If you ever feel that the Czech healthcare system is collapsing, just look at the UK to get a different perspective. The bad reputation of the National Health Service (NHS) has UK citizens look for other ways to solve their health problems, often abroad. The Czech Republic is a common destination for reproductive medicine or plastic surgery, and eye surgery has recently come to the fore as well. "In the UK, the waiting time for a cataract surgery, for example, is up to two years. Here we can do it in six weeks’ time. On top, UK residents are not allowed to pay extra for a better implant within the NHS. As a result, they have to turn to private providers, which is often expensive," says Adam Janek, director of Eye Centre Prague (OCP), which has served foreign clients for five years.
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As the new British Ambassador to the Czech Republic, he started off with a bang, as the #jsemtunovej campaign got a great response from the wider public and media experts alike. Although he has been in office only for a few months, he is no longer that “novej” here. In his interview for TRADE NEWS, Matt Field talks about his impressions of the Czech Republic so far, explains how he is helping develop business relations between Czech and UK companies and describes the current and future cooperation between our countries in today’s post-brexit world.
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He’s just over twenty years old, and his dream is to become a product designer. Martin is preparing for his future career at university in Pilsen, and this year he will take his BA exams. School gives him the necessary foundations, but it cannot give him everything. They say the best thing you can invest in is young people. I agree with that, and that’s also why I founded the PročByNe? (“WhyNot?”) project nine years ago. Intended for students, it encourages their motivation to achieve something special and pursue their career dreams.
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When we last spoke in early 2020, Brexit seemed to be the biggest concern for the European economy. Then covid appeared, and Brexit seems to have been somewhat put aside. We have spoken to James Smith after nearly four years to discuss the outlook for the UK economy and what it all means for Czech businesses.
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Executive board member at the German-Czech Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DTIHK) and delegate of the Free State of Bavaria in the Czech Republic in one person - that is Bernard Bauer. In this interview for TRADE NEWS, he talks about the successful cooperation between the Czech Republic and Bavaria, and at the same time explains how it can be expanded and taken to a higher level.
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The Náchod-based producer of electric motors overcame the great crisis of 1933, nationalization fifteen years later as well as a major shift in company management in 2002. ATAS is currently working to manage the crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. Germany has always been the company’s biggest trading partner, and this is where they still export the most. When talking to the chairman of the board of directors Otto Daněk, we soon find out where the success of ATAS comes from: they focus on custom solutions. That's why the company keeps winning in today’s increasingly competitive environment on a global scale.
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