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Žiga Faktor

Deputy Director & Head of Brussels Office
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Žiga Faktor

Deputy Director & Head of Brussels Office

Žiga Faktor worked as the head of the Brussels office of EUROPEUM until January 2025. From his position, he focused on the functioning of the European institutions, the process of European integration and enlargement policy, regional cooperation of the countries of Central Europe, relations with the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey, and Slovenia's internal policy. Other points of interest are the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland.

Žiga Faktor received a Master's degree in International Politics from the State University of Milan in Italy and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and European Studies from the Metropolitan University of Prague. He spent a semester studying at the University of Limerick in Ireland. He started working at EUROPEUM in 2018 as an intern and later on worked as a project manager. In the past, he also participated in the organization of the Prague European Summit from the position of the programme manager.

REPORT: New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Breaking the Deadlock

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17. 11. 2021
On 22nd of October 2021, Think Visegrad platform, Brussels office of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy and Wilfried Martens Centre for European studies organised an expert round table titled New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Breaking the Deadlock. The event was held under the Chatham House Rules, with the participation of experts from the think-tank community as well as diplomats, representatives of the European Commission and UNHCR.

COMMENTARIES: State of the European Union address 2021

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15. 9. 2021
Experts from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy comment on the State of the Union address (SOTEU) given by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on 15 September 2021.

REPORT: Online Expert Exchange: Visegrad perspectives on the "Fit for 55" climate package

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30. 5. 2021
On May 20th 2021, Think Visegrad Platform organised a closed roundtable entitled “Visegrad perspectives on the "Fit for 55" climate package”. The meeting was conducted online and was held under the Chatham House rules. The debate focused on the Central and Eastern European countries’ perceptions of the EU 2030 climate targets, establishing at least 55% emissions cut compared to 1990 levels, and the challenges the V4 countries will face when implementing this new target.

COMMENTARIES: European Council meeting on 25 and 26 March

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26. 3. 2021
Experts from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy comment on the EU leaders' videosummit, which took place on 25-26 March 2021 in.

REPORT: Western Balkans in 2020

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28. 12. 2020
Our researchers, Žiga Faktor and Jana Juzová, analyse elections in Serbia, Croatia, Northern Macedonia and Montenegro in four policy papers and offer recommendations aimed at strengthening the EU's enlargement policy.

EU MONITOR: Backsliding of democracy in Slovenia under right-wing populist Janez Janša

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27. 4. 2020
In his latest EU Monitor, Žiga Faktor examines the backsliding of democracy in Slovenia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Dis)United towards a common goal: Can Democrats produce a candidate capable of defeating Donald Trump?

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1. 3. 2020
In his latest blog post, Žiga Faktor focused on the Democratic primaries ahead of this year's United States presidential election.

EU MONITOR: An Arduous Path: Are Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania Ready to Join the Area?

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17. 12. 2019
Žiga Faktor authored an EU Monitor on the prospects of Schengen entrance of the states of Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania.

Op-Ed: The future of European integratio

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21. 10. 2019
Our Jana Juzová and Žiga Faktor give their opinion on the topic of the future of European integration.
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