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Martin Vlachynsky

ABOUT Martin Vlachynsky
Analyst at the INESS. After previous cooperation, he joined INESS as a new member in 2012. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the Masaryk University in Brno, and subsequently completed his master's degree at the University of Aberdeen. He deals with economic policy, business environment and competitiveness, especially in healthcare, retail and energy. His regular projects include the Bureaucratic Index and the Health for Money Index
Economy
Ups and Downs
The Commission has published the first assessment of the national budgets for 2014. Only Germany and Estonia made the budget prospects flawless and deserve praise. Slovakia ended up in the third group.
Economy
A Bubble in Germany
You know that something’s really wrong when a former student leader of a Maoist party and the current President of the Commission says that „France is by far the country where companies pay the highest taxes and that’s a problem for growth and employment.”
Economy, Politics
Leaky Buckets
Sometimes, we see Croatia only as a big beach resort. But the newest EU member is concerned about non-vacation topics like the economic crisis as well. The country’s economy hasn’t grown since 2008, the unemployment rate is approaching 20% and the debt is rising sharply.