In the Media

In his commentary for Info.cz, the head of our Brussels office, Žiga Faktor, deals with the attitude of EU member states towards Turkey and its exploratory activities in the Mediterranean. He emphasizes Turkey's position as an important strategic partner of the EU and the efforts of European leaders to maintain positive relations.

In her article for Info.cz, our researcher Kateřina Davidová informs about the result of a long negotiation on the level of the EU climate target for 2030. She also mentions the issue of alternative options, such as the use of gas or renewable sources.

Our research fellow Vít Havelka together with Vít Dostál recently commented on the news portal Info.cz on the final agreement on the European budget - especially the demands of Hungary and Poland.

Our research collaborator Zuzana Stuchlíková commented on the EU summit in Brussels, where EU leaders met to discuss the future European budget.

On Thursday, December 10, the director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Vladimír Bartovic, was a guest on the Czech Radio Plus broadcast. In the interview, he spoke in particular about the summit of EU leaders where they discussed the multiannual budget.

Christian Kvorning Lassen, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy commented on Brussels' promises to delay a possible stop for subsidies for Hungary and Poland due to the rule of law for Respekt.

Our researcher Kateřina Davidová has written an article for Hospodářské noviny dealing with the summit of EU leaders, at which, among other things, several months of discussions on the form of the new EU climate goal for 2030 are to be concluded.

Vladimír Bartovic commented for the E15 daily on the dispute over the European Union budget for the years 2021 to 2027, the adoption of which is blocked by Poland and Hungary.

Summary from the Prague European Summit was written by our communication manager Jiří Lacina in his contribution in EUobserver. In which he presents the main topics of the Summit, such as the role of the member states or climate change.

Czech Press Agency and other media published a report on a public opinion poll concerning the Czechs' opinion on membership in the European Union. The survey was prepared by the STEM Institute of Empirical Studies in cooperation with the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.

The director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Vladimír Bartovic, was a guest of the broadcast of the Czech Radio Plus station on Sunday, November 29. In the interview, he commented on the current Slovenian cooperation with Hungary and Poland.

Our research fellow Vít Havelka recently published an article on the news portal Info.cz dealing with the financial resources of the European Union – particularly its own resources which aim to ensure financial independence of the EU on Member States.