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export strategy designed by the Industry and Trade Ministry. In spite of
the squabbles, however, the government’s support for exporters is bearing
fruit: Czech exports have reached record levels and are a major driving
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Current AffairsCzech Republic and Britain alone withhold signatures from EU treaty
Twenty-five of 27 EU member states signed the European Union’s new fiscal
compact in Brussels on Friday - but the Czechs were not among them. Prime
Minister Petr Nečas together with British Prime Minister David Cameron
have opted not to support the treaty, which is aimed at enforcing budget
discipline in the union and prevent meltdowns within the eurozone as was
seen with Greece. More

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