Daniel Vencovsky, a Researcher with RPA, has degrees in International Studies from Charles University in his home town of Prague in the Czech Republic and from the University of Birmingham in the UK. He also spent a year of his undergraduate degree at the University of Konstanz in Germany. Before joining RPA, he worked as a research assistant for a leading provider of information on investment funds. He has written a number of articles dealing with the business sector in the Czech and Slovak Republics and he also published articles on conflict issues in Africa. As a member of the RPA team, his main focus will be on European policy and regulation.