V4

Our Head of Research Martin Michelot was among the three experts that contributed their country's vision on the question of whether ‪Visegrad‬ leaders should be concerned about the EU ‪‎fragmentation‬.

Zuzana Picková's policy paper examines the current state of play of the European Commission’s Better Regulation Agenda (BRA) and highlights its key elements, adding the perspective on the BRA of the Visegrád Group countries (V4) and suggesting several policy recommendations.

Martin Michelot in an interview for International Politics on the decline of political parties, the need for a V4 group's united public diplomacy and the possible success of the proposed plan B in solving the refugee crisis.

Our Research fellow Michal Vít was among the three experts that commented some newly essential questions in the first blog of a reshaped ‘A View from Central Europe’ series, published by the Central European Policy Institute (CEPI).

The Director of EUROPEUM Institute for European policy Vladimír Bartovic commented on Tuesday at Rádio Slovensko - Rádiožurnál o 12:00 the summit of the V4 countries.

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.

EUROPEUM's director Vladimír Bartovic is one of the co-authors of a mid-term paper evaluating the Czech V4 presidency.

Read an article published by Slovak Denník N which includes opinion of our head of resear, Martin Michelot, on populism in Slovakia.

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.

Two years ago, under the expertise of EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy Director Vladimír Bartovic a new project called "Visegrad in the EU - How Much Do We Matter?" was launched. We now proudly present the project outputs.

How do external factors, such as the Ukraine or the migration crises, affect the V4 cooperation? Martin Michelot provides a thorough assessment of the recent developments and some recommendations for the future of V4 in his latest policy paper.

Will the V4 countries find a common ground with the "Old Europe" regarding the refugee crisis? Read Martin Michelot's take on Central Europe's transformed image in Brussels.