On 1st July, the
Czech Republic’s second Presidency began, taking over from France. The EU and
its future direction are crucial for the current and future success of Czech
industry and the economy. The priorities of the Confederation of Industry of
the Czech Republic and the Czech Chamber of Commerce are very much in line with
each other. Both of them want to use the presidency mainly to make Czech
entrepreneurs proposals, opinions, and concerns more visible. The Confederation
of Industry of the Czech Republic has as one of its top 3 priorities what
it considers to be the environmental conditions to ensure long-term
competitiveness and sustainable economic growth. These priorities are a
Resilient and Open Europe, a Competitive and Sustainable Europe, and a Europe with
a Dynamic Labour Market. The aim of the Czech Chamber of Commerce is to draw
Czech entrepreneurs and business people operating on Czech soil into the
debate, to give them a voice, and to enable open dialogue between them, the
Czech government, and representatives of European institutions. Above all, they
want to enable Czech entrepreneurs to share their views and propose solutions
to current problems in the EU, to enable them to be heard not only in Prague
but also in Brussels, and to share their experiences and opinions with the
European institutions and the other Member States. Last but not least,
they want to promote dialogue on practical aspects of European politics in the
Czech public space.
The main motto of the
Czech Presidency is "Europe as a task". This statement is not only
connected to the essay of the same name by the first Czech President Václav
Havel, but it is also a public declaration of his legacy. The Czech Republic
has also chosen a logo that is composed of graphic elements symbolizing the 27
Member States of the European Union. Each element is based on the colors of the
flag of a particular country and replaces the initials used in the logo from
2009.
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