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I Czech Republic: Research and Development Surpasses Manufacturing I Investment in the Czech Economy I Security Services in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic to preside over the 11-12 Council of the EU in the first half of 2009 2008 CONTENTS CZECH BUSINESS AND TRADE Economic Bi-monthly Magazine with a Supplement is Designed for Foreign Partners, Interested in Cooperation with the Czech Republic I INTRODUCTION Questions for the Prime Minister of the Country Presiding over the European Union ..............................................................................................................4 Issued by PP AGENCY s.r.o. as an exclusive commission I ECONOMIC POLICY for the Ministry of Industry and Trade Czech Republic: Research and Development Surpasses Manufacturing .............5 of the Czech Republic CZK/EUR Exchange Rate and Its Impact on the Czech Economy........................7 EDITORIAL BOARD: I KALEIDOSCOPE Milan Hovorka (Chairman), Ivan Angelis, 16th Eurochambres Congress 2009 and Business Forum .................................9 Zdena Balcerová, Jiří Eibel, Růžena Hejná, The Czech Republic – One of the Most Attractive Locations in Europe for Industrial and Logistics Facilities.................................................................10 Josef Jílek, Zdeněk Kočárek, Tomáš Kopečný, Czech Firms among 500 Largest Companies in Central Europe.......................10 Marie Pavlů, Pavla Podskalská, Josef Postránecký, Employment of Foreigners Will Be Easier ........................................................10 Libor Rouček, Jiřina Semanová, Jiří Sochor, Jarmila Škvrnová I INVESTMENT Investment in the Czech Economy ..................................................................11 MANAGING EDITOR: Petr Kamenický I CZECH TOP Czech Glass Celebrates Success ......................................................................13 Expansion of SolarWinds Brno Development Centre ......................................13 EDITORS: Near East Opens Up to Czech Industry............................................................14 Jiří Bouzek, Jaroslava Bradová Good Prospects for Filtration Technology ........................................................14 REGULAR COLLABORATORS: I SERVICES Eva Tomášková Security Services in the Czech Republic...........................................................16 I REGION TRANSLATION: NUTS 3 – South Moravia Region.............................................................18 – 34 Vlasta Benešová, Alena Kenclová, Robert Krátký, Lucie Pavlíčková, David Stránský, I PRESENTATION OF FIRMS Dagmar Šímová, Halka Varhaníková GOLF BRNO a.s. ...............................................................................................2 Trade FIDES, a.s. .............................................................................................15 READ: Veletrhy Brno, a.s. ..........................................................................................26 Mathew Booth, Pearl Harris, Ivana Kadlecová, UCB TECHNOMETAL, s.r.o. .............................................................................27 Karel Kaňák, s.r.o. ..........................................................................................30 Zuzana Pavlíčková KORONA Lochovice, spol. s r.o. .....................................................................32 Böttcher ČR, k.s. ............................................................................................35 GRAPHIC DESIGN: REKONIX, spol. s r.o. ......................................................................................36 Helena Dvořáková, Lobby Česká republika DEADLINE: 23/9/2008 PP Agency Company with the ISO 9001 certified quality management system for publishing services ADDRESS: Myslíkova 25, 110 00 Praha 1 Czech Republic Phone: +420 221 406 623, +420 221 406 626 Security Services in the Czech Republic South Moravia Region Fax: +420 224 930 016 e-mail: [email protected] www.ppagency.cz I CZECH REPUBLIC PRESIDES OVER THE COUNCIL OF THE EU www.mpo.cz/cbt Press run: 13.500 copies. The Czech Republic will preside over the Council of the EU in the first half of 2009. The number of printed and sold copies The Presidency of the Council of the EU is one of the most important and most of the journal is verified by auditor, HZ Praha, s.r.o., prestigious tasks ensuing from membership of the EU. The task of the presiding member of PANNELL KERR FORSTER Worldwide. country is, for instance, to summon and chair meetings of the Council of the EU, act It is not allowed to reproduce any part as the mouthpiece of the EU, and to represent the Community abroad. The main motto of the contents of this journal without prior consent from the editor. of the Presidency is "Europe without Barriers". One of the topics of the Presidency will Attitudes expressed by the authors of articles be, for example, completing the liberalisation of the labour market. The Czech carried by CBT need not necessarily be consistent Republic will present the programme of chief Presidency objectives to the European with the standpoint of the Publisher. Parliament at the beginning of the Presidency. Further information on the Czech EU MK ČR E 6379, ISSN 1211-2208 Presidency will be available during the Czech Presidency in the first section of the „Podávání novinových zásilek povoleno magazine under the title Questions for the Prime Minister of the Country Presiding Českou poštou, s. p., odštěpný závod Přeprava, over the European Union. č. j. 3468/95, ze dne 24/10/1995“ Front cover: Photocombo 3 | INTRODUCTION Questions for the Prime Minister of the Country Presiding over the European Union The third priority contains primarily further and innovation. We are working with EU enlargement and the continuation of Sweden for the debate to open on a full negotiations on a common asylum policy, scale at the beginning of 2009 at the solution to the problem of migration and latest, which means during our Presidency. integration of foreigners. As I have said, we consider a reform of the We cooperate on our priorities within Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as a the presidential trio with France and very important item in the EU budget Sweden, i.e. the country which precedes reform. In the CAP reform debate the us and the country which succeeds us. We Czech Republic will primarily strive for cuts have drafted a joint programme of the in CAP expenditures after 2013, and only presidential trio, which is essential for then for a reduction in expenditures on continuity in addressing problems. Work is direct payments in support of rural still continuing on the details of our development. The Czech Republic supports priorities and, as usual in the EU, their final the removal of all historically developed form will be made public just before our inequalities in CAP subsidies among the Mirek Topolánek Presidency, which means in the second half member states and is pushing for equal I of December. conditions. Mr Prime Minister, could you describe the Czech Republic’s I I priorities for the Presidency of Can you give concrete examples of What contribution will the Czech the Council of the European the proposals for change that the Republic make to the process of Union in the first half of 2009? Czech Republic will make during its European integration? Can we Presidency? expect any significant changes in Our priorities currently have the For example, we are proposing that once European integration? form of "three E’s": Economy, the Lisbon Treaty comes into force, I do not think we need anything like that. Energy, External Relations, or summits with third countries on EU soil be Let us adhere to the values on which the Competitive Europe, Energy and hosted by the presiding country. We also original community was established. Our Climate Change, and Open and Safe favour the role of the permanent president first president, T.G.Masaryk, said that Europe. The first priority includes full of the European Council to be that of a states are maintained by the ideals which moderator of debate rather than a policy they were founded upon. The original application of the four fundamental maker of the whole EU. We also want to goals of European integration are so freedoms of the EU - the free work for new member states to be powerful, so viable, and so universal that movement of persons, goods, represented in appointments to high posts they have survived for fifty years and will capital, and services. We particularly in the EU institutional structure. With a easily survive for centuries to come. All seek the lifting of the transitional view to effective functioning of the EU also that may be added (artificially) will be measures on the free movement of after the Lisbon Treaty comes into force it weaker, less inspiring, and worse to share is necessary to involve the highest political universally. workers from the new countries, and representatives of the member states in The original goals contain the complete implementation of the the performance of the EU Council fundamental values without which human services directive. It also includes Presidency. We will propose the life loses its crucial quality. Today we support for small and medium-sized establishment of an informal consultative consider these goals a matter of course, enterprises, a revision of the EU mechanism between the prime minister of but this should not certainly lead us to budget - especially the Common the presiding country and the president of forget what stones form the true the European Council at the beginning of foundations of European