European budget

Last year showed that the Czech Republic is able to effectively promote its interests at the European level, provided that it clearly defines its goals. However, it continues to resign itself to influencing major pan-European debates and focus only on partial national goals. At the same time, it has achieved different results depending on the type of European policy involved. Article is written for Info.cz by our researcher Vít Havelka.

Our research fellow Vít Havelka together with Vít Dostál recently commented on the news portal Info.cz on the final agreement on the European budget - especially the demands of Hungary and Poland.

We would like to invite you to a debate called "A year of the Czech European policy - how successful have we been?" organized by the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy which will take place on Tuesday, December 8 from 5:30 PM online on our Facebook.

Our research fellow Zuzana Stuchlíková commented on different positions of the V4 states in the matter of linking European funds drawing with respect for the rule of law. Last week, Hungary and Poland vetoed both the EU’s annual and multi-annual budgets, while Czechia and Slovakia supported it alongside with other Member States.

The director of our Institute Vladimír Bartovic was a guest of the TA3 television on Thursday. He commented on the current situation regarding the European budget and Recovery Fund, which aims to help the EU countries in post-pandemic recovering.

We would like to invite you to another EU± debate, this time focusing on the proposed European budget. The debate is organized in cooperation with Jean Monnet Chair TeDEUSS and co-financed with the funds from Europe for Citizens Programme. The event will take place on Monday, November 23 at 18:30 PM online on our Facebook.

Our research fellow Vít Havelka in his latest article published by the news portal Info.cz commented on the Czech approach to the recently agreed EU budget for years 2021-27 and the use of funds from a pandemic-response package.

Our Vítek Havelka is the author of an article-commentaryfor the news portal Info.cz. His text deals with the analysis of the trend of deepening European integration, following the agreement on the European budget and the rescue package.

Vít Havelka commented on the European summit for the Checkpoint series, a podcast from Seznam Zprávy.

Accept our sincere invitation to the public debate that is part of the series Café Evropa. This time in Prague on Tuesday, November 26th from 6 PM. Our distinguished guests will discuss the following topic: The European budget and its future - will we lose the money income from the EU?

Our Vít Havelka analyzes, in his latest policy paper, the first draft of the new Multiannual Financial Framework – examining what it at stake for the Czech Republic.

Our Vít Havelka explores the assessment of the Czech approach to the EU as an additional source of revenue for its national budget.