Last August, a decision was made that may be one of the most important steps in the fight against climate change this decade. Relatively unnoticed, the United States Congress voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. This is a massive investment package that could fundamentally affect the way Europe and other countries have approached the green transformation to date.
Zjistit víceOur senior researcher Kateřina Davidová commented for ČRo Plus on the postponement of the vote to end the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines, which is to apply from 2035. Its final approval was not supported at the last minute by Germany, which is concerned that the proposal does not include an exemption for vehicles that would burn synthetic fuels.
Zjistit víceLucia Rybnikárová writes in her paper on effective EU foreign and security policy about the need to have a strategic vision of the EU to the world and the political will and commitment of the member-states.
Zjistit víceThe head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, commented for ČTK on Saturday's victory of Petr Pavel in the presidential elections on the relationship with the EU and NATO. He mentioned that Pavel's accession could bring about a unification of the foreign policy of the government and the Foreign Ministry. He also suggested that the newly elected president would have better relations with the United States
Zjistit víceOur Danielle Piatkiewicz contributed with her chapter on "Securing a Digital Future" to the publication "Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe", published by the Centre for European Perspective. Danielle and other authors have created a publication on transatlantic cooperation and its impact on the digital future.
Zjistit více PDFNaše Danielle Piatkiewicz přispěla svojí kapitolou o „Securing a Digital Future“ do publikace s názvem "Strategic partnership for a secure and digital Europe“, kterou publikovalo Centre for European Perspective. Danielle spolu s dalšími autory vytvořili publikaci, ve které se věnují transatlantické spolupráci a jejímu dopadu na digitální budoucnost.
Zjistit více PDFThe driving force of the electric car market is no longer Europe or the United States, but China. It is now trying to push its production into Europe, but the European current production infrastructure is not capable to face the challenge. While the debate about electric cars is mainly limited to environmental friendliness and price for consumers, the future of global competition is often neglected. This is what our researchers Vít Havelka and Michal Hrubý point out in a new analysis on electromobility. To safeguard its automotive industry, Europe needs to work on improving its battery production capacities, as well as its supply chains for primary raw materials, the experts say.
Zjistit víceŽiga Faktor, a research fellow from our Institute and the head of our Brussels office, together with Irena Jenčová from the Euractiv portal, spoke in a Radio Slovakia discussion about sanctions against Russia, the unacceptable demands of the Kremlin, and the search for a way for Europe to replace Russian gas and oil. Will economic pressure force Moscow to come to the negotiating table and declare a ceasefire in Ukraine? Would not greater diplomatic engagement by the United States or China help?
Zjistit víceOn November 18-19, 2021, the fourth edition of the Transatlantic Policy Forum took place. It was hosted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the International Republican Institute (IRI), supported by the International Visegrad Fund, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The aim of this Policy Paper is to provide a summary and analysis of the discussions that took place, while respecting the Chatham House rule and thus preserving the anonymity of the participants. This analysis aims to highlight and elaborate on the main findings of the participants.
Zjistit víceVe dnech 18.-19. listopadu 2021 se konal čtvrtý ročník Transatlantického politického fóra. Pořádal ho Institut pro evropskou politiku EUROPEUM ve spolupráci s German Marshall Fund of the United States a Mezinárodním republikánským institutem (IRI), za podpory Mezinárodního visegrádského fondu, Nadace Friedricha Naumanna a Ministerstva zahraničních věcí ČR. Cílem tohoto Policy Paperu je poskytnout shrnutí a analýzu proběhlých diskusí při respektování pravidla Chatham House, a tedy při zachování anonymity účastníků. Cílem této analýzy je zdůraznit a rozvinout hlavní zjištění účastníků.
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