THE 2ND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION (2ET)

REPREZENTATIVES OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR MET AT THE EVENT “HOSPODARSKE NOVINY AND THE 2ND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION” WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING THE CHANGES THAT THE CZECH REPUBLIC NEEDS IN THE LONG TERM.

THE PURPOSE OF THE 2ET IS TO CONSOLIDATE THE VOICE OF CZECH BUSINESS LEADERS, WHO IN THE PAST HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS ON THE ECONOMIC DIRECTION OF THE COUNTRY RATHER SPORADICALLY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. IN THE WORDS OF M. VOHANKA, THE FOUNDER OF THE BLIZKSOBE FOUNDATION AND A MEMBER OF 2ET BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS ARE AWARE OF THEIR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FATE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC. PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMIT IS DIRECT EVIDENCE OF THIS.

OUR FOUNDATION IS ALSO A PARTNER OF 2ET. WE HELP THROUGH OUR PROGRAMME DIRECTOR N. HOREJS, WHO ENSURES THAT THE GENERAL GOALS OF 2ET ARE TURNED INTO CONCRETE ACTIONS IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE ANS CIVIL SOCIETY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE SUPPORT A NUMBER OF ORGANISATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROMOTION OF 2ET´s OBJECTIVES, SUCH AS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AN EDUCATED SOCIETY, A PRO-WESTERN DIRECTION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND OPENNESS TO THE WORLD.

WE APPERECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT THE 2ET GOALS HAVE RECEIVED FROM PRIME MINISTER P. FIALA AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER I. BARTOS. THE CONFERENCE HEARD ABOUT THE PLAN OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER M. JURECKA TO REFORM THE LABOUR MARKET AND THE CONCRETE PROMISE OF THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY J. SIKELA TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR STARTUPS AND OTHER CZECH COMPANIES IN THE FORM OF EMPLOYEE SHARES.

THE AIM OF THE SUMMIT WAS NOT ONLY ECONOMIC TOPICS, BUT ABOVE ALL TO AGREE ON A LONG-TERM STRATEGY TO ADDRESS KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.