What was the voter turnout in past years in the elections to the European Parliament in the Czech Republic? What are the reasons for such voter turnout? What were the most common myths spread during the campaign? Which topics were key during the Czech European elections? These and other questions were answered by Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of EUROPEUM Institute.
Show moreMany myths, hoaxes, and lies circulate about the European Union. Despite the spread of this information, decisions in Brussels are not made "about us without us," and the European Union does not plan to ban curved cucumbers and bananas. Why, then, do these disinformations spread? And how can we prevent them? Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, comments for CNN Prima News.
Show moreMyths and disinformation about allegedly bad European officials and their bans spread in the Czech Republic even before joining the EU and persist to this day. What is the origin of these disinformation, and what are the most common myths? Žiga Faktor, head of the Brussels office and deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, addressed these questions in a comment for Newsroom ČT24.
Show moreWe would like to invite you to the next debate within the Café Evropa series, this time on the topic "Café Evropa: Facts and myths about the Green Deal - are its goals an opportunity or a threat?". The debate will take place on 15 February at 17:30. Do Czech citizens have sufficient awareness of the Green Deal and the "Fit for 55" package and how should public institutions and the media communicate these topics to the public in an understandable way? Are climate change mitigation issues at all important to the Czech public? What misinformation is circulating about the EU and climate change on Czech misinformation websites and social networks? Where is the misinformation coming from in the Czech online environment? How to identify and combat them?
Show moreEUROPEUM Institute for European Policy kindly invites you to the very first debate from the Café Evropa series of this year. This time, our guests will discuss the topic of vaccination against coronavirus and all the myths and facts linked to it. The debate will take place on Wednesday 20 January from 5:30 PM and will be broadcasted online on our Facebook page.
Show moreZuzana Podracká published a policy paper as a part of Think Visegrad platform, in which she focused on the V4’s approach to the 2019 Spitzenkandidaten selection process.
Show more PDFZuzana Podracká publikovala policy paper v rámci platformy Think Visegrad, ve kterém se zaměřila na přístup V4 k problematice Spitzenkandidatů.
Show more PDFAccept our sincere invitation to the public debate that is part of the series Café Evropa in the regions. This time in Olomouc on March 12th at 1.15 PM.
Show moreWe would like to cordially invite you to a debate on the myths about the EU that will take place on Tuesday, November 6th in Liberec.
Show moreChristian Kvorning Lassen debunks, in his latest blog, right-wing myths about Sweden's criminality as a reaction to Donald Trump's recent statements and in light of some right-wing politicians' claims.
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