Ideas that aid innovation in the automotive industry do not originate only in Prague. At Brno University of Technology (BUT) and the related Central European Institute of Technology, a research group led by Pavel Václavek is working on projects investigating the potential of environmentally friendly vehicles. Brno, which proudly participates in Smart Cities projects, wants to be a pioneer of electromobility; with dozens of various partners, scientists are therefore investigating ways to improve the driving characteristics of electric vehicles.

The Czech Republic must strengthen its efforts to detect, investigate and prosecute foreign bribery OECD wrote in June 2017. Seventeen years after ratifying the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the Czech Republic has yet to prosecute a case involving the bribery of foreign public officials. This is a cause for concern, especially considering the export-oriented nature of the Czech economy, which includes high-risk sectors for bribery including machinery and defence materials.

Conclusions from the international survey carried out by the Timber Institute on behalf of Lesy ČR.Published by CZELO.

In May 2017 Ministers responsible for Science and Higher Education of the Visegrad Group (V4) - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - met in Cracow together with European Commissioner for Research and Innovation Carlos Moedas to discuss the current state of implementation of Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+.