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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11th July 2014 / Economic policy /

Economic Policy: Czech Republic comes close to signing the Partnership Agreement for 2014-2020

In the past weeks, the EC communicated 88 comments on the proposed Partnership Agreement for the period 2014-2020. During a teleconference on 8 July, the representatives of the EC and of the Czech Republic managed to come into agreement regarding the vast majority of them. On 10 July in Prague, a me...

9th July 2014 / Economic policy /

Economic Policy: European Commission has objections to the Czech Partnership Agreement for the year 2014-2020

European Commission still has objections to the proposed Partnership Agreement that is to be made with the Czech Republic. The total number of European Commission reservations is 88. These reservations are for the Czech Republic to solve. Main areas that are concerned are healthcare with purchases o...

27th June 2014 / Economic policy /

Economic Policy: Ukraine signs trade deal with EU

Ukraine has signed the European Trade Association Agreement give Ukrainian markets greater access to Europe. Furthermore, new president of Ukraine Petro O. Poroshenko declared that he would like Ukraine to one day become a full member of the European Union. The deal will decrease 98 per cent of trad...