How ETS2 can be effectively implemented in Central and Eastern European countries? Come listen and discuss as the EU advances its climate policies, these countries face specific challenges and opportunities related to affordability, energy systems, and public acceptance.

Come to our next Café Collaborations: Cities for Cars or for People? How to Modernize Transport Systems – and How to Pay for Them? Join us for an engaging discussion on how we can rethink and modernise mobility.

Over the past 15 years, the New Green Savings program has played a significant role in financing energy-efficient renovations. The program is now undergoing changes. What do these new changes mean for applicants, and how do they differ from the past? Join us to discuss this timely topic with experts and the general public.

Res Publica Foundation, together with its partners from the Visegrád Group, has launched a unique project entitled Voices of the Visegrád Four, which features short videos and explanatory texts. The main objective is to provide media coverage of key issues relevant to the Visegrád region, raise awareness, and ensure better access to information.

In an era of escalating climate change, geopolitical tensions and deepening dependence on imported fossil fuels, the Czech Republic stands at a turning point in its energy transition. Therefore, the implementation of ETS2 offers a dual-faced opportunity: on one hand, it can serve as another impulse for reducing reliance on foreign oil and gas, enhancing national resilience and autonomy; on the other, it risks becoming a flashpoint of political division and social backlash, especially among households and small enterprises in rural areas sensitive to rising costs.

The kick-off workshop for the EU-funded Build Fair project will bring together partners from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, and Romania and launch an important discussion on how citizens perceive fairness in the EU’s migration and digital policies.

European Thursdays over beer continue! Once again, we can meet for an informal debate focused on foreign policy and current European issues on March 26, traditionally in Smíchov.

Over the past 15 years, the New Green Savings program has significantly helped Czech households finance energy-efficient renovations. But what is the future of the program once the funds have been exhausted?

On March 18, at the “Science for Climate Action 2026” conference in Brussels, we presented our JustGreen project as part of a session focused on the experiences of citizens in the V4 countries with the green transition and its impact on their daily lives. Rebeka Hengalová, Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, outlined the project’s main objectives and findings.

This Thursday, March 12, Prague will host an English-language debate entitled Café Collaborations: Housing Accessible to All – Old and Young? Reality or Utopia? Together with experts from Austria, Spain, and the Czech Republic, we will explore why affordable housing in Czechia continues to be such a challenge and what we can learn from the experiences of other European countries.

Come by on February 26th at 5:00 PM to Pauwel Kwak Bierhuis for an informal debate on what EU membership really means for Central Europe. This session's Hot Take: > "Central Europe has adopted the Western standard of living but rejects Western standards of behavior—essentially: 'Gimme the money and keep your values.'" This time, we’ll […]

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