Czech Business Today
Volume XVII, 5-2018
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Businesses worried about copyright reform outcome
To create a true Digital Single Market is one of the main aims of Juncker’s Commission. There have been proposals that… continue reading »
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CEBRE founders met Czech MEPs to discuss plastics, mobility and consumer issues
The mandate of the current EU institutions is slowly, but steadily coming to an end. However, several important… continue reading »
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EU-Japan FTA goes against protectionist tendencies
The 17th of July marks the signature of the biggest Free Trade Agreement negotiated by the EU – with Japan. The… continue reading »
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MEPs Corner
The fundamental battle will be fought about Articles 11 and 13. The amendments now submitted show that there´s been no… continue reading »
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EESC CORNER: EESC new contribution to the EU information society
The EESC has recently adopted two opinions related to The Proposal for the Council Regulation on establishing the… continue reading »
CEBRE calendar
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Seminar on Credit Support for Entrepreneurs from EU Budget (Brno)
2nd October
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Debate on Taxation of Digital Companies (Prague)
5th October
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Czech Business Delegation on Artificial Intelligence to Belgium (Brussels)
9th-10th October
Flash news
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Czech economy in good shape
The growth of Czech GDP in expected to reach 2.4% in the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. In quarter-to-quarter comparison, the Czech economy grew by 0.7% compared to the first quarter of 2018. However, 30% of the Czech companies see limited access to the adequately skilled workforce as a big risk for their further growth and competiveness.
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Priorities of Czech government
The recently established Czech government presented its key priorities at the end of June. The main ones are pension reform, digitalization and support of investment and security. Apart from that, the government wants to become an important player at the EU level.
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Businesses worried about Brexit outcome
According to several current analyses, the Czech Republic would be the 5th most negatively impacted country in the EU by a “hard” Brexit. Therefore, Czech businesses call for constructive negotiations with the aim of avoiding the cliff-edge scenario.
