Economic policy

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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2nd December 2015 / Economic policy / Energy and Environment

Euractiv.cz: Czech Government not to join Central European protest against Nord Stream 2

The Czech Government decided today that Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Mládek will not support a joint initiative of seven Central European states against the expansion of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline...

27th November 2015 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Economic Policy: Eurostat publishes latest indicators for early detection of macroeconomic imbalances

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, publishes today the indicators of the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure (MIP) Scoreboard. The MIP is part of the Six-Pack regulation on economic governance adopted by the European Parliament and Council in November 2011. In 2015 three labour...

25th November 2015 / Economic policy / Education

Economic Policy: OECD: Education at a Glance 2015: Czech Rep: good ICT, problem-solving skills among tertiary-educated adults, education sector not seen as innovative

On 24 November 2015, OECD published the 2015 Education at a Glance report measuring state of education worldwide. The report analyses the education systems of the 34 OECD member countries, as well as Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Russian F...