Politics

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1st June 2018 / Politics / Trade and Investment


AmCham CZ Statement on US Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The Trump Administration announced yesterday that a tariff of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum would be applied on products from the European Union, as well as Mexico and Canada, starting on June 1. This follows several weeks of waivers while the parties attempted to reach an agreement which would prevent such a tariff.
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22nd May 2018 / Politics / Trade and Investment


U.S. Chamber Leads Tenth U.S.-China CEO Dialogue

On May 15, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) opened the tenth meeting of the U.S.-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue, co-chaired by U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue and CCIEE Chairman and Former Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan. They are joined by top business leaders, former cabinet officials, and think tank experts for two days of discussions in Beijing.
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15th May 2018 / Politics / Elections


Grayling Czech Political Digest April 2018

It has been over 180 days since the parliamentary election, yet the Czech Republic still has no government capable of winning a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic