migration

Our director Vladimír Bartovic commented for Český rozhlas the EU Summit. He was also talking about the position of the Czech Republic and the mandate of the new prime minister Andrej Babiš.

Our Vladimír Bartovic in an interview for E15 stated, that Czech Republic was arrogant when refusing the quota system for relocation of asylum seekers and that the European Commission will win the trial.

Vladimír Bartovic, Martin Michelot, Zuzana Stuchlíková, Christian Kvorning Lassen, Kateřina Davidová, Alexandr Lagazzi and Benedetta Fornaciari da Passano react to Juncker's State of the Union Address 2017 from the perspective of the future of the EU and the Czech Republic's role in it.

In an interview for Slovak RTVS, our research fellow Christian Kvorning Lassen commented Angela Merkel's proposal on managing the migration from Africa to Europe.

In an interview for RTVS, our research fellow Christian K. Lassen commented on the recent attempt of the right-wing group Generation Identity to stop non-governmental organizations from helping migrants, which are trying to reach Italian shores.

On 30 June 2017 we organized a debate on the migration crisis in Hradec Králové, from which a report is now available.

In an interview for ČRo Plus, our research fellow Michal Vít commented on the recent trial in Hungary over the death of 71 migrants.

Christian Kvorning Lassen has analyzed in his latest policy paper how the Common European Asylum System works and to what extent the treatment of asylum seekers and the rate of recognition of applications vary in practice between EU members.

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

In an interview for EUobserver, our director Vladimir Bartovic commented on the Czech government's arm wrestle match with the European Commission, over the asylum seeker relocation scheme at the risk of losing money and political clout.

In an interview for Radio Prague, our deputy director Martin Michelot commented on some of the questions that where at the heart of this year's Prague European Summit, i.e. the role of the Czech Republic in EU's cohesion policy, and issues of migration and security in Europe.

We would like to cordially invite you on the debate tackling the topic of migration and the EU, which will take place on June 30, 2017, from 16:00 at Café Náplavka (Náměstí 5. května 835, Hradec Králové).