Emmanuel Macron

In recent days, early parliamentary elections have been held in France, but there is no clear winner with a majority. Vít Havelka, Senior Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, describes how the situation in France may develop further.

The nationalist National Association of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella and left-wing parties are seeking victory in the second round. On the other hand, President Emmanuel Macron's party, is hoping for better results than in the first one. Researcher at EUROPEUM Institute Zuzana Krulichová commented for e15.

Is Emmanuel Macron becoming a watchdog in relation to Russia? Will his statements be backed up by his actions? Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented for TV Nova on the evolution of positions towards Ukraine from president Emmanuel Macron.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Prague to meet with Czech officials. The main topic of the discussion is the construction of a new block of the Dukovany nuclear power plant, which has drawn interest from both the French state company EDF and the Korean KHNP. Amongst the main topics is also support for Ukraine and the issue of new ammunition. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, spoke about Macron's visit for ČRo Plus.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Prague on Tuesday, met with Czech President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and briefly visited the Czech-French Nuclear Forum. Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, discussed the programme of the state visit and its impact on the Czech Republic in an interview for TN.cz.

Martin Michelot commented for Info.cz the plans of Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum at the same time as the EP elections in May.

Matěj Navrátil is the author of a new policy paper on the Macron’s vision of the European Union and its comparison with the V4’s idea of the European future.

Our Martin Michelot commented for the Hungarian server ZOOM on the current riots in France.

Our Martin Michelot commented for Aktuálně.cz on the latest development of relationship between Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Our director Vladimír Bartovic commented on Angela Merkel’s decision to step down as CDU leader.

Our Jana Juzová commented on the meeting of Andreje Babiše with several other officials from neighbouring or close European countries.

Czech PM Andrej Babiš will meet Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron during the 100th anniversary celebrations of founding of Czechoslovakia.