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Ireland is taking over the presidency of the EU Council—one of its most difficult tasks will be negotiating the next seven-year financial framework. Martin Vokálek, executive director of EUROPEUM Institute and head of its Brussels office, commented on the matter for CNN Prima News.

The annual conference on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction is taking place in Gdańsk, Poland. The prime minister of the war-torn country expects more than 160 agreements worth over 240 billion crowns to be signed there. What significance does this conference have for Ukraine’s future reconstruction? And is signing more than 160 agreements even a realistic scenario? Filip Křenek, a Research Associate Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, provided commentary for the Headline program.

These dossiers highlight best practices from across the EU in industrial decarbonisation, featuring projects ranging from primary extraction to recycling of structural metals and CRMs. Three out of the five cases presented have been designated by the European Commission as ‘strategic projects’ under the EU CRM Act.

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Illegal migration remains a long-standing major problem in the European Union, for which member states are constantly seeking common and effective solutions. A significant step in this regard could be the entry into force in June of the new migration pact and the agreement between the European Parliament and the member states on a new regulation in the field of migration. Come join the discussion on Monday, June 22.

As Europe as a Task 2026 comes to a close, EUROPEUM sat down with one of this year's speakers. Chiara Rinaldi, Researcher at POLITICO Research & Analysis, returned to Prague for the conference for the second consecutive year. Before moving to Brussels, she worked at the Institute of International Relations (IIR) and became part of Prague's international affairs community through her engagement with EUROPEUM and AMO, the organisations behind Europe as a Task. In this interview, she reflects on her journey from Prague to Brussels and back again, the role of expertise in European affairs, and the opportunities available to young professionals seeking a career in the field.

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One of the key topics at the upcoming European Council summit will be the issue of the trade imbalance with China. EU leaders, however, do not want to say this out loud—the word “China” does not appear even once in the draft conclusions of the summit. According to Martin Vokálek, executive director of EUROPEUM Institute, the European Union has not yet reached the stage where it would label Beijing as an outright enemy.

The leaders of China and North Korea reaffirmed their countries’ mutual support this week. Xi Jinping traveled to meet Kim Jong-un after a long seven-year hiatus, during which Pyongyang, among other things, provided direct military aid to Russia in the war in Ukraine. With whom does Kim’s regime now “get along” best? In the 5:59 podcast, Tereza Novotná, a Research Associate Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, shared her insights on the topic.

On 9 June 2026, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, in cooperation with the Think Visegrad Platform, organised a roundtable discussion on European security and defence in Brussels. The debate focused on the evolving security environment in Europe, shaped by Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, uncertainty regarding future U.S. engagement on the continent, and the wider implications of instability in the Middle East.

The urban-rural divide has been one of the most popular topics in societal and political discourse across Europe. Such discourse seems to increase right after election results, as election maps have become the norm in visualisation of political inclinations within a country. Election maps typically portray a clear division between the urban and the rural parts of society, or between different regions. Although these differences exist, the perception that one's place of origin is the determining factor in one’s political beliefs has become a polarising narrative. Writes Tereza Vachmanská, an intern at the Brussels Office.

Climate change and environmental degradation have become some of the most pressing challenges facing societies today. Despite growing scientific consensus and increasing efforts to implement climate and nature protection policies, public support for such measures remains divided. Writes Tereza Vachmanská, an intern at the Brussels Office.