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Respekt | It is absurd that states continue to subsidise fossil fuels and create a distorted market

December 07, 2023

In a podcast from the weekly magazine Respekt our senior researcher Kateřina Davidová evaluated the ongoing UN COP28 conference in Dubai and discussed the paradoxical subsidization of fossil fuels in the Czech Republic and the search for a socially just transition to renewable energies.

Ekonews: Czech industry must turn green to survive, says expert

March 06, 2023

Last August, a decision was made that may be one of the most important steps in the fight against climate change this decade. Relatively unnoticed, the United States Congress voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. This is a massive investment package that could fundamentally affect the way Europe and other countries have approached the green transformation to date.

iDNES.cz: Germans want to cap energy even for big companies, it may harm Czech firms

November 18, 2022

The German government plans to finance so-called price brakes, which are similar to the Czech price caps for consumers. The fundamental difference of the price brake in Germany is that it will also apply to large industrial enterprises. Our researcher Michal Hrubý commented on the situation.

E15: EU ministers will be discussing the energy crisis. Gas price caps are not expected

September 30, 2022

An emergency meeting of EU ministers will be held today to discuss the dramatic rise in energy prices. The gas price cap is unlikely to happen, but other proposals are expected to be approved. Our research fellow Michal Hrubý commented on the situation.

E15.CZ: French presidential election: markets are terrified of Le Pen's victory. Businesses back Macron

April 07, 2022

Rose Hartwig-Peillon commented for E15.cz on the upcoming presidential elections in France. The candidate of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen, is closing in on leader Emmanuel Macron (Republic on the Move) in the polls, which has spooked investors there. Nevertheless, the current French president remains the favourite to win.

National Convention on the EU: RECOMMENDATION: The territorial dimension of the internal market in global competition

March 09, 2022

The latest National Convention on the EU took place on 25 February 2022. Here is a summary of the main points discussed at the Convention. The recommendations were prepared by Kristína Chlebáková, Zuzana Kasáková and Vít Havelka.

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Info.cz: Are the days of the free globalized market added up? Von der Leyen calls for a self-sufficient Europe

September 15, 2021

Our researcher Vít Havelka wrote an article for the server Info.cz about today's speech by Chairwoman von der Leyen, who gave her second speech to MEPs on the state of the Union, in which, among other things, she further elaborates the concept of strategic autonomy.

INVITATION: Reviving the EU Enlargement agenda: 2020 as a new opportunity for the Western Balkans

February 20, 2020

We would like to cordially invite you to an event organized by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and the Embassy of North Macedonia in Prague. The event will start with a keynote speach by H.E. Nikola Dimitrov: "EU's unfulfilled promise in the Western Balkans - time for strategic resolve during the Croatia's EU presidency", followed by a panel discussion: "Reviving the EU Enlargement agenda: 2020 as a new opportunity for the Western Balkans".

Pravda.sk - Johnson's Brexit hazard play.

October 17, 2019

Our director Vladimír Bartovic spoke to the Slovak daily Pravda about Johnson's Brexit hazard play.

ČRo Plus: EU approves visa-free travel for Ukrainians

June 19, 2017

In an interview for Čro Plus, our research fellow Michal Vít commented on the newly introduced visa-free travel into the EU for Ukrainians.