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Come join our Scout Community on the last Thursday of the month for an open discussion following Monika Ladman's presentation on “The current crisis is an opportunity to strengthen Europe”. Monika Ladmanová is the Head of the European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic and has also worked for the Czech Helsinki Committee and the Open Society Fund. She worked with European Commissioner Věra Jourová on the Directive on reconciliation of private and professional life of people caring for a close person.

Donald Trump says the United States is ready for a quick deal to resolve the tariff disputes. The statement comes as an encouraging sign after a period of uncertainty over the long-term strategy of US trade policy. Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the situation for Czech Radio Plus.

Giorgia Meloni is heading to the White House. Although EU leaders had long feared that the Italian Prime Minister, known for her close ties to Donald Trump, would undermine European unity, they now see her as the main link to the White House. Her trip to Washington was commented by Filip Křenek, an expert on EU economic and competition policy from the Institute EUROPEUM.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni presents herself as a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump and a mediator between Washington and Brussels. However, crises triggered by U.S. tariffs and negotiations on a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict have driven the two sides apart and complicated Meloni’s position. Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented on the situation for ČT24.

On major transport routes across Europe, public charging and refuelling stations will be required to share information on their location and availability in a uniform and automated way. New rules to simplify access to this data for users and operators were approved by the European Commission in early April. Filip Křenek, an analyst at the Europeum Institute, commented for Ekonomický deník.

Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM, comments on the situation regarding tariffs and the carrot-and-stick approach.

The topic of the impact of U.S. tariffs on the European Union was discussed in a commentary by Martin Vokálek, Director of the EUROPEUM Institute.

The topic of the impact of U.S. tariffs on the European Union was analyzed in a commentary by Martin Vokálek, Director of the EUROPEUM Institute.

Harsh tariff measures could escalate a trade war with China. Europe should seek a balance between protecting its market and maintaining open trade, said Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, in a statement for the Trend.sk news portal.

Donald Trump’s trade policy has once again unsettled global markets and transatlantic relations. But the greatest damage isn’t being done at the borders — it’s to trust, which will take years to rebuild. Read more in the commentary by Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute, in the Ředitelé Evropy newsletter for Hospodářské noviny.

The European Commission is proposing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. at a rate of 25 percent. According to Reuters, they would apply to products such as nuts, soybeans, sausages, or diamonds. The issue was analyzed by Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute.

The topic of the European Union’s response to U.S. tariffs was analyzed in a commentary by the director of the EUROPEUM Institute, Martin Vokálek.