
Low-emission materials for the Czech automotive industry
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2. 12. 2025
The Low Emission Materials for the Czech Automotive Industry project is the fifth EUROPEUM project aimed at decarbonising the Czech automotive industry. The aim of the project for 2024/2025 is to improve understanding of material flows and regulatory barriers in the automotive sector; to transfer best practices from the international context to the Czech environment; and to identify key areas of Czech and European policies that need to be improved to enable the automotive industry to meet the challenges of decarbonisation and remain competitive.

TN.cz | European Commission presents a plan to kick-start the European economy
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29. 1. 2025
The European Commission has presented a competitiveness compass to guide the work of the European Commission in this mandate. It is simply a blueprint for how to reduce Europe's decline in the global market. For TN.cz commented project coordinator and analyst at EUROPEUM Institute Filip Křenek.

Televizní noviny | Brussels unveils plan to kick-start Europe's economy
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29. 1. 2025
The European Union has been economically lagging behind its competitors in recent years. The plan to jump-start it is to cut red tape, make it easier to do business or bet on artificial intelligence and energy self-sufficiency. Filip Křenek, project coordinator and analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Televizní noviny.

ČT24 | The new US Secretary of Defense is Pete Hegseth
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25. 1. 2025
Pete Hegseth will be the next U.S. Secretary of Defense. The former soldier and TV host was nominated for the post by Donald Trump. In the Senate, he was supported by the narrowest possible majority of Republicans, while all Democratic senators and three Republicans voted against him. Filip Křenek, project coordinator and analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČT24.

Ekonomický deník | European Aviation Environment Report 2025 is too optimistic
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19. 1. 2025
The European Commission, together with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has published a report on the aviation environment for 2025. In several scenarios, it lowers the outlook for the growth of flights across Europe by 2050 and describes the tools to help reduce emissions from aviation. Project coordinator and analyst at EUROPEUM Institute Filip Křenek commented for Ekonomický deník.

iROZHLAS | Trump changes inauguration rules. He invited Chinese president, populists and politicians of the far right
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17. 1. 2025
Inauguration of incoming US President Donald Trump will be different from his first one in 2017. While last time he mainly addressed how big the crowd was that came to the event, this year the talk is about who will attend the ceremony. Among those invited to the Monday, January 20 event are politicians from the populist radical right and heads of state who do not respect the Constitution. From the Czech Republic, representatives of ANO, Motorists and Senator Robert Šlachta are heading to Washington.
For iRozhlas.cz commented EUROPEUM Institute analyst Filip Křenek.

ČRo Plus | Europe wants to make more use of precious metals from old batteries and worn clothes
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15. 1. 2025
Is it waste or raw material? For almost a decade, the European Union has been trying to make the answer increasingly sound like raw material. In that time, it has adopted rules on how to better manage plastics, textiles and batteries. Now the new European Commission is preparing general rules for the so-called circular economy. EUROPEUM Institute analyst Filip Křenek commented for Czech Radio.

Ekonomický deník | Location of charging stations and availability of alternative fuels. EU tunes data on infrastructure
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23. 12. 2024
The first of the complementary acts sets industry standards for wireless charging, the so-called electric road system, i.e. charging while driving, vehicle-to-grid communication, and hydrogen supply. Filip Křenek, an analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Ekonomický deník.

Ekonomický deník | European Commission tackles aviation fuels and emissions trading. Only 20 percent of them are charged
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19. 12. 2024
Air carriers using fuels such as hydrogen from renewable energy or other non-fossil fuels should receive a share of free emission allowances. Filip Křenek, analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Ekonomický deník.

Ekonomický deník | The European Commission addresses aviation fuels and emissions trading. Only 20 percent of them are charged
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19. 12. 2024
Air carriers using fuels such as hydrogen from renewable energy or other non-fossil fuels should receive a share of free emission allowances. Filip Křenek, analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Ekonomický deník.

Radio Prostor | Czech Republic will seek a postponement of the emission allowance system in the EU
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18. 12. 2024
The Czech Republic will seek to postpone and modify the new ETS2 emissions trading system in the European Union until at least 2028. According to current plans, the system, which is supposed to extend the trading of allowances to, for example, road transport or heating of buildings, should apply from 2027. Filip Křenek, analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for radio Prostor.

ČRo Plus | The new ETS2 emission allowance system and its functioning
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17. 12. 2024
Emissions trading is a key tool for the European Union in the fight against climate change. The recently proposed ETS2 brings major changes that extend the scope of this mechanism to new sectors such as transport and housing. The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and encourage a shift to more sustainable ways of operating. Filip Křenek, analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for ČRo Plus.