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Novinky.cz | Migration pact. The Interior Ministry plans to recruit officials, while ANO and its potential partners want to reject it
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10. 10. 2025
10. 10. 2025The migration pact will come into force in June next year. The Ministry of the Interior therefore plans to recruit dozens of new experts and set up a training center, drawing the necessary funds from European funds. The decision on the projects will be made at the beginning of the year. By then, however, parliamentary elections will have taken place in Czechia, and the parties that have a chance of forming a government are already declaring that they will reject the migration pact. Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Novinky.cz.
Weekendavisen | A gloomy mood prevails in Havel's native country
More info 3. 10. 2025
3. 10. 2025Despite positive economic statistics, dissatisfaction and a feeling of powerlessness prevail among Czech voters. This atmosphere may contribute to the return of 71-year-old Andrej Babiš to the forefront of politics. Viktor Daněk, Executive Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Weekendavisen.
Novinky.cz | Migration pact. The Interior Ministry plans to recruit officials, while ANO and its potential partners want to reject it
More info 29. 9. 2025
29. 9. 2025The migration pact will come into force in June next year. The Ministry of the Interior therefore plans to recruit dozens of new experts and set up a training center, drawing the necessary funds from European funds. The decision on the projects will be made at the beginning of the year. By then, however, parliamentary elections will have taken place in Czechia, and the parties that have a chance of forming a government are already declaring that they will reject the migration pact. Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Novinky.cz.
Právo | Viktor Daněk: Nobody Hears Draghi's Alarm
More info 21. 9. 2025
21. 9. 2025It was supposed to shake the European complacency about its own economic performance and initiate radical change. The subject is the report by Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank, which was published exactly one year ago. The report was commented on by Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and head of the Prague office of the EUROPEUM Institute.
Newsroom ČT24 | Chat Control: protecting children online, or invading everyone's privacy?
More info 21. 9. 2025
21. 9. 2025The European Union Council's proposal, called "Chat Control," aims to combat the spread of child pornography. However, it has sparked fierce controversy. More than 700 technology experts and academics from across Europe have criticized it in an open letter. According to them, Chat Control would interfere with users' privacy and is also technically problematic.Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented for the ČT24 Newsroom.
Téma 21 | The European Union is like a homeowners' association. Even if we left, we would still live in the same building, says a political scientist
More info 8. 9. 2025
8. 9. 2025Security and ETS2 are European topics reflected in the Czech pre-election campaign. Why will emission allowances remain with us? Is the federalization of the European Union realistic? And where to find the roots of Czech euroscepticism? Viktor Daněk from the EUROPEUM Institute answers these questions.
CNN Prima News | Surveillance or child protection? Viktor Daněk explains what the proposal on chat control is about
More info 6. 9. 2025
6. 9. 2025One of the central topics in the election debates has become the so-called chat control, a regulation aimed primarily at protecting children on the internet. However, one of its tools would also involve scanning private messages or photos and videos that people send, for example, via Instagram or WhatsApp. Viktor Daněk commented on this.
Česká televize | Meeting of European Council President António Costa with Prime Minister Fiala
More info 5. 9. 2025
5. 9. 2025Prime Minister Petr Fiala is meeting with European Council President António Costa. The main topics of the conversation are expected to be the preparation for the upcoming EU summits and discussions about the current priorities of the European Union. The meeting was commented on by Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute.
Česká televize | Support from European countries for Ukraine
More info 1. 9. 2025
1. 9. 2025The President of the European Commission got into a dispute with the German Defense Minister Pistorius, who reproaches her that these sensitive and moreover theoretical plans cannot be discussed publicly. Is he right, or would Europe benefit more from an open debate? Answering is Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague Office of the EUROPEUM Institute.
ČRo Dvojka | Viktor Daněk: We are only fulfilling partial points of Draghi's report. Without radical changes, the EU will not withstand the global world
More info 28. 8. 2025
28. 8. 2025At the beginning of September, it will be one year since the publication of the Draghi Report, which warns the European Union about its declining competitiveness. “Unless something truly radical happens, Europe cannot hold its own in a global world alongside major players like the United States and China,” says Viktor Daněk, Deputy Executive Director and Head of the Prague Office at the EUROPEUM Institute.
ČRo Plus | The Druzhba oil pipeline incident and the energy situation in Slovakia and Hungary
More info 22. 8. 2025
22. 8. 2025Ukraine has struck the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia with a drone for the second time this week. As a result, crude oil is not flowing to Slovakia or Hungary. Viktor Daněk, executive deputy director and head of the Prague office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the situation for ČRo Plus.
ČT24 | Ukrainian President to hold talks in the USA
More info 18. 8. 2025
18. 8. 2025The Ukrainian president held talks with the President of the European Commission and also met with the so-called coalition of the willing. Together, they fine-tuned the details of Zelensky’s meeting at the White House. Viktor Daněk, Executive Deputy Director and Head of the Prague office, provided Czech Television with details and context regarding the tense geopolitical situation.