Czech Business Today
Volume XI, 3-2012
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Problem of discrimination in the labour market can’t be solved by legislation. It is an issue for the whole society!
At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life expectancy was barely 50 years. Nowadays, half of the children… continue reading »
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Welcome by Tomáš Hartman
It has been almost three years now since I had had the first opportunity to work for CEBRE. After returning back to the… continue reading »
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Future of European Social Fund
In October 2011, the European Commission proposed the rules that will determine how the European Social Fund (ESF) will… continue reading »
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EESC Corner – Active Citizenship Is More Than Free Movement and Rights
“Civil society is one of the ways in which our human nature can be exercised in its entirety.” — Václav… continue reading »
CEBRE calendar
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April 19th, 2012:
CEBRE Calendar Seminar on Tenders in EU Development Aid (Prague)
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April 26th, 2012:
CEBRE debate on COSME and Horizon2020 (Brussels)
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April 26th, 2012:
European Business Summit (Brussels)
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May 9th, 2012:
CEBRE conference on Competitiveness and Growth (Prague)
Flash news
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Women in Europe still earn less on average than men
Women across the EU continue to earn in average 16.4% less than men, according to new figures released by the European Commission on European Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap is persistently high, with considerable differences between countries and sectors. In the Czech Republic, the pay gap is more than 25%.
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Regional determination of cohesion funds
According to the data released by Eurostat in March, financial participation in allocation of European subsidies will be determined on the basis of the reached regional GDP per capita. By these results, the GDP per capita in individual regions of the Czech Republic (except for Prague) has not reached in the 3-year period of 2007–2009 75% of the EU27 average.
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IDOS winner of first smart mobility challenge
The Commission announced that the winner of the First Smart Mobility Challenge on European multi-modal journey planners in the category of ‘operational journey planners’ was Czech IDOS. IDOS is a door-to-door journey planner for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It also provides other cross- border travel connections around Europe by bus and train. It has 66 million online views per month.
