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AmCham EU: The Single Market: a European success story that needs to be told
'Let's not forget that Europe is doing really well. Actually, this is a concern for business, too. We're not shouting enough about the good things...The fundamentals haven't changed. The EU-US relationship is absolutely crucial....If that relationship does well, there is a knock-on effect elsewhere in the world, including for benefits for the consumer', says Susan Danger, CEO AmCham EU.
czechtourism.com: Explore mountains with a stroller and make a discovery trip with wheelchair
'Much is done in the country to allow people with reduced mobility to relax. The Czech Republic – a functional and unobstructed destination with easy accessibility; even the Krkonoše Mountains. Let Czechia convince you that nothing is impossible or insurmountable!,' czechtourism.com writes.
Radio Praha: Bill Clinton: Today Václav Havel's ideas are more relevant than ever
The former US president Bill Clinton first visited the Czech Republic in 1994, offering the countries of the former communist bloc support and assistance on the road to democracy. It was a historic, trust-building visit in many ways, which saw the birth of a special friendship between the then US head of state and the Czech Republic’s first president Vaclav Havel. Bill Clinton gave Czech Radio’s Washington correspondent Lenka Kabrhelová an interview in which he recalled his visit to Prague, his admiration for Vaclav Havel, and how he played the saxophone at a Prague jazz club.
Radio Praha/HN: Czech Airports register record number of passengers
The number of passengers going through the Czech Republic’s airports last year exceeded 13 million - for the first time since the economic crisis in 2008. However, passenger numbers have only been increasing in Prague, while elsewhere passenger numbers are dwindling, the daily Hospodářské noviny reported.
Fitch Ratings: Fitch Revises Czech Republic's Outlook to Positive, Affirms at 'A+'
Fitch Ratings-Paris/London-01 September 2017: Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Czech Republic's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to Positive from Stable and affirmed the IDRs at 'A+'.
Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy
- Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
- The City Campus as Idea Factory
- Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
- Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization
Advocacy Priorities for 2023
Technology, People, Infrastructure
Actions Recommended in Areas:
1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.
2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).
3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.
4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.
5. Immigration of STEM Talents.
6. Digitization of Immigration.
7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.
8. Digitization of Land Use.
9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.
Read the documents in English and Czech.
Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.