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Politics: Greece manages to stay in the euro
Early in the morning on Monday 13 July, following an all-night Euro Summit as well as a reduced-format negotiation with the German Chancellor Merkel, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras seems to have saved his country´s place in the euro. Despite the fatalistic mood after the 11 July´s Eurogroup, ...
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Google+Good Governance: Transitions Online:Former Czech health chief gets 8 ½ years in contracting/bribery scam (updated)
A major Czech corruption case came to an end on 23 July when a judge sentenced a former cabinet member and regional governor to 8 ½ years in prison. David Rath, who three years ago was arrested while in possession of a wine box stuffed with 7 million crowns ($284,000), was convicted of “manipulati...
Economic Policy:Zet:It is a mistake that debate on retirement security focuses solely on social insurance, says expert, University of Economics in Prague. Incl. Allianz 2015 Retirement Income Adequacy Indicator.
In June 2015, Czech President Zeman signed the act preventing new clients from entering the second pillar of the pension system. The pension reform of the Petr Nečas' government is dead. Click here to view an interview with the pension system reform expert of the University of Economics in Prague ...
Competitiveness: Czech Republic rises in investment attractiveness (updated)
New investment projects are being negotiated by the Czech government, including companies such as Kiswire, ArcelorMittal, or Foxconn Technology Group, for example. The advantages of the Czech Republic are its location and educated population, the investors say. Find out more here; here on Foxconn,...
Economic Policy: EU's and Czech population ageing fast
Currently available data on fertility released by the Czech Ministry of Health show there are around 43 newborns per 1,000 women. This is a significant fall compared with 1990 and the trend is ever stronger. "We are producing more and more things and less and less children," demographer Tomáš Fial...
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.
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Policy pipeline
In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.
