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U.S. Dept of State White Paper: The European Commission's Recent State Aid Investigations of Transfer Pricing Rulings
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“U.S. Treasury Department”) shares the European Commission’s (“Commission”) concern with tax avoidance by multinational firms. The international community, including the European Union (“EU”) and its Member States, has long recognized the need to address this issue multilaterally. For more than two decades, the U.S. Treasury Department has worked closely as part of the international community to achieve a collective solution to this global problem.
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Google+EC Regional Innovation Scoreboard: Four Czech Regions increase their regional innovation performance
Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2016 covers 214 regions across 22 EU countries and Norway. In addition, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Malta are included at country level. As for the Czech Republic, four regions increased their innovative performance over the past two years.
Annual Report of the Czech V4 Presidency 2015–2016
The Czech Presidency’s ambition was to focus on clear and achievable priorities. Instead of developing new V4+ formats and broadening the agenda even further, the Czech Republic resolved to concentrate on areas where cooperation was already under way.
AmCham Policy Report - August 22: How Households Spend Their Money
Last week, we detailed the difference between GDP and GNI (which calculates what is left of the GDP after netting dividend and other flows out of and into the country). That gives us the foundation for assessing what sort of prosperity is being created in the Czech Republic. The news is good. This week will we jump to the other side of the spectrum to take a look at how individual citizens are spending that prosperity.
Czech Technical University launches Industry 4.0 study program
The Czech Technical University in Prague (CVUT), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, will launch a newly accredited study program Industry 4.0 in September 2016. Applicants can send their applications by mid-September.
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.
