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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17th April 2015 / Competitiveness /

Competitiveness: Commission charges Google in antitrust case, immediately opens another one

On 15 April, the EU Commissioner in charge of competition Margrethe Vestager announced that the EU executive sent Google a Statement of Objections, a formal step in the process of antitrust investigations which is, simply put, a charge sheet. The Google investigation was opened in November 2010 and,...

27th March 2015 / Competitiveness / Digital Agenda

Competitiveness: EC discusses Digital Single Market strategy

On 25 March, the college of commissioners discussed at a regular weekly meeting the upcoming Digital Single Market strategy. Digital market is one of the key priorities of the Juncker Commission and the overall strategy is expected in early May. Last week, the commissioners discussed several prelimi...

6th March 2015 / Competitiveness / Legal Reform and Transparency

Competitiveness: Brief for Finance Minister Andrej Babiš & Insolvency Position Paper

AmCham members met at a luncheon with Andrej Babiš - the First Deputy Prime Minister for the Economics, Minister of Finance and future Minister of Justice Robert Pelikán on March 6, 2015. As a background document Amcham summarized policies we believe will increase the country’s economic potential, e...