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ČT | Vote of No Confidence in von der Leyen and Her European Commission
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Booklet | The Green Transition as an Economic Opportunity
More info 3. 6. 2025
3. 6. 2025Climate change is no longer an abstract threat in the future, but a reality that already has tangible impacts on our lives and the economy today. The rising costs of climate change are up to six times higher than the costs of mitigating it. For the Czech Republic, investment in the green transition could yield a return of up to 3.6 times—especially in the public budget and the energy sector. Moreover, the Czech Republic has access to the largest amount of European funding in its history to support this transformation
approximately CZK 1 trillion. This presents a unique opportunity to strengthen the economy, increase its resilience, and modernize it toward greater added value.
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.
Position Paper | Civil society and industry demand measures to boost the use of recycled steel in the automotive sector
More info 21. 5. 2025
21. 5. 2025The European automotive industry is undergoing a major transformation. As EU legislation on vehicle circularity is being updated, non-profit organisations, think tanks, and representatives of the recycling sector are calling on the European Parliament and the Council to set more ambitious targets for the use of recycled steel in car manufacturing.
The signatories of the joint statement are urging stronger measures to ensure that recycled steel becomes a standard component in automotive production.
Seznam Zprávy | The voice of the people is the voice of God. 150 Europeans will help decide on 30 trillion crowns
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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.
ČT24 | Suspicion of unlawful subsidies for KHNP
More info 20. 5. 2025
20. 5. 2025The next steps in the Dukovany case were commented on for Studio ČT24 by Filip Křenek, an analyst at the Institute for European Policy EUROPEUM.
ČT | Cassation complaint regarding the completion of the Dukovany nuclear power plant
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19. 5. 2025The complaint against the postponement of the nuclear tender was commented on for ČT by Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute.