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RTVS | Expansion of the Patriots for Europe political group

July 02, 2024

Hungary takes over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from Belgium. However, a new European platform, which was founded in Vienna on Sunday, is more widely discussed on the Hungarian political and media scene. According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, many will be surprised at how quickly it will grow. Vít Havelka, senior research fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, comments for RTVS on the formation of the European political alliance and its expansion.

RTVS | Rozšiřování frakce Patrioti pro Evropu

July 02, 2024

Maďarsko převzalo od Belgie předsednictví v Radě EU. Na maďarské politické i mediální scéně se však více probírá nová evropská platforma založená v neděli ve Vídni. Dle premiéra Viktora Orbána budou mnozí překvapeni z toho, jak rychle se rozroste. Vznik evropské politické aliance a její rozšiřování pro RTVS komentuje Vít Havelka, seniorní výzkumný pracovník Institutu EUROPEUM.

TV Nova | The far right wins the first round of parliamentary elections in France

July 01, 2024

The far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen wins the first round of the early parliamentary elections in France. The foreign media are talking about the end of the Macron era, but he is not giving up and has called on the French people to vote against the far right. Martin Vokálek, executive director of EUROPEUM Institute, comments for TV Nova on what is driving voters to the far right and what the situation is in France.

TV Nova | První kolo parlamentních voleb ve Francii vyhrála krajní pravice

July 01, 2024

První kolo předčasných parlamentních voleb ve Francii vyhrálo krajně pravicové Národní sdružení Marine Le Pen. Zahraniční média tak hovoří o konci Macronovy éry, ten se ale nevzdává a vyzval Francouze, aby hlasovali proti krajní pravici. Co voliče vede ke krajní pravici a jaká je situace ve Francii pro TV Nova komentuje výkonný ředitel Institutu EUROPEUM Martin Vokálek.

Prague European Summit | Slovak President Čaputová warned against the rise of extremism and hatred on social media

June 13, 2024

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová was the guest of honour at the 10th anniversary Prague European Summit. At the Czernin Palace, she received the traditional Vision for Europe Award from the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský.

ČTK | Far-right parties will get stronger after the European elections, but can they unite?

June 05, 2024

Could the far-right parties in the European Parliament win more votes than the traditionally largest EPP faction, as some polls suggest? And what would this mean for Ursula von der Leyen's chances of being re-elected as head of the European Commission? Žiga Faktor, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute and head of its Brussels office, commented for ČTK.

ČT24 | European Parliament elections begin

June 06, 2024

Do the elections across European countries have a common theme? If far-right parties succeed, can they unite? How can the problem of long-term low voter turnout in European elections be explained? Is this trend only in Central Europe? Can candidates for the European Parliament really deliver on what they promise? What happens immediately after the elections? Žiga Faktor, Deputy Director and Head of the Brussels Office of EUROPEUM Institute, answered these and other questions.

Election night on the results of the European Parliament elections

June 09, 2024

We invite you to the event organized by the European Parliament Office in the Czech Republic, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and STEM Institute for Empirical Research. The evening will include two debates on the evaluation of the European Parliament and what challenges await the new one and the European elections and the future of Europe. Speakers include former MEP Pavel Telička and Vendula Kazlauskas from the Association for International Affairs. More information and a detailed programe of the evening can be found below.

e15 | Slovak government toughens up after attack on Fico. Violent acts may increase, experts warn

May 20, 2024

Democracy and the rule of law in Slovakia are in even greater danger after last week's assassination of Prime Minister Robert Fico than before. According to the local media, there are fears that government politicians, led by Fico's interim deputy Robert Kaliňák, will try to take advantage of the current situation to introduce repressive measures against the opposition and the liberal media, which could also affect local business. Project manager of EUROPEUM Institute Kristína Chlebáková comments on the situation for e15.

Newsroom ČT24 | How journalists work in Brussels

May 19, 2024

What is the work of journalists in Brussels like? How difficult is it to find respondents for interviews? And is a lot of media in the Czech Republic interested in the EU? Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of Institute EUROPEUM, talked about his experiences as a journalist in Brussels on the programme Newsroom ČT24.