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Greek member think tank KEFIM's study "Anti-European Parties in Parliament" was covered by Business Daily. The study examines the voting patterns of Greek opposition parties on EU legislation from 2004 to 2023, revealing notable differences in their levels of support for such bills and their effect on wider European politics.

EPICENTER Greek member think tank KEFiM's research, which dives deeper into the passing of European Union laws in the Greek parliament, has been covered by major Greek news outlet Iefimerida. The policy text analyses the extent to which each opposition party votes for or against the laws that contain European legislation sanctions.

Radu Nechita, Associate Professor of Economics at Romanian member think tank IES, is interviewed by Adevărul. He discusses the current state of the Romanian economy, the impact of the European Green Pact, and how this reflects similar situations in Slovakia, Hungary and Poland.

IES Executive Director Christian Năsulea appears on a Digi24 broadcast discussing the publishing of The World Economic Forum's list of the best places to visit in 2024. He gives his opinions on Romania's place at 43rd, why it got this rank in the first place and what policymakers can do to improve its place in the future.

Digi24 examine the recent Timbro Authoritarian Populism Index's findings. Published by EPICENTER, approximately 26.9% of Europeans support political parties with authoritarian or populist ideologies, with Romanian ranking 7th in Europe for populist party support.

EPICENTER member think tank TIMBRO's Authoritarian Populism Index has been featured in an article from the prominent Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita. Using the findings of the Index, the article discusses how Poland is among the countries with the greatest support for populist parties in Europe, ranking 5th overall.

INESS' recent article on the benefits of the European Single Market for Slovakia has made an appearance on SME - one of Slovakia's most widely published newspapers. Reflecting EPICENTER's wider views on the SM, it discusses the financial benefits for Slovakia since its induction and how to ensure this success continues into the future.

IES Executive Director Christian Năsulea appeared on Euronews to discuss the recent Ministry of Labor and Social Solidarity formula that will be established to increase the country's minimum wage. It will take into account purchasing power, the level of average gross salary earnings and labour productivity, however this may pose future problems with the additional governmental regulation and economic consequences of such a decision.

Štěpán Drábek, an analyst at EPICENTER's partner think tank CETA, appeared on the Seznam Zprávy news podcast to elaborate on how the accession to the EU helped Czechia and brought it into the group of richer countries. However, recent regulations are now destroying the idea on which the Union was founded, the idea of ​​a single and free market, which Drábek says is too important not to ignore.