At the turn of the year, Sweden took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from the Czech Republic and will be responsible for leading the Union for the next six months. Although the Swedes have a reputation for being solid and liberal-minded partners, there are concerns about the great unknown because of the composition of their current government. For the first time in history, it is supported by the far-right Sweden Democrats. Our Senior Research Fellow Vít Havelka wrote this article for VOXPOT.
Zjistit víceOur senior researcher Jana Juzová and associate research fellow Zuzana Kasáková prepared background material for the Round Table of the National Convention on the EU on the topic of Regional Cooperation Formats from the Czech perspective. The Round Table is presented with three main questions: what position should the Visegrad Group have in Czech foreign policy? How should the Czech Republic approach other regional cooperation formats in Central Europe? How should the Czech Republic use its involvement in European territorial cooperation?
Zjistit více PDFNaše seniorní výzkumná pracovnice Jana Juzová a výzkumná spolupracovnice Zuzana Kasáková zpracovaly podkladový materiál pro Kulatý stůl národního konventu o EU na téma Formáty regionální spolupráce z pohledu ČR. Kulatému stolu jsou předloženy tři hlavní otázky: Jakou pozici by měla mít v české zahraniční politice Visegrádská skupina? Jak by měla Česká republika přistupovat k dalším formátům regionální spolupráce v prostoru střední Evropy? Jakým způsobem by Česká republika měla využívat svého zapojení do evropské územní spolupráce?
Zjistit více PDFZveme vás na online debatu v rámci cyklu Café Evropa, tentokrát na téma: "Co přineslo české předsednictví do budoucna – jak může Česko navázat na předchozí půlrok v čele Rady EU?" Debata se bude konat ve čtvrtek 19. ledna v 17:30 online na naší Facebookové stránce.
Zjistit víceOur senior researcher Jana Juzová has written an analysis in which she describes the fact that EU enlargement policy and the EU's south-eastern and eastern neighborhood represent some of the most important areas of Czech foreign and European policy in the last two decades.
Zjistit více PDFAgainst all odds, the EU is sticking to its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. The next step is a major reform of emission allowances, tentatively agreed by EU Council and European Parliament negotiators just before Christmas. Emissions trading (ETS) will also apply to buildings and road transport from 2027. Our Senior Researcher Kateřina Davidová commented on this issue for iDNES.
Zjistit víceElectric cars that do not emit dangerous emissions should slowly replace cars with combustion engines. An environmentally friendly replacement. But what about the production of their batteries? According to the EU, the entire life cycle of these batteries should be environmentally friendly, from production to use to disposal. What measures will be introduced, how will the sale of batteries be regulated and how will this affect their price? Our research fellow Michal Hrubý comments on the topic.
Zjistit víceThe solution to the energy problems related to the war in Ukraine and Russian gas supplies was clear to the EU. It will lie in energy savings and, above all, in clean energy sources. What will energy reform look like and what plans does the EU have? Our Senior Research Fellow Kateřina Davidová commented on the Green Deal and the impact of the Czech Presidency on this topic.
Zjistit víceIs Serbia succeeding in meeting the conditions for EU accession? Read the Policy Paper co-written by Jana Juzová, Nikola Burazer and Oszkár Roginer on Serbia's path to EU membership.
Zjistit více PDFDaří se Srbsku plnit podmínky nutné k přistoupení do EU? Přečtěte si Policy Paper, který dohromady napsali Jana Juzová, Nikola Burazer a Oszkár Roginer, ve kterém se věnují srbské cestě ke členství v Evropské unie.
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