Bringing the V4’s Commitment to the Western Balkans into Action
Coordination Will Make the Journey to the EU Easier
17 February 2021
As the Czech EU Council Presidency in 2022 is approaching, it is likely that the V4 countries will coordinate their stance towards the Western Balkans. So far, they have been generally supportive of EU enlargement, but they differ in their approaches to the region.
The recent dispute between Bulgaria and North Macedonia has brought the EU integration of the Western Balkans back on the political agenda. The opinion of the Central European countries on this matter is important, as they have been supportive of the EU accession of the Western Balkans while seeking to influence political and economic dynamics in the region.
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Unhealthy lifestyles, various diseases, stress, and aging can all contribute to an imbalance between the production of ROS and the body s ability to reduce and eliminate them. The resulting excessive levels of ROS cause oxidative stress . Graphic courtesy of National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
February 10, 2021 Oxygen is essential for human life, but within the body, certain biological environmental conditions can transform oxygen into aggressively reactive molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage DNA, RNA, and proteins. Normally, the body relies on molecules called antioxidants to convert ROS into less dangerous chemical species through a process called reduction. But unhealthy lif
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Oxygen is essential for human life, but within the body, certain biological environmental conditions can transform oxygen into aggressively reactive molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage DNA, RNA, and proteins. Normally, the body relies on molecules called antioxidants to convert ROS into less dangerous chemical species through a process called reduction.
But unhealthy lifestyles, various diseases, stress, and aging can all contribute to an imbalance between the production of ROS and the body s ability to reduce and eliminate them. The resulting excessive levels of ROS cause oxidative stress, which can disrupt normal cellular functions and increase the risk of diseases like cancer, neurodegeneration, kidney dysfunction, and others, which are all accompanied by severe inflammation.
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Credit: National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology.
Oxygen is essential for human life, but within the body, certain biological environmental conditions can transform oxygen into aggressively reactive molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage DNA, RNA, and proteins. Normally, the body relies on molecules called antioxidants to convert ROS into less dangerous chemical species through a process called reduction. But unhealthy lifestyles, various diseases, stress, and aging can all contribute to an imbalance between the production of ROS and the body s ability to reduce and eliminate them. The resulting excessive levels of ROS cause oxidative stress, which can disrupt normal cellular functions and
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