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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Economic Policy: EC publishes its “textual proposals” for TTIP
On 7 January, the European Commission made an unprecedented step in transparency of a bilateral trade negotiation. As part of the continuous effort, it published its “textual proposals”, that is actual proposals for the legal text made by the Commission in TTIP negotiations, containing the specific ...
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Economic Policy: European Council approves the €315 billion-worth investment plan
Meeting on 18 December in Brussels, heads of state or government of the EU Member States held a discussion on two major issues the EU is facing. Firstly, the leaders discussed measures to support investment and economic growth. In this context, the presidents and prime ministers welcomed the investm...
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Economic Policy: EU finance ministers discuss investment, tax avoidance, FTT and more
Meeting on 9 December in Brussels, finance ministers of the EU held a session of the ECOFIN Council. The meeting´s agenda was very wide, starting with the recently announced €315 billion investment plan. Ministers heard the presentation of the project from EIB President. The EIB is at the core of th...
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