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Delo | Tense artmosphere in Slovakia after the attack on the Prime Minister

May 17, 2024

The Slovak political scene has unified and called for calming political tensions following the attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico. However, there are concerns that the governing parties might exploit this tragedy to strengthen their power. It is necessary for political leaders to act responsibly and consider long-term consequences, commented Kristína Chlebáková, Project Manager at Institute EUROPEUM, for the Slovenian newspaper Delo.

BLOG | A Proposal for Politically-Willing Countries to Resolve Europe’s Rule of Law Crisis

April 26, 2024

Given the lack of adequate EU responses over rule of law violations, politically-willing European states ought to consider a novel accountability mechanism. It is high time for committed European states to take innovative and decisive action on more than a decade of democratic backsliding sweeping the region and the world. Should European Union Member States concerned about rule of law violations seek a solution outside the EU institutions? Our researcher Henry Barrett, a Fulbright-Schuman Grantee, writes about this topic in his blog.

Hospodářské noviny | More than five million people will need to be retrained in the Czech Republic by 2030. Car industry will mainly face the problems

April 15, 2024

The Czech car industry is lagging behind the rest of Europe and the world. It may not be able to pick what to produce, but it has the opportunity to strengthen its competitiveness and resilience. However, it needs trained and educated employees, which are hard to find on the local labour market. So are we going to train the automotive workforce, strengthen the position of our strategic sector and promote a just transformation? Or are we going to continue to say that the transition to electric mobility does not concern us and that the Green Deal for Europe is to blame for increased unemployment? How to produce electric cars and remain competitive? Rebeka Hengalová, a researcher at EUROPEUM Institute, discusses this topic in her article for economic daily Hospodářské noviny.

Euractiv | Moravian-Silesian Region wants to spend "coal billions" on big projects, but they are still risky

November 22, 2023

The Moravian-Silesian Region is one of the three Czech coal regions that will receive extra money from the European Union. Klára Votavová, a researcher at EUROPEUM Institute, answered questions about the funds intended for the "special needs" of the burdened regions.

Trend.sk: The Union is not giving up on the idea of a green future. Although it will increase prices for housing and travel

May 11, 2023

Kateřina Davidová, who leads our climate research team, explains to TREND the possible risks of the new European standards. In the interview, she also adds the reasons why the EU insists on its green policy.

Policy Brief: Synergie Černého moře: Přijetí holistického přístupu k námořní bezpečnosti

December 21, 2021

V rámci studijního pobytu v bruselské kanceláři platformy Think Visegrad vznikla publikace Michaela van Ginkela, který se zaměřuje na prosperitu a bezpečnost v oblasti Černého moře. Dokument podává přehled o současné situaci v tomto regionu, možných hrozbách, a způsobech, jak jim předejít. Autor článku doporučuje osvojení holistického přístupu k námořní bezpečnosti a popisuje prioritní oblasti, které by ze zvýšené synergie v černomořské oblasti mohly profitovat.

REPORT: Západní Balkán v roce 2020

December 28, 2020

Naši výzkumní pracovníci Žiga Faktor a Jana Juzová ve čtyřech policy paperech analyzují letošní volby v Srbsku, Chorvatsku, Severní Makedonii a Černé Hoře a nabízí doporučení zaměřená na posílení politiky rozšiřování EU.

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State of the Rule of Law in the EU: EU’s limited options against democratic erosion in Hungary and Poland

October 23, 2020

In her blog post, our intern Aneta Navrátilová discusses the rule of law in the EU with regard to the European Commission Report and the situation in Hungary and Poland.

Stav právního státu v EU: Omezené možnosti EU proti řešení eroze demokracie v Maďarsku a Polsku

October 23, 2020

Ve svém blogovém příspěvku naše stážistka Aneta Navrátilová pojednává o právním státu v EU s ohledem na zprávu Evropské komise a situaci v Maďarsku a Polsku.

POLICY PAPER: Identifying the EU’s weaknesses in foreign and defence policy: the struggle to become a more effective global actor

October 19, 2020

Adrian Blazquez's latest policy paper deals with the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). More precisely, he focuses on the aspects of unanimous and qualified majority voting, international security commitments, and common strategic culture of the EU.

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