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In the weeks before the European parliamentary elections, the issue of fiscal harmonization across the European Union was again in the spotlight. Most political parties tackle tax evasion in their manifestos, and some...
May 30, 2014 12:07 pm / no comments
The energy policy of EU, especially its continuing support of renewables, has been rather hot topic in the past few years, with the chief reason being its impact on the electricity prices not only in the Czech Republic but other member states...
February 25, 2014 12:08 pm / 2 comments
The short answer is no; it has become even worse. A few months ago I outlined some figures describing the abysmal attendance of members (deputies) of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic[1] during committee sessions...
December 7, 2013 4:28 pm / 1 comment
The elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament[1] are fast approaching and so is the voters’ decision about who will represent them. The voters’ confidence in Czech politicians is grimly low. It is not very surprising considering...
October 1, 2013 9:46 am / 3 comments
Measuring the performance of politicians is no easy task. Given the general belief that politicians should be selfless individuals in service of the public, some might argue that such a pursuit is unnecessary. However, even if we embraced this...
August 1, 2013 12:40 pm / no comments
We are very often presented with numerous references to government budget in the local media. However, the budget´s very nature and the overall ambiguity of politicians create an illusion that it is an extremely complicated matter, which can...
April 12, 2013 10:48 am / no comments
An answer to this rather broad question is one of the issues that formed the subject of Alexander Fink´s presentation during the discussion forum on the topic of “East German Transformation and German Public Finance” organised by Liberalni...
May 29, 2012 11:24 am / no comments