Germany

What will the new government do for the environment? And how are German-Russian relations likely to develop? Our research associate Tereza Novotná and the institute's director Zdeněk Beránek contributed to this article on what the future German coalition is up to.

For the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Žiga Faktor, Director of our Brussels office, and Zuzana Stuchlíková, Research Associate at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, co-authored an article on the European expectations of the Czech and German governments' European policy.

How is Germany going to achieve generating 80% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030? And is Germany's transmission system ready for such an increase in their share of electricity generation? These and more questions were answered by Kateřina Davidová, an analyst at EUROPEUM.

Despite strong anti-nuclear traditions within the major parties of the coalition, the incoming government has decided that Germany will continue to host US nuclear weapons. The EUROPEUM Director Zdeněk Beránek has commented on this topic for Washington Examiner.

The director of the EUROPEUM Institute, Vladimír Bartovic, commented on the result of the elections in Germany and the formation of a new government in an article for the E15.cz website, claiming that negotiations between the political parties would take months.

Our research fellow Vít Havelka gave an interview for ČT24 about the meeting between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Our Vít Havelka commented for ČT24 on the topic of German Council Presidency and country's desire to help the European Union to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christian Kvorning Lassen from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy together with Jan Kovář from Institute of International Relations Prague wrote a commentary "Czechia: economic recovery at the expense of climate and solidarity" for the EPIN Report publication, concerned with Germany's EU Council presidency, which starts in July.

Vladimír Bartovic commented for Hospodářské noviny on the preparations for the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU in connection with the beginning of the German Presidency.

We are honoured to invite you to a debate organized by our Brussels office titled 'The Visegrad Four and Germany: which shared priorities in the next Commission?' The event will take place at Fondation Universitaire in Brussels on October 16. You can look forward to 4 expert speakers, including one MEP. Read the whole article to find out their names and get more information.

Report from our round table on the topic of structural transitions of coal regions is now available.

Vít Havelka commented on Angela Merkel’s meeting with Prime Ministers of the V4 countries.