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BLOG | EU wastes money and food: tackling food waste at EU level

December 12, 2023

Food waste causes the production of greenhouse gases, wastes water and makes inefficient use of fertile land. In addition to its negative environmental impacts, it is also a social problem. Food is wasted despite the fact that some people are starving. The EU is trying to halve the amount of food waste by 2030 compared to 2015, but current developments suggest that this target will not be achieved. Writes Patricia Vanicka in her blog.

VOXPOT: The EU, with Sweden at the helm, is heading into uncharted waters. Green Europe and migration solutions on the horizon

January 17, 2023

At the turn of the year, Sweden took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from the Czech Republic and will be responsible for leading the Union for the next six months. Although the Swedes have a reputation for being solid and liberal-minded partners, there are concerns about the great unknown because of the composition of their current government. For the first time in history, it is supported by the far-right Sweden Democrats. Our Senior Research Fellow Vít Havelka wrote this article for VOXPOT.

Info.cz: EU enlargement: The stalemate could be unblocked by a solution that is beginning to emerge across Europe

June 28, 2022

Our senior researcher Jana Juzová wrote an article for server Info.cz about the Brussels summit of EU leaders. In her commentary, she discusses in more detail what topics were on the agenda and whether the question of future EU enlargement was answered.

České zájmy v EU: Czechs do not see the threat of rising prices in European climate policy. They fear the impact on industry

July 14, 2021

The survey, which we prepared in cooperation with the STEM Institute, shows that people in the Czech Republic feel threatened by climate change. Three years ago, 44% of citizens considered climate change to be a great danger, compared to 59% in 2020. Our Research Fellow Vít Havelka commented on the survey.

ČRo Plus: Balkan non-papers propose solutions to long-standing disputes. But it means more for the nationalists, says an analyst

May 11, 2021

Our Research Fellow Jana Juzová spoke for ČRo Plus on Balkan non-papers. According to her, the first non-paper was much more radical than the second.

Info.cz: Kosovans gave their country one last chance. The electoral earthquake swept away the war elites and brought hope for a better future

March 02, 2021

In her article for Info.cz, our research fellow Jana Juzová analyses the victory of the Vetëvendosje party! (Self-determination!) in Kosovo's parliamentary elections which took place mid-February.

EURACTIV: Climate crisis and elections: Will Parliament keep being pioneer in bold solutions?

May 21, 2019

Our Kateřina Davidová wrote a column about the fight with the climate crisis in the context of this year's European Parliament election for Euractiv.cz.

Info.cz: Delaying Brexit until 2021: Last solution, or evil plan to keep UK in EU?

February 27, 2019

Our Vladimír Bartovic commented on the possible delay of Brexit for Info.cz.

EuropaSecura 2017

June 22, 2017

Last week, the tenth year of our project EuropaSecura was marked by a nationwide final round of the competition, taking place in a military base in Brdy. The competing students got to experience what the representatives of the European Union are facing during a crisis situation, as well as learned how diplomatic negotiations take place within the EU and NATO.