Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism
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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European Commission/UN Habitat: The State of European Cities 2016: Czech Rep high no. of small municipalities, high motorisation rate, Prague high share of green areas | Case study on Prague's public transport services improvement
The publication The State of European Cities 2016 covers the 28 EU member states and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland and focuses on demographic, economic, mobility, societal and environmental trends and trends in urbanisation. The report shows high motorisation rates in the Czech Republic and the capital city Prague, compared with the rest of Europe, but points at Prague's improved transport services, or large green areas within the capital city. Also, since early 1990s, the number of municipalities rose the most in the Czech Republic (+50%], Croatia and Slovenia, the report says.
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Google+Moravian Convention Bureau/ICCA: Brno among top 100 most popular European congress destinations
According to ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) ranking, Brno jumped up from the 143th place in 2014 to 97th place in 2015 and made it to the TOP100 most popular congress destinations in Europe. Also, Brno ranks 12th in Europe in the latest Quality of Life Index by Numbeo.com.
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TOL.org: Cubing in Prague
The Czech capital hosted the 2016 European Rubik’s Cube Championship, as the cube, a Hungarian invention, came home to Central Europe. The event saw a new European record for fastest single solve with a time of 5.13 seconds, the TOL.org portal wrote.
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