Czech Business Today
Volume XIV, 4-2015
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EU Business Wants To Strengthen Its Ties With Latin America
EU – Latin America cooperation started during the first bi-regional Summit in Rio de Janeiro already in 1999. Since… continue reading »
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Technical and Professional Education at High Schools
Czech industry employs nearly 40 % of the population and generates almost two-fifths of the country’s GDP. However two… continue reading »
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TTIP Negotiations Speed Up
From 20th to 24th April, the ninth round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)… continue reading »
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EESC CORNER: European and Czech Glass Industry and European Policies
The EESC adopted an opinion on the glass industry and threats which should be avoided by adjusting policies of the EU… continue reading »
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MEPs Corner
“The European Union ́s targets include support for vocational education, particularly technical education. These funds… continue reading »
CEBRE calendar
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June 2nd, 2015
CEBRE debate on Social standards in transport (Brussels)
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May 21st, 2015
CEBRE debate on Country Specific Recommendations (Prague)
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May 11th–13th, 2015
Czech Business Mission to Belgium (Brussels, Antwerp)
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May 15th, 2015
CEBRE debate with MEPs on TTIP (Prague)
Flash news
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First op adopted
The European Commission adopted the first Czech operational programme end of April. The budget for the business support and innovation programme will be of €8 bn.
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Consumer rights ́ campaigns
Vera Jourova, Commissioner for Justice, Consumer and Gender Equality kicked off two campaigns in April in Prague. Campaigns dedicated to consumer rights shall allow consumers to be aware of their rights when buying online and offline or applying for consumer credit.
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CEF project on board
Czechs and Pols want to cooperate in the area of water economy, air pollution, energy and critical road infrastructure. One of the most important projects in the transport is the construction of the Czech road R11 and its interconnection with Polish S3. During 2016, both countries will submit a common project within Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
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New agency for EU funds
Following the EC request to cover civil servants handling EU funding by the Public Service Act, CzechInvest agency will be reformed by the end of 2015 and part of its staff will leave for the new agency set up by the Ministry of Trade and Industry for handling EU funding from 2016.
