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Politics:Speech by Věra Jourová at Conference on European Citizenship and Justice - European citizenship: our common rights and values
EU Commissioner Věra Jourová had a speech at a conference on European Citizenship and Justice held in Luxembourg on 14 September. ...Citizens want to enjoy freedom of movement and they also want to feel protected, especially when problems arise. The Commission will continue to develop a European ...
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Google+Competitiveness: CTK/Confederation of Industry and Trade: Czech firms ready to employ 5,000 refugees - survey
Czech firms are ready to immediately employ at least 5,000 refugees from countries such as Syria, especially in technical professions, according to a survey that the Confederation of Industry and Trade conducted among several dozens of large Czech industrial companies... Czech firms prefer foreign...
Good Governance: 182nd Žofín Forum: What will new public procurement and construction legislation bring?
On 8 September 2015, 182nd Žofín Forum took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The focus of the debate were new pieces of legislation drafted by the Ministry for Regional Development; the drafts of new public procurement act and amendment to the construction act. View presentations of Minister for R...
Politics: Joint Communiqué of V4 Foreign Ministers on Migration Crisis
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group countries met with their counterparts from the Luxembourg Presidency and Germany in Prague on September 11, 2015 to discuss concrete measures within the external dimension of the migration crisis. ...The Ministers recall the Joint Statement o...
Politics: Juncker´s first State of the Union speech in EP
Last Wednesday 9 September, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave his first State of the Union speech in the European Parliament plenary in Strassbourg. His 77-minute long speech, made in English and French, touched a variety of topics the European Union copes with these days. The basic op...
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.
