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STVR | EU budget proposal
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16. 7. 2025
16. 7. 2025The European Commission has proposed a new budget to ensure a more efficient use of EU funds. Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented on the situation for STVR.
TN.cz | The European Union wants to significantly simplify the budget, says analyst Filip Křenek
More info 16. 7. 2025
16. 7. 2025The aim of the European Union’s financial framework for the next period is to trim down the largest spending items in order to free up funds for new priorities. What has caused the increase in the EU budget? Which sectors is the European Union planning to invest in the most? And what about farmers? These and other questions from moderator David Chmátal were answered by Filip Křenek, analyst at EUROPEUM.
CNN Prima News | Commission passes no-confidence vote, but dependence on Social Democrats may grow
More info 11. 7. 2025
11. 7. 2025The European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, has survived a vote of no-confidence triggered mainly by far-right MEPs over the Pfizer affair. Although the key majority in Parliament remains, the balance of power is changing and the Commission may be more dependent on the conditional support of left-wing factions in the future. Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute, comments on the situation for CNN Prima News.
TV Nova | The vote showed that there is still a majority standing by the Commission
More info 11. 7. 2025
11. 7. 2025The European Commission faced a vote of no confidence after President Ursula von der Leyen refused to disclose text messages exchanged with the Pfizer CEO during the pandemic. The motion to dismiss the Commission, initiated mainly by right-wing MEPs, ultimately failed. However, it highlighted the Commission's weaker support on the right wing of the European Parliament. Analyst Filip Křenek from the EUROPEUM Institute commented on the situation for TV Nova.
ČT | Vote of No Confidence in von der Leyen and Her European Commission
More info 10. 7. 2025
10. 7. 2025The vote of no confidence in Ursula von der Leyen and her European Commission was commented on for ČT Studio 6 by Filip Křenek, an analyst at the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM.
Euractiv | Dekarbo brief: three lessons from Friday's blackout
More info 8. 7. 2025
8. 7. 2025The European Union has introduced a new state aid framework called the Clean Industry State Aid Framework (CISAF), aimed at boosting investment in clean technologies and accelerating the decarbonisation of European industry. Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute, outlined the details of the new CISAF framework for the Euractiv portal.
Deník Referendum | The 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold has been crossed. Now it’s time to turn the crisis into an opportunity.
More info 7. 7. 2025
7. 7. 2025The Czech Republic is among the countries best prepared for the green transition, although it lags behind in the adoption of clean technologies itself. Analyst Filip Křenek from the EUROPEUM Institute commented on this for Deník Referendum.
Balkan Insight | Central European Leaders Caught in the Headlights as Car Industry Faces Huge US Tariffs
More info 17. 6. 2025
17. 6. 2025With the July 9 deadline looming, the EU is working flat out to negotiate a trade deal with the US. Yet reactions from those expected to be among the hardest hit – Slovakia, Hungary and Czechia – have been muted, confused and often unhelpful.
Filip Křenek, an analyst at Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM, commented on the situation for Balkan Insight.
Ekonomický deník | The European Commission has extended the list of banned airlines. Tanzania and Suriname added
More info 16. 6. 2025
16. 6. 2025The European Commission has extended the list of air carriers banned from operating in EU countries. The new list includes all airlines certified in Tanzania and Suriname due to serious and systemic deficiencies in aviation oversight there. Although the measure does not directly affect the Czech Republic, it may affect some Czech passengers, with the risk of cancelled or rerouted flights. Filip Křenek, an analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Ekonomický deník.
Ekonomický deník | The European Commission has expanded the list of banned airlines. Tanzania and Suriname have been added
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8. 6. 2025The European Commission has expanded the list of airlines banned from operating in European Union countries. It has newly added all airlines certified in Tanzania and Suriname due to serious and systemic deficiencies in aviation oversight in those countries.
Although the measure does not directly affect the Czech Republic, it may impact some Czech travelers—there is a risk of canceled or rerouted flights.
Filip Křenek, an analyst from the EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the situation for Ekonomický deník.
Taiwan Insight | V4-Taiwan Industrial Cooperation As A Strategic Response To A Shifting Global Order
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28. 5. 2025The European Union finds itself caught between new dependencies – on US LNG and Chinese clean tech. The Visegrád Four (V4) countries stand out as both highly exposed to these pressures and well-positioned to seize the opportunities from the ongoing green transition. Taiwan is navigating its own energy transformation while striving to maintain a technological edge amid growing geopolitical tensions and shifting supply chains, opening doors for potential V4-Taiwan collaboration. The article for Taiwan Insight was written by Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.
Seznam Zprávy | The voice of the people is the voice of God. 150 Europeans will help decide on 30 trillion crowns
More info 20. 5. 2025
20. 5. 2025The European Commission invited 150 randomly selected people to Brussels, who advised it over the course of three weekends on what the EU budget for the next seven years should look like. The current budget operates with a sum of €1.2 trillion, or just under 30 trillion Czech crowns. Economic analyst Filip Křenek from the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM explains this for SZ Byznys.