Romania

The Schengen area of free movement of goods and persons will was extended to Romania and Bulgaria from Sunday 31 March. The two countries have been waiting seventeen years for this moment, since they joined the European Union. For now, only the maritime and air borders are removed, but land borders should follow in the next few months. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented on both the economic benefits and possible risks of partial enlargement for the daily e15.

Discover Jana Juzová's article titled "To be or not to be: Czech Republic’s ambiguous attitude towards the 3SI" in the working paper series Anticipating the 2023 Three Seas Initiative Bucharest Summit. Advancing the common agenda. Juzová, a senior researcher, provides valuable insights into the complexities of the Czech Republic's stance on the 3SI. Explore this thought-provoking analysis today to understand the dynamics surrounding this strategic initiative.

Our senior researcher Kateřina Davidová spoke at an online conference on energy security. The conference was organised by the European Institute in Romania and the Embassy of Romania in Prague.

Žiga Faktor authored an EU Monitor on the prospects of Schengen entrance of the states of Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.

Vít Havelka was speaking in the broadcasting of the Czech television about the summit of the EU in Romanian Sibiu.

Our Zuzana Stuchlíková in an interview for the Czech Radio on the topic of Romanian EU presidency and its domestic policy.

Our Zuzana Stuchlíková was a guest of the Studio ČT24 where she commented on the Romania's EU presidency and its priorities.

Our Zuzana Stuchlíková commented on the upcoming Romania’s EU presidency for Slovak TA3 television.

Ten years have passed since the first and only Czech EU presidency in 2009. Our Vít Havelka commented on this anniversary for the Czech TV.

Our Vít Havelka was a guest of the morning Studio 6 where he commented on the upcoming Romania's EU presidency.