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With another heatwave expected this week following record temperatures in July, cities in Central Europe are belatedly taking action – but politics keeps getting in the way. Katarina Svitkova, an Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute specializing on climate change, urbanism and sustainability, comments for Balkan Insight.

The average temperature in the Czech Republic has increased by 2.2 degrees Celsius since the 1960s. As a result of climate change, the country is suffering more frequent weather extremes: torrential rain, drought and heat. Heat waves are particularly severe in heat islands that form in cities. Prague wants to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, add greenery and water features. Will it be enough? Katarina Svitková, an Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute gives examples to WHAT news on how Barcelona is adapting to the heat.

Prague faces increasing dependence on intensive car traffic, leading to growing problems with traffic, parking and deteriorating quality of public space. The increased number of vehicles means not only pressure on safety and traffic fluidity, but also environmental risks associated with internal combustion engines. Despite growing public support for public transport and car traffic regulation, finding a compromise between individual convenience and urban sustainability remains a challenge.

On Wednesday, 22 November, the presidents of the V4 countries met at Prague Castle. Our researcher Klára Votavová answered questions about the future of the V4 forum.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy organizes its 18th European Summer School - this time focused on Europe´s pandemic recovery. The lectures are going to focus on various dimensions of the recovery debate, as well as other important current issues resonating in the European Union.

Our Zuzana Stuchlíková spoke about the gathering of the anti-EU parties in Prague.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy organizes its 17th European Summer School - this time focused on current issues that the European Union faces, including the reform processes and the position of Central European countries.

Between July 16 and July 26, 2016, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy organized already 14th year of its traditional international summer school focused on current issues of the European integration.

You can now read summary of the thirteenth European Summer School which took place last July.

Another ESSPrague is here!