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Economic Policy: Czech Republic comes close to signing the Partnership Agreement for 2014-2020
In the past weeks, the EC communicated 88 comments on the proposed Partnership Agreement for the period 2014-2020. During a teleconference on 8 July, the representatives of the EC and of the Czech Republic managed to come into agreement regarding the vast majority of them. On 10 July in Prague, a me...
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Last week, Jean-Claude Juncker, the Commission President-nominee, visited the European Parliament political groups to try to win their support for his future post. The European Parliament must elect Mr. Juncker to the post, which it will try to do on 16 July at a plenary session. Mr. Juncker met wit...
Economic Policy: European Commission has objections to the Czech Partnership Agreement for the year 2014-2020
European Commission still has objections to the proposed Partnership Agreement that is to be made with the Czech Republic. The total number of European Commission reservations is 88. These reservations are for the Czech Republic to solve. Main areas that are concerned are healthcare with purchases o...
Politics: First plenary session of the new European Parliament
The 751 newly-elected MEPs gathered in Strasbourg on 1-3 July for the first plenary session to assume their jobs. The constitutive plenary marked the beginning of the 8th European Parliament´s term since 1979 when the EP was first directly elected. The MEPs´ first task was to elect the Parliament´s ...
Competitiveness: IMF estimates and Czech economic growth
On Monday IMF published its estimate of economic growth for the Czech Republic for the years 2014 and 2015 during the press conference after this year’s round of annual consultations between IMF and the Czech Republic as a member state of IMF. IMF estimates that Czech GDP should grow by 2.5 % this y...
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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