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Even fences can connect

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Pletiva Dobrý a Urbánek was founded in 2013 based on an equal share of both company co-owners. Thanks to clearly defined roles in the company, a stable team of experienced employees, and cooperation with the National Development Bank it has expanded every year ever since. “We own two locations with large stock. To buy these premises we used the NDB’s product. I dare say that it was one of the key moments in the company history,” Tomáš Urbánek describes. Gradually, their original company was joined by other projects, and this year everything culminates in the transformation of their business into a holding company.

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We are actively looking for opportunitiesWe have adapted our activities to any country

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"Besides Europe, which is our main export territory, we have several Latin American countries in our export portfolio, Mexico and Brazil in particular. As industrial production moves around the world in the global economy, we follow it with our products and services," Igor Láník Jr. and his brother Boris explain, adding that the relocation trend in world markets has not surprised them. Their family company LANIK manufactures and sells technical ceramics for foundries, mainly ceramic foam filters, ceramic cups and ceramic cores for precision casting.

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Martina Dlabajová: I won't let Czech SMEs down

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She often says that despite her current occupation in politics, she will always be an entrepreneur at heart. At the age of 18, she went to study in Italy and later founded her first company while still at university. She then gradually expanded her business from Italy to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria. After twenty years of living abroad, she returned to her native city of Zlín to settle down and become the president of the Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Zlín Region. Later she was offered the opportunity to capitalize on her experience in European politics. She hesitated for a moment, but the responsibility coming with the challenge overcame all doubts and fears in the end. How has she managed to defend the interests of Czech entrepreneurs in the European Parliament for eight years? Can a woman from a small country change anything at all? What is now going on in the EU institutions and what should Czech entrepreneurs look out for? We talked about all this with Martina Dlabajová, Member of the European Parliament.

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Patricio Utreras: Chile stands ready to become a new strategic partner for the Czech Republic

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Ambassador of Chile to the Czech Republic Patricio Utreras says that during the last years, Czech Republic and Chile have proven to be “like-minded countries”, with a common set of values and interests on the most relevant issues, like respect for international law, protection of environment and also our view on free trade and investments. In this context, he is convinced that in times of this global crisis provoked by the Russian invasion to Ukraine, it is more important than ever that our two countries strengthen their already excellent bilateral relations, expanding them with and strategic sense.

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Leonora Rueda: I still know the lyrics of the Czech anthem by heart

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Mexico and the Czech Republic are celebrating the centenary of diplomatic relations this year. Despite the geographical distance, there are many things that unite us, from the shared historical experience or the fact that both countries have a large and important neighbour, the United States and Germany, respectively, to the focus of our economies on engineering and automotive. We talked about all this with the Ambassador of Mexico Leonora Rueda at the Mexican Embassy in Prague.

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