Politics

This section includes reports, analysis and opinion about elections, public participation and political parties.

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8th January 2016 / Politics / Elections


Autumn 2016 elections are getting closer

Accroding to the Nations in Transit analysis produced by the Freedom House, the Czech Republic's rating of electoral process has remained unchanged since 2011. According to the CTK Czech News Agency and the pravniprostor.cz server, the political parties represented in the Czech Parliament plan to spend tens of millions of Czech crowns in election campaigning. Regional elections and elections to the Senate, the Upper Chamber of the Czech Parliament, will be held in autumn 2016...
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14th December 2015 / Politics / Social Responsibility


Euractiv.com: EuroPhilantopics 2015: Interview with Róża Thun MEP

An interview with Róża Thun, MEP, during the 2015 EuroPhilantopics. EuroPhilantopics is the annual event for foundations and EU institutions to come together and consider the challenges facing people and communities in the next 5-10 years. This year's theme was trust and how it can be levered to pave the way to a fairer society.  
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27th November 2015 / Politics / Employment and Social Affairs


Politics: Employment Commissioner: 2016 European Semester to focus on divergence, unemployment, ageing

In terms of living conditions, our Member States have been drifting apart instead of moving closer together...economic growth and social fairness must go hand-in-hand...We want to prioritise investment without forgetting human capital and related social investment, said EU Commissioner for Employm...
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic