green transformation

Climate change is no longer an abstract threat in the future, but a reality that already has tangible impacts on our lives and the economy today. The rising costs of climate change are up to six times higher than the costs of mitigating it. For the Czech Republic, investment in the green transition could yield a return of up to 3.6 times—especially in the public budget and the energy sector. Moreover, the Czech Republic has access to the largest amount of European funding in its history to support this transformation approximately CZK 1 trillion. This presents a unique opportunity to strengthen the economy, increase its resilience, and modernize it toward greater added value.

The elections to the European Parliament start in the Czech Republic on Friday 7 June. Consumer protection has been one of the issues that have occupied MEPs for the past five years. But the original priority has had to give way to a number of current crises. Klára Votavová, a researcher at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for the main evening broadcast on TV Nova.

Our researcher Michal Hrubý summarized the basic information on e-mobility in his article for E15.cz. The price of electric cars is higher, but it seems that more and more affordable cars are in the plans of car companies.

The new direction of the Slovak political scene and the significance of this development within the Visegrad region: that is the topic our Miroslava Pěčková deals with in her latest EU Monitor.