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Czech Radio | Czech study reveals persistent poverty across generations

July 31, 2024

A recent analysis by the Czech Statistical Office found that children from low-income families often remain in the lower income brackets as adults. Over a third of those who experienced childhood financial hardship continue to be among the least wealthy. Klára Votavová, an Associate Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute, discussed why Czechia struggles with persistent poverty and the impact of education on social status in an interview for Czech Radio.

Zdravotnický deník | Population Health

April 30, 2024

Politicians and companies should start putting more emphasis on prevention and education about active and healthy lifestyles, because the health of the population has a major impact on the competitiveness of companies and the national economy. Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented on this issue.

RevivEU | Should we fear for the economic future of Europe?

May 29, 2024

We invite you to a public podcast recording focusing on the discussion of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on European industrial policy and its potential consequences for the Czech economy and society. We will discuss the new technological dynamics resulting from the pandemic and explore ways in which the European Union can respond to technological competition with the USA and China.

Op-Ed | Subsidised fossil fuels are a major obstacle to solving the climate crisis. The Czech Republic and the world must confront it

November 29, 2023

One of the biggest obstacles to solving the climate crisis is fossil fuel subsidies. However, they have not received much attention in the Czech Republic. An Op-Ed on this topic was written by our Senior Research Fellow Kateřina Davidová.

RECOMMENDATION: National Convention on EU Affairs: Current health challenges at the European level

March 25, 2021

We bring you a summary and recommendations resulting from the National Convention on EU Affairs on the topic of the Current health challenges at the European level policy, which took place on March 5 in an online environment and of which our Institute was a professional guarantor.

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INVITATION: Health Challenges in a post-Covid-19 World

March 10, 2021

The online conference organized in cooperation with the Embassy of the Portuguese Republic in Prague and the European Commission in the Czech Republic will address the very current issues of health and healthcare in the post-covid world. Special attention will be paid to investments in the healthcare sector and industry. The conference will take place on March 3 from 13:00 on our Facebook or on the Youtube channel of the European Commission in the Czech Republic.

EU defence spending amid pandemic: budget cuts in challenging times

February 03, 2021

In his blog post, Vojtěch Freitag deals with the budget cuts in EU defence due to the pandemic crisis.

Have the Portuguese approved the reform program of their government?

November 03, 2015

Another post-election blog, this time about the fragile Portuguese coalition coming into life.