Competitiveness
This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.
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UN Habitat in Prague: J.Gehl: First we shape the cities – then they shape us | Smart cities, smart citizens, smart communities and mayors
At the UN Habitat III conference held on March 16-18, 2016 in Prague, the organisation presented outlook and future trends in urban development: 1. UNECE cities are subject to concentration and sprawl. With ageing & migration, favouring compactness is key to supporting equity, integration and cohesion in our societies. 2. The knowledge city flourishes around scientific and educational excellence, is fueled by the digital revolution and demands mixeduse & integrated cities. Increased imperative for collaboration,consensus & positive action between government, stakeholders & the community. 3. Trend to people-centred and integrated planning is driving action towards resilient, connected, integrated & compact cities. 4. Post-Paris – widespread consensus for renewed action on climate change. In UNECE cities this will mean accelerated action for the decarbonisation of urban life. Click on presentations by Czech and foreing experts on urban development issues, including case studies.
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Prague Declaration for Habitat III Europe Regional Meeting
We, the National Government delegations from the Member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region, as well as relevant stakeholders, including local and regional authorities, intergovernmental organizations, United Nations agencies, professionals and academia, the private sector, civil society, men, women, children, youth and other participants of the Habitat III Regional Meeting European Habitat held in Prague on 16-18 March, 2016...
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Czech Rep largely compliant with OECD tax transparency standard, improvements needed | Czechs do not like tax evasion by corporations, see inequality in possibility to circumvent, determine (tax) rules - study
OECD data show the Czech Republic is „largely compliant“ with the international standard for exchange of information on request and transparency objectives of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. Improvements should be made in the areas of availability of information on ownership, access to information/access powers, and exchange of information/rights and safeguards, for example. According to a survey conducted by the Median agency for the Glopolis think-tank, almost 60% of Czech respondents think that it is big corporations who is responsible for the greatest part of tax evasion in the Czech Republic.
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