Czech Business Today
Volume X, 3-2011
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EU Transport needs effective co-modality and completed internal transport market
White Paper on Transport from March 2011 proposes to modernise and decarbonise transport sector in order to create a… continue reading »
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Finally, the Czechs are allowed to work in Austria and Germany without a work permit!
Free movement of workers is one of the basic freedoms of the European Union. Germany and Austria applied the… continue reading »
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New president of Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic
At the April General Assembly, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (SPCR) elected new Board of Directors… continue reading »
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EESC Corner: Budgetary supervision in Eurozone
World economic and financial crisis brought to light a need for better coordination and enhanced supervision in EU… continue reading »
CEBRE calendar
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May 17th, 2011:
CEBRE Debate on Free Movement of Workers (Prague)
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May 25th, 2011:
Round Tables on Industry – University Cooperation (Ostrava)
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May 26th, 2011:
Sector Seminar on SME‘s (Brussels)
Flash news
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New Scientific Centre
New Technology Park and the Centre for Technology Transfer will be established in Jihlava by 2014. The Scientific Centre will be focused on Energy and will probably become one of the key technological institutes in the Czech Republic. The centre will create 50 job vacancies and support the development of young talents in energy sector. The project is co-financed by Ministry of Industry and Trade through the Operational Programme “Enterprise and Innovation”.
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Reinforcement of energy-efficient buildings
The Czech Republic intends to gradually increase energy efficiency standards for new buildings in four stages from 2013 until 2021. New buildings should have minimum energy requirements needed for their operating. The State will present the best example – all new buildings will be obliged to consume almost no energy by 2019.
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Programme “Free roads”
On 30th March 2011, Ministry of Transport announced the competition for the freight carrier. If they shift freight journeys from road to rail, they can be awarded. The Ministry wants to encourage more environmentally friendly modes of transport in order to meet the EU standards and also to reduce traffic on the road.
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Innovation vouchers
South Moravia Innovation Centre has opened the registration for its innovation vouchers enhancing cooperation between the industry and research institutions. The innovation vouchers help small and start-up businesses to pay for knowhow needed for their innovation and further development. Maximum cost coverage is 75%.
