EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

What are the causes of low Czech voter turnout in the European Parliament elections?

May 22, 2019

For decades, the voter turnout in the European Parliament (EP) elections has been constantly decreasing. From 61,99% in 9 member states of the then European Community in 1979, to 42,54% in 2014 in the EU-28 format. This tendency has particularly applied to the Czech Republic; the country had the 5th lowest voter turnout in both… » read more

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British politicians made Farage’s 2019 European election campaign easy

May 17, 2019

In 2014, Nigel Farage built the successful campaign of his (now former) UK Independence Party (UKIP) on spreading fear about migration. This year, Farage’s new group, the Brexit Party, is using three years of major parties’ indecisiveness and political stalemate to gain support in the campaign.

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Blízkému spojenectví navzdory: Polsko-litevské vztahy ve 21. století

April 29, 2019

Jen málokteré dva národy v Evropě sdílely po staletí tolik společných státních útvarů (např. více než 200 let trvající Polsko-litevská unie), aby mezi sebou ve století dvacátém tak nevraživě fyzicky a rétoricky bojovaly. Řeč je o Polsku a Litvě a jejich vztazích po roce 1989. Na rozdíl od Běloruska, které nastoupilo v porovnání s Litvou… » read more

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Příběh jednoho složitého sousedství: Polsko-běloruské vztahy ve 21. století

April 23, 2019

Jaké jsou nynější vztahy dvou sousedů, které spojuje mnohasetletá společná historie, ale současnost spíše rozděluje? Jeden z nich, Polsko, je rychle se rozvíjející moderní stát. Naopak Bělorusko je často označováno jako poslední skanzen komunismu v Evropě. Vztahy od raných devadesátých let mezi Běloruskem a Polskem jsou trvale napjaté a podezřívavé. Po rozpadu Sovětského svazu a… » read more

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Slovak presidential elections: A country at a crossroads between progression and regression

March 29, 2019

On 16th March 2019, Slovakia held its historically fifth direct presidential elections, providing an opportunity to measure the country’s general mood and future direction. The first round of elections was significantly dominated by Zuzana Čaputová, a lawyer and a civil activist, who gained 40,6 % of the votes. Čaputová’s success in the first round of… » read more

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The Possibility of ‘No deal’ Brexit and its Consequences for the EU and the Czech Republic

January 11, 2019

On March 29th, 2017, Britain, along with the EU triggered, article 50, which began the two-year countdown until the UK must leave the EU. This so-called transition period is due to end in less than 3 months, yet still there’s no satisfactory deal that both sides would agree on. Currently, the proposed break up deal… » read more

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COP24: When will we finally get rid of the “but”?

December 20, 2018

“The UN’s latest climate meeting ends positively. But there is a lot more to do if global warming is to be stopped” says The Economist about the 24th UN Conference of Parties, the so-called COP24, which came to an end in Katowice on Saturday 15th December. “The agreement struck in Poland is not strong enough,… » read more

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In a Time of Changing Geopolitical Landscape, should the EU re-evaluate its approach to China?

December 12, 2018

Confidence in the EU has gradually diminished after a series of crises of values. This has enabled the rapid growth of the populist and the far-right parties in the V4 countries, which are causing fragmentation within the EU due to what they perceive as unresolved asylum and migration issues. In 2004, Romano Prodi commented on… » read more

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Reviewing the EU-China report from a Taiwanese perspective: A Cautious Step Forward?

October 15, 2018

On September 12, 2018, The European Parliament approved the EU-China relations report. The report not only forms the future of EU-China policy but also covers a wide range of issues regarding the relations between China and its neighboring areas or countries including deterioration of human rights between Tibet and China, political persecution such as the… » read more

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EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent think-tank focusing on European integration.

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan, and independent think-tank focusing on European integration. EUROPEUM contributes to democracy, security, stability, freedom, and solidarity across Europe as well as to active engagement of the Czech Republic in the EU and undertakes research, publishing, and educational activities and formulates new ideas and opinions to the EU and Czech policy.


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