVRO Institute.

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: EU ± // Conference on the Future of Europe

March 17, 2021

We would like to invite you to another debate from the EU format ± on the topic of the Conference on the Future of Europe. The debate is organized with the support of Jean Monnet Chair TeDEUSS - Teaching and debating EU small states' security at FSV UK and co-financed by the European Union's Europe for Citizens program. The event can be watched online on Wednesday, March 17 at 6 pm on our Facebook.

EURACTIV: Czech Republic is failing to fulfill the goals of its climate strategy

March 10, 2021

Our research fellow Kateřina Davidová was a guest of the EURACTIV podcast. The podcast is focusing on the question of climate strategy and its fulfillment by the Czech Republic in comparison with other member states from the V4 and the EU.

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.