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Economic Policy: EU finance ministers discuss investment, tax avoidance, FTT and more
Meeting on 9 December in Brussels, finance ministers of the EU held a session of the ECOFIN Council. The meeting´s agenda was very wide, starting with the recently announced €315 billion investment plan. Ministers heard the presentation of the project from EIB President. The EIB is at the core of th...
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On its meeting on 10th December the Chamber of Deputies of Parliament of the Czech Republic approved in the third final reading the State Budget Act for the year 2015. The Act is then submitted to president whose role in this is only formal as he has to sign this Act as approving budget is the exclu...
Good Governance: 9 December: International Anti-Corruption Day
The 2014 International Anti-Corruption Day's theme is Break the Corruption Chain. 5 ambassadors in the Czech Republic are applauding the Czech government in an open letter to step up the fulfillment of the anti-corruption commitments. A day for raising awareness of corruption and highlighting the ro...
Politics: Donald Tusk assumes the European Council Presidency
On 1 December, Herman Van Rompuy handed the presidency of the European Council to Donald Tusk. The former Belgian prime minister served two terms as head of the EU summit, now the baton is in the hands of the Polish ex-prime minister. Mr Tusk was elected to the post this summer by the heads of state...
Politics: JHA Council discusses Data Protection
On 5 and 6 December in Brussels, the justice and interior ministers of the EU held a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Perhaps the most important issue on the agenda was the proposed Data Protection Regulation. The ministers reached an agreement on a partial general approach, that is ...
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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