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INVITATION: Electric cars - a trend for the future or devastation for the automotive industry in Europe?

October 14, 2021

As part of the fight against climate change and its effects, EU countries have committed themselves to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In addition to several other measures, the European Commission is also proposing that, from 2035, only non-carbon cars be sold in the EU. Electromobility and its impact on the automotive industry will be another topic of Café Evropa debates.

EURACTIV: Turkey under Erdogan has little chance of good relations with the EU. But they must tackle migration together

October 05, 2021

In an article for euractiv.cz, the head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, comments on the tense relationship between the EU and Turkey. The commentary focuses on the future direction of mutual relations and migration from Afghanistan.

Radio Z: Hundreds of Middle Eastern migrants detained in Germany near the border with Poland in recent days, they entered the EU via Belarus

October 05, 2021

Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented on current events on the Belarus-Polish border. Precisely because of migration, Poland extended the state of emergency on the border with Belarus. The problem will be discussed by the European Parliament.

REPORT: China is no longer ashamed to present its political system as superior to democracy, experts said during the EU-Pacific Talks

October 04, 2021

Our intern Jana Záhořová wrote a report on the debate on the growing influence of China: EU-PACIFIC Talks: China: Friend or Foe? China's growing influence and its impact on the EU.

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INVITATION: Prague Climate Talks: Climate as an electoral topic: Czechia vs. Germany

September 21, 2021

We would like to invite you to the pre-election debate entitled "Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU 2022." The debate will take place on Tuesday, September 21 from 17:30 online.

PRESS RELEASE: EUROPEUM has a new leadership. It will be led by experienced diplomat Zdeněk Beránek and Martin Vokálek

September 30, 2021

The EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy will be headed by a new director from October 1st. Zdeněk Beránek, who has worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as Deputy Ambassador in Washington, has been appointed the new Director. After seven years, he replaces Vladimír Bartovic, who has been with the Institute since 1999. Also, current Deputy Director Martin Vokálek will be in a new position as Executive Director.

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EU MONITOR: AUKUS to torpedo the EU-Australia FTA?

September 30, 2021

Tom Baker wrote the EU Monitor on the trilateral agreement between the US, UK and Australia. Following Australia's decision to join a new trilateral security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, known as AUKUS, the EU-Australia free trade agreement is in danger of falling apart.

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INVITATION: Prague Climate Talks: COP26: What can we expect?

October 05, 2021

We would like to invite you to the Prague Climate Talks debate, organized by the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM together with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague and under the auspices of the United Nations Czech Republic. The media partner of the project is Deník N. On Tuesday October 5th, we will focus on COP26: What can we expect? The event will take place from 17:00 to 18:30 online on our Facebook.

Words and deeds in Glasgow: COP26 as a milestone in global climate policy?

September 29, 2021

In the next Policy Paper, Katarína Svitková writes about the conference which will take place in November 2021, Scotland’s largest exhibition center in Glasgow is to host an international climate summit of great importance titled the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. The 26th Conference of the Parties continues a series of high-level international climate summits, the first of which was held in 1995 in Berlin, Germany

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E15.cz: Jamaica or Traffic lights? Germany is waiting for a month of uncertainty after the election

September 29, 2021

The director of the EUROPEUM Institute, Vladimír Bartovic, commented on the result of the elections in Germany and the formation of a new government in an article for the E15.cz website, claiming that negotiations between the political parties would take months.