Economic policy / Energy and Environment

This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.

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30th October 2015 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment


Economic Policy: Eurostat: Czech Republic below EU average in resource productivity

Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, published data on resource productivity across the EU covering the period between 2002 and 2014. Resource productivity quantifies the relation between economic activity (GDP) and the consumption of natural resources and sheds light on how effic...
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14th September 2014 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment


Economic Policy: Czech Natural Gas Reserves

On Tuesday 9th September Minister of Industry and Commerce Jan Mládek visited natural gas reservoir in Háje near Příbram. This reservoir belongs to RWE company that owns 92 % of total natural gas storage capacity in the Czech republic. Minister was pleased to hear that the reservoir of natural gas a...
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26th June 2014 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment


Economic Policy: The Czech Republic and its energy security

On Monday 23rd June Czech and Polish energy regulation authorities together issued a decision on realization of Czech-Polish project concerning construction of bidirectional interconnecting gas pipeline Stork II. This project will be realized in cooperation of Czech company Net4Gas and Polish compan...
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic