Czech Business Today
Volume XVI, 5-2017
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Will We Succeed in Implementing the Mobility Package in Practice?
Few initiatives of the European Commission have caused so much emotion as did the mobility package. The European… continue reading »
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EU and Japan Strengthen Ties
On the 6th of July, the EU and Japan reached a political agreement in principle on the Economic Partnership… continue reading »
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Increased Energy Efficiency Target Will Cost Us Hundreds of Billions
Czech industry has serious concerns about the impact of the draft directives and regulations on market design and… continue reading »
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EESC CORNER – Protection of Personal Data
Respect for communications is a fundamental right recognized in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European… continue reading »
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MEPs CORNER
“From the very beginning I called for the transport sector to be excluded from the new rules for posted workers. The… continue reading »
CEBRE calendar
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Debate on Consumers rights
(September 25th, 2017, Brussels)
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Debate on Post 2020 EU Financing of R&D in aviation
(September 27th, 2017, Brussels)
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Debate on Future of EU Budget
(October 6th, 2017, Prague)
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Debate on EU FTAs with Vietnam and Japan
(October 10th, 2017, Brno)
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Seminar on European Fund for Strategic Investments
(October 10th, 2017, Brno)
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Trade mission to Belgium
(October 17th-18th, 2017, Brussels, Antwerp)
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Debate on Future of EU car industry – TBC
(October 20th, 2017, Prague)
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Meeting with MEPs on future of the EU
(November 10th, 2017, Prague)
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Sector seminar on Energy in EU External Aid
(November 21st, 2017, Brussels)
Flash news
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EASIER CONDITIONS FOR INVESTORS
Czech Government approved the faster authorization procedure for foreign entities for the purpose of investing (from 3 months to 30 days). From August, the approved minimum investment for non-EU companies will amount to at least CZK 75 million with minimum 20 created jobs.
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NEW EU STATE SECRETARY
Aleš Chmelař became a new State Secretary for EU Affairs at the end of June. The office was empty since February, when his predecessor Tomáš Prouza left the office.
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CZECH REPUBLIC HAS HIGHEST JOB VACANCY RATE
The Czech Republic recorded the highest job vacancy rate in the EU in Q1 2017 of 3.1 %, while both EU28 and euro area reached 1.9 %.
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CZECH REPUBLIC GROWING FAST
According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, Czech economy recorded the highest growth rate (+2.5 %) in the second quarter of 2017 in the whole EU. The EU average was +0.7 %, while the average growth pace of the euro zone was +0.6 %.
