Vaccine

We would like to invite you to another in a series of debates of Café Evropa, this time on the topic of coronavirus vaccination. The debate is organized by the Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic, European Parliament office and the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz. The debate will take place online on April 6 from 17:30 on our Facebook and YouTube.

Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Vladimír Bartovic was a guest at today’s broadcast of Rádio Slovensko, where he commented on the decision made by the Slovak government led by Igor Matovič regarding the purchase of Russian vaccine Sputnik V. Vaccines, which are currently being used in the EU are properly registered, whereas the Russian one is not. Nevertheless, opinions on the vaccine differs broadly.

The head of our Brussels office – Žiga Faktor, commented for DVTV news service on the vaccination process in Serbia and journey of the Czech PM into the country.

The head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented on the issue of vaccine availability in the Western Balkans on the Czech Radio Evropa Plus program.

European vaccination champion. This is what Denmark is talking about and how it is coping with the current coronavirus crisis. What makes the Danes so successful? What does their government communication look like and why do Danish citizens trust their government? These questions are answered in the Checkpoint podcast by Christian Kvorning Lassen, Deputy Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.

The most valuable commodity in Denmark is trust, both in public officials, politicians or experts, and among people and in the political system as such. People from all walks of life try to maintain this unwritten social contract and maintain mutual trust. Christian Kvorning Lassen, Deputy Director of the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM writes for Czech Interests in the EU.

The European Union is concerned about the slowdown in the supply of vaccines. Following Pfizer's announcement of the problem, there has been information that AstraZeneca may not be able to provide the vaccines in the notified quantities. Vladimír Bartovic, director of our EUROPEUM institute, talks about how the European Union will cope with this situation.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy kindly invites you to the very first debate from the Café Evropa series of this year. This time, our guests will discuss the topic of vaccination against coronavirus and all the myths and facts linked to it. The debate will take place on Wednesday 20 January from 5:30 PM and will be broadcasted online on our Facebook page.

Director of our Institute was quoted in Deník.cz, where he talks about the worldwide fond organized by the EU, which should be used on finding a coronavirus vaccine.