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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13th March 2012 / Economic policy / Public Procurement

Jan Farský, TOP09

Do you believe that transparent ownership and government transactions are a major issue or are there other issues in public procurement that should be dealt with primarily? I think that the greatest problem is the issue of efficiency of the management of public funds. Transparent ownership struc...

13th March 2012 / Economic policy / Public Procurement

Karolína Peake, vicepremiérka

In my opinion, the introduction of an obligation to publish concluded public procurement contracts, including any amendments, and the price actually paid for performance will have the greatest positive effect on the level of transparency in public procurement. The amendment also introduces a new ...

13th March 2012 / Economic policy / Public Procurement

Eduard Palíšek, CEO Siemens Česká republika, Coalition for Transparent Business

Is the amendment and the new measures it introduces a major improvement from the point of view of businesses/bidders? Yes, it significantly increases level of transparency (extended information duties of public contractors), removes financial qualification criteria that were often used in discri...