EU

New blog from our research fellow Zuzana Picková about changes to British membership in the EU negotiated by David Cameron to avoid Brexit.

Matthieu Crévecoeur continues to analyse the current situation in the Middle East with connection to the suspended peace talks in Genève. He underlines the importance of solidarity and courage which should be demonstrated by the EU in order to make the peace talks successful.

Michal Vít was a guest of Czech TV and commented on the direction that the EU is taking regarding the most recent developments.

EUROPEUM’s head of research Martin Michelot comments for Slovak Pravda.sk on Turkey’s mission in the refugee crisis. He also talks about the so-called plan B which the V4 countries suggest should Turkey fail to fulfil its responsibilities.

As we have been seeing lately, the position of the EU member states towards the Union is quite differentiated. The French Institute for International Relations began a unique project in December of 2014 which aims at bridging these different perspectives though mutual understanding and dialogue. The project is scheduled to continues till March 2016.

Europe, specifically the European Union, is now facing more pressing challenges than ever. Read a blog by Matthieu Crévecoeur in which he emphasizes the importance of staying united on both domestic and European level.

Our research fellow Michal Vít spoke for Czech Radio about the meeting of V4 interior ministers, where they discussed the possibility of an increased cooperation in dealing with the migrant crisis.

Studio ČT24 hosted Michal Vít who commented on the main points the vice president of the European Commission addressed during her visit of the Czech Republic.

Vladimír Bartovic answers questions on the Schengen area and the European intelligence services.

Earlier in November, EUROPEUM had the pleasure to organize a panel discussion on the EU and Ukraine, involving Štefan Füle and Václav Lídl and two distinguished Ukrainian speakers, Oleksii Haran and Maria Zolkina of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF).

Vladimír Bartovic talks to Czech Radio about the upcoming summit in Valletta.

Panel discussion on mutual perceptions between Ukraine and the EU and how these affect the relationship between them.