EU matters debates Photo: Jiří Janda From left: Pavel Fára, International Relations Manager, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, Anna Teličková, Director, Multilateral and Common Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Jaroslav Jelínek, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Office in Canada, and Alena Vlačihová, Director, CEBRE – Czech Business Representation to the EU
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EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Both the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), that are currently being negotiated, aim at removing trade barriers in a wide range of sectors to make the trade exchange between the EU and the North America even more intensive. Successful conclusions of these two agreements will not only bring significant economic benefits, but will also strengthen political relations between both sides of the Atlantic. The impact of the agreements on the European and Czech economy was discussed by representatives of Czech government and business organizations during a debate organized by CEBRE – Czech Business Representation to the EU, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic and Czech Trade Promotion Agency CzechTrade on the 9th October 2013 in Brno.
From left: Representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Tomáš Hartman, Deputy Director, CEBRE – Czech Business Representation to the EU, and Jaroslav Jelínek, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Office in Canada
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From left: Pavel Fára, International Relations Manager, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, Anna Teličková, Director, Multilateral and Common Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, Jaroslav Jelínek, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Office in Canada, and Alena Vlačihová, Director, CEBRE – Czech Business Representation to the EU