Czechs in the EU: Vice-President of the European Commission Věra Jourová

Věra Jourová is one of the best-known Czech names in Brussels’ circles. In 2019, the former Czech minister and commissioner, now Vice-President of the European Commission, made Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people on the planet. Ironically, she entered the EU-executive with a slight disadvantage, because she was put in charge of a portfolio she didn’t particularly want. In this edition of “Czechs in the EU” we look back at Věra Jourová’s work in Brussels with Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of the Europeum Institute and Czech Radio’s former Brussels correspondent.

When Věra Jourová became the first Czech to make Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people on the planet in 2019, she said she could not have been more surprised.

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Authors: Viktor Daněk, Daniela Lazarová