Czech Republic welcomed COREPER I

At the beginning of July, the Czech Republic welcomed COREPER I. During the three-day visit co-organized by the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, the ambassadors visited the Moravian-Silesian Region on the occasion of the Czech Presidency.

The main objective of this visit was to show the ambassadors the natural wealth and, more importantly, the long industrial history, present and the potential of our industry. The fact that the Czech Republic is a very strongly industrialized country based on traditional industries requires an extraordinary approach toward a green and digital future.

The region is aware of its responsibility towards sustainability and the environment and is actively coming up with innovations that companies are applying within their production and trying to maintain sustainability efficiency.

An exciting program was organized, starting at the Technical University of Ostrava. The delegation was able to see the high level of progress from a traditional university of mining and metallurgy to a modern technical university, which boasts a world-class research centre with the help of EU funding. Representatives of COREPER I also had the opportunity to get acquainted with a specialized centre, in the field of smart technologies, by visiting an IT4Innovations supercomputer centre. It is a special building with its photovoltaic power plant, as well as a digitized teaching production line, which simulates a Smart factory environment. Then the delegation moved to Karviná to the Gabriela mine, where the revitalization of post-mining landscape is underway. The program also included a tour of the World of Technology in the Dolní Vítkovice area. On Friday, the delegation spent the day with other companies such as Liberty Steel, where they became familiar with greening projects and one of the biggest investments in the Ostrava smelter in several decades, with the Danielli company. The project involves reducing their carbon footprint by more than 80% by 2027. TATRA Kopřivnice, another major company and also a large regional employer, also welcomed the delegation and let them try out a special polygon where they test the world-famous truck vehicles. Friday afternoon was spent in Třinec and Třinec Ironworks, where plans to support the reduction of emissions were also outlined.