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RTVS: Ship with 750 people wrecked near Peloponnese, Greece detains its captain

June 21, 2023

At least 78 people died in the sinking of the ship off the Peloponnese peninsula and hundreds more are missing. Nine people of Egyptian nationality have been detained in Greece in connection with the sinking. They are suspected of people smuggling and face 20 years behind bars. Christian Kvorning Lassen, head of research at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, also commented on migration within the Mediterranean for RTVS.

INVITATION | YouthEU: Challenging Euroscepticism Through Educating and Empowering Youth as European Citizens

March 23, 2023

We would like to invite you to a YouthEU conference on "Challenging Euroscepticism Through Educating and Empowering Youth as European Citizens". The conference will take place on Thursday 23rd of March at 15:00 at the Permanent Representation of Czechia to the EU in Brussels.

ČRo Radiozurnal: Can relations between the European Union and Turkey be expected to improve?

March 22, 2021

The head of our Brussels office spoke about the current improvement in relations between Ankara and Brussels. He attributes Erdoğan's turn in rhetoric not only to the outcome of the US elections, after which Turkey lost a significant teammate, but also to the upcoming elections in Germany, which may result in a significantly less conciliatory chancellor than Angela Merkel.

On the New Pact on Migration and Asylum proposal: Looking for solidarity

November 24, 2020

Kristina Gera wrote a blog post about the new European Commission proposal concerning migration.

ČT24: European Council – Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and Sanctions on Belarus

October 03, 2020

On Friday, October 2, our Žiga Faktor commented for ČT24 the latest development of the European Council. The topics were the common action against Turkey and sanctions on Belarus.

INVITATION: Café Evropa online: Opening borders: When will we be able to travel in Schengen again?

June 01, 2020

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy would like to cordially invite you to the next debate in the Café Evropa series. Because of the anti-coronavirus measures, it will be broadcasted online. The discussion will focus on re-opening borders in Schengen that are closed due to the current pandemic. The event will take place on Monday, June 8th.

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RTVS: Christian Kvorning Lassen about whether the European Union is securing the borders better now or five years ago

March 09, 2020

Greece should get 700 million EUR as a financial aid for securing the border. Christian Kvorning Lassen, research fellow from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, was answering the question of RTVS: "Is European Union better with securing the borders now or five years ago?"

RTVS: The Greek governemnt plans to put up a floating fence into the sea to stop illegal migration

January 30, 2020

Our director Vladimír Bartovic answered the questions of Radiožurnál of the Slovak radio RTVS. He commented on the unconventional solution of Greek government and outlined alternatives for coping with the migration crisis.

EU MONITOR: An Arduous Path: Are Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania Ready to Join the Area?

December 17, 2019

Žiga Faktor authored an EU Monitor on the prospects of Schengen entrance of the states of Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.

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Commentary: EUCO Meeting in December 2019

December 13, 2019

Read the comments of our experts regarding the future development of Brexit, EU enlargement or climate change combat. We've gathered answers from Christian Kvorning Lassen, Vít Havelka, Kateřina Davidová and Louis Cox-Brusseau.

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