In the Media

In her five years as European Commissioner, Věra Jourová has learned a lot. Monday's three-hour marathon of MEPs questions, the so-called barbecue, she managed calmly, sometimes she even joked. MEPs rewarded her performance with unanimous approval, Aktualne.cz and HN confirmed a source close to the Commissioner. The hearing is a condition for future Commissioners to be able to actually take over their portfolios from November.

Our Christian Kvorning Lassen, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute of European Policy, contributed to the article about the newly proposed initiative for the efficient and fast relocation of rescued asylum seekers and commented on its link with the domestic political situation in Italy.

Our Vladimír Bartovic was a guest of Czech Television, where he commented on Věra Jourová's upcoming grilling by European Parliament.

Our Zuzana stuchlíková talked to the iROZHLAS.cz news site about Czech Commissioner candidate Věra Jourová ahead of her Monday hearing in the European Parliament.

On September 19, our Alexandr Lagazzi took part in a discussion from Room for Discussion series at the University of Amsterdam. He and Ties Dams, author of a book about Chinese President Xi Jinping, answered several questions regarding diplomatic and economic relations between China and EU.

Our analytic Vít Havelka contributed to the article about Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021–2027. He does not expect long-term budget's approval until the end of the year but is positive about its orientation and the Czech Republic's position.

EUROPEUM's research fellow and expert on European integration Ivo Šlosarčík took part in the interview for Český rozhlas Plus about current events in the UK Parliament.

Vladimír Bartovic commented on the new portfolio of Czech European Commissioner for the news server of Czech Television.

Director of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Vladimír Bartovic talked to Lidové noviny about Věra Jourová's portfolio in the new European Commission.

Director of our institute, Vladimír Bartovic, gave an interview to daily E15, in which he explained the position of European Union towards the dropping of charges against the Czech PM. Will European institutions intervene in the case? Is the Czech judiciary perceived as an independent? Why can Mr. Babiš's position in Europe get stronger?

Vladimír Bartovic, director of our EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented on the relationship between the European Commissioner Věra Jourová and Andrej Babiš.

In their series, the Dutch newspaper focuses on local eurosceptic tendencies in the countries of the Visegrad group. Christian Lassen and Vít Havelka commented on the current state of affairs in the Czech Republic.