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Building Bridges Between National Perspectives on the European Union
As we have been seeing lately, the position of the EU member states towards the Union is quite differentiated. The French Institute for International Relations began a unique project in December of 2014 which aims at bridging these different perspectives though mutual understanding and dialogue. The project is scheduled to continues till March 2016.

EU enlargement to the Western Balkans: Out of sight, out of mind?
Does the EU and the Commission in particular possess appropriate tools to deal with the ‘complicated’ candidate countries in a complex international reality? Marko Stojić in his new policy paper tackles the question with a comparative analysis of six Western Balkan (potential) candidates for EU membership, based on the qualitative analysis of the EU’s most recent and updated enlargement documents.

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report
EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy ranked as 9th top think tank in Central and Eastern Europe.

European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2016
Our Director Vladimír Bartovic was one of the Central European contributing researchers to the European Foreign Policy Scorecard, issued by the European Council on Foreign Relations.

ČT Studio 6: Why think-tanks matter?
Executive director of EUROPEUM, Radomír Špok, was a guest at Czech TV and talked about the significance of think tanks for society.

Another challenge for Europe: Fighting irregular warfare & exploitation of the NSAs
Europe, specifically the European Union, is now facing more pressing challenges than ever. Read a blog by Matthieu Crévecoeur in which he emphasizes the importance of staying united on both domestic and European level.

Střepiny TV Nova: Europe under pressure, Schengen in danger
Director of EUROPEUM Institute for European policy Vladimír Bartovic comments the future of Schengen in relation to the migration crisis.

European Summer School 2015 – “Challenges for Europe” Report
You can now read summary of the thirteenth European Summer School which took place last July.

The importance of having think-tanks (in the Czech Republic)
In cooperation with other think-tanks and representatives of the civil society, we would like to invite you to a discussion on "The importance of having think-tanks (in the Czech Republic)". The discussion is designed to underline the important role of think-tanks for the public sphere as well as for the civil society, and highlight their interconnection with the political parties. Furthermore, the discussion will be accompanied by the official announcement of the best world think-tanks based on the Global Go To Think Tank Index.

ČRo Plus: Meeting of V4 ministers
Our research fellow Michal Vít spoke for Czech Radio about the meeting of V4 interior ministers, where they discussed the possibility of an increased cooperation in dealing with the migrant crisis.

Energy Security Academy 2016 - call for applications
We share the opportunity to apply to our partner's PSSI Energy Security Academy.

Future prospects of Denmark’s participation in Europol following the recent “no” to abolishing the opt-out
Ch. Kvorning Lassen's follow-up blog about the three major obstacles that need to be overcome before a parallel agreement can be a reality, which seems highly unlikely, as he outlined in previous post.