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Labour Party's labour's lost or has Margaret Thatcher been forgotten?
Zuzana Kasáková’s follow-up blog focusing on results of elections to autonomous legislative bodies of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Read more about some of the historically unprecedented results and difficulties accompanying proportional voting system.

The Secrets of the Trade Secret Directive
In connection with today’s World Intellectual Property Day, read new blog concerning protection of trade secrets by Brussels office intern Pierre Grangé.

What did Dutch voters really vote against?
Brussels office intern Pierre Grangé's blog on the results of the Dutch referendum on the Approval Act of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine.

Austrian border plan damaging symbolic Brenner Pass
Austria has announced plans to implement border controls at its shared border with Italy at the Brenner Pass. Alexandr Lagazzi analyses such move with regards to both Italy's and the Commission's reactions.

A View from Central Europe: Should Visegrad leaders be concerned about fragmented EU?
Our Head of Research Martin Michelot was among the three experts that contributed their country's vision on the question of whether Visegrad leaders should be concerned about the EU fragmentation.

The European Union in the Fog
The final publication of the Building Bridges Project has now been published, to which our Director Vladimír Bartovic as one of the 28 contributors represented the view of the Czech Republic.

EU Better Regulation Agenda: Contested Policy in Central European Perspective
Zuzana Picková's policy paper examines the current state of play of the European Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda (BRA) and highlights its key elements, adding the perspective on the BRA of the Visegrád Group countries (V4) and suggesting several policy recommendations.

Review Of The ENP Review: Still The Area Of Security, Stability And Prosperity?
Our Project Manager Nelly Tomčíková analyses the current state of the European Neighbourhood Policy on charter97.org in her article within the framework of the "The Answer to the Eurasian Challenge for Eastern Europe" project.

How complaining doesn’t explain the world
Our Head of Research Martin Michelot joins the V4 revue's debate on #humansonthemove writing about the changing atmosphere in the Czech Republic: about complaining, solidarity and responsibility.

Not a Leap but a Step in the Right Direction: Mogherini’s Structural and Personnel Reform of the EU’s Diplomatic Service
First issue of the Brussels Monitor by Tereza Novotná deals with the European External Action Service (EEAS) appointments.

A View from Central Europe: Will the EU deal with Turkey work?
Slovak think-tank CEPI in its project coordinated by EUROPEUM has asked experts on their opinion on the EU-Turkey deal.

Solidarity Under Stress in the Transatlantic Realm
Martin Michelot is co-author of policy paper which is part of entire series developed by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. The series focuses on current challenges of transatlantic cooperation.