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ČRo Plus | The school strike, Orbán's veto abuse and the European elections

November 27, 2023

Our deputy director Viktor Daněk prepared a selection of news from Monday's press for the morning broadcast of Czech Radio Plus. He talked, for example, about the major school strike or selected European topics.

ČRo Plus | What impact could the outcome of the Dutch elections have on European affairs?

November 24, 2023

Negotiations on the composition of the new government began in the Netherlands. It is not yet clear whether the winner of the vote, Geert Wilders, will end up joining it. How might the success of his Eurosceptic party affect the country's relationship with the European Union? Our deputy director Viktor Daněk commented on the outcome of the Dutch elections on Czech Radio Plus.

ČRo Plus | Increased humanitarian aid for Gaza

November 06, 2023

The European Commission increases the amount of humanitarian aid it will provide in the Gaza Strip. Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute, comments on what led to this decision and what impact it will have.

Radiožurnál | Ukrainian optimism and Balkan frustration. There is a lot of political pressure for EU enlargement, experts say

November 06, 2023

The European Commission will issue a report on the progress of rapprochement with EU candidate countries. Where do Ukraine or the Western Balkan countries stand? In the Bruselské chlebíčky podcast, the topic was discussed in great detail by Žiga Faktor, Director of the EUROPEUM Institute's Brussels office, and Jana Juzová, our Senior Research Fellow.

ČRo Plus | What does the new European migration pact contain?

October 20, 2023

European leaders want to tighten the system for returning failed asylum seekers to third countries. What will the new EU migration pact bring? Our analyst Vít Havelka answered this and more questions for Czech Radio Plus.

ČRo Plus | Foreign ministers discuss Palestine, Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh

October 23, 2023

Foreign ministers of the EU Member States have met in Luxembourg. In addition to the current situation in Israel and Ukraine and humanitarian support for Palestine, they also address the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis. Žiga Faktor, Director of our Brussels office, commented on the issue for Czech Radio Plus.

ČRo Radiožurnál | How can EU interior ministers adjust the rules for returning failed asylum seekers?

October 19, 2023

The attack on two football fans in Belgium has exposed the inefficiencies and flaws in Belgium's migration policy. How can EU interior ministers adjust the rules on returning failed asylum seekers? Our deputy director, Viktor Daněk, commented on the topic in the Odpolední publicistika programme.

Radiožurnál | Union migration reform

October 04, 2023

Our new deputy director, Viktor Daněk, commented on the newly published draft of the EU migration reform which was approved during the foreign ministers' summit in Spain.

ČRo Plus: European Union increases commitment to renewable energy growth

September 12, 2023

The European Union is planning to increase its commitment to growing the share of renewables in the energy mix. Together, the Union now wants to reach 42.5 percent of renewable energy. How are individual member states approaching the challenge? EUROPEUM Senior Research Fellow Kateřina Davidová analysed this topic for Czech Radio.

ČRo Plus: Proposal for a radical reform of the functioning of the European Union

September 08, 2023

Žiga Faktor, director of the EUROPEUM Institute's Brussels office, commented for Czech Radio Plus on a proposal for a radical reform of the functioning of the European Union, which would have to be approved by all member states. Among the changes mentioned would be, for example, the renaming of the European Commission.