Czech Business Today
Volume XIII, 5-2014
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Country Specific Recommendations Should Serve as a Guide; The Implementation of Reforms Depends on the Czech Republic
In the context of the European Semester, Member States deepened coordination of their economic policies, partially as a… continue reading »
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Russian sanctions: How much is at stake?
Apart from the raising geopolitical tensions that the recent development in Ukraine brought, EU businesses have to deal… continue reading »
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Unemployment in the Czech Republic Is Relatively Low Compared to the EU, But in the Long-Term Labour Market Poses a Risk
Unemployment is currently one of the biggest challenges for the European society. Within the Europe 2020 strategy, the… continue reading »
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EESC Corner: Youth Employment Policies From a Civil Society Perspective
Combating youth unemployment effectively is one of the biggest challenges of our time. While Eurostat data showed that… continue reading »
CEBRE calendar
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October 1st, 2014
CEBRE consultations with Czech companies (Brno)
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October 2nd, 2014
Debate on “Energy efficiency” (Prague)
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October 30th, 2014
Debate on “Investment Agreement with China”(Prague)
Flash news
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The Czech Republic changes its position on 2030 energy targets
The Czech Republic has been against having three 2030 climate and energy targets so far, but due to growing political support among Member States the Czech government changes its position. The new official position should be known in the upcoming weeks.
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Czech parliament actively comments on EU legislation
According to the latest report on relations between the Commission and national parliaments, the members of the Czech Parliament belong to the most active ones in Europe. Especially the Czech Senate that submitted 64 opinions in 2013; only the Portuguese Senate was more active with its 192 opinions.
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Czech partnership agreement approved
On 11th August the European Commission accepted the Partnership Agreement as it was proposed by the Czech government. Finally after three years of negotiations the Czech Republic has the framework that will be used to allocate EU funds in the next period 2014–2020.
