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Economic Policy: Commissioner Vestager charges Gazprom in anti-trust case
Last week, the European Commission continued made a next big step in its fight against abusive behavior in the internal market. After addressing a statement of objections to Google mid-April, the Commissioner in charge of competition rules Margrethe Vestager made a similar step against the Russian s...
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One year, more or less, into the Sobotka government, can we say we know more about its intentions than we did on its first day? Has it set a clear direction for where it wants to steer the country? If so, has it provided undeniable indications that it has the capability to make the country go where ...
Economic Policy: 10th AmCham Regional Tax Conference, Budapest
On 15 April 2015, 10th AmCham Regional Tax Conference took place in Budapest, Hungary. The panelists focused on base erosion and profit shifting (from the government and the business sectors points of view), CEE regional economic outloook, and EU VAT developments. Tax directors, representatives of...
Competitiveness: Commission charges Google in antitrust case, immediately opens another one
On 15 April, the EU Commissioner in charge of competition Margrethe Vestager announced that the EU executive sent Google a Statement of Objections, a formal step in the process of antitrust investigations which is, simply put, a charge sheet. The Google investigation was opened in November 2010 and,...
Economic Policy: OECD: Czech Republic has 8th highest tax wedge
According to the OECD Taxing Wages 2015 report issued on April 14 the Czech Repulic has the 8th highest tax wedge among the 34 OECD member states. The average single worker in the Czech Republic experienced a tax wedge of 42,6% in 2014 (vs. 36% OECD average). Between 2009 and 2014, a single worker...
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.
