Czech Business Today
Volume XII, 2-2013
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Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan: Who Wants To Be an Entrepreneur?
The number of people wishing to set up their own business declines in the EU. As numerous surveys show, the number of… continue reading »
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Czech Public Procurements Act Needs To Be Corrected
Public procurements play a key role in improving entrepreneurial environment and conditions for business innovation… continue reading »
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Tobacco Products Directive: To Ban, or Not To Ban
At the end of the last year, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the revision of the Tobacco… continue reading »
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EESC CORNER: Medical Devices And New European Legislation
European Economic and Social Committee adopted at its plenary session the opinion on the Commission’s package of… continue reading »
Flash news
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The Czech republic signed the EU Patent Agreement
On February 19th, Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Martin Kuba signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. Besides Spain opposing the EU patent for a long time, Bulgaria and Poland haven’t signed the agreement yet. The next step to enforce the patent package is the ratification of the Agreement.
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Draft protocol on the application of the charter adopted
On February 19th, the Committee of the European Parliament on Constitutional Affairs gave the green light to the Draft protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic.
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€20.5 billion for Czechs in the next MFF
At February European summit, the Council agreed on €960 billion for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020. The negotiated sum for the Czech Republic is of €20.5 billion, which is of €900 million more than proposed.
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Multinational companies attracted by the Czech republic
More and more multinational companies choose Prague and other Czech cities as the place of their regional headquarters. The main reasons for their choice are advantageous location, good industrial base and technical workforce.
