Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic
| Name: | Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic |
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| Link: | http://www.evropska-unie.cz/eng/ |
| Description: | "The EC’s Representations in the EU Member states are integrated within the Press and Communication Service of the Directorate General for Press and Communication in Brussels. The Offices are representing the Commission in all 25 member states of the EU. Key tasks and priorities are: * Cooperation with media – EC Representation in the Czech Republic interacts with the national and regional media, informs about the EC’s activities, explains its policies and provides general information about EU affairs. * Political networking – EC Representation monitors and provides intelligence to the Commission on political, economic and social developments in Czech Republic, thus providing the Commission with feedback and stimulating informed debate on European Affairs. * General information to the citizen – Representation provides general information on the EU and helps to implement major information activities of the EC in the Czech Republic. Representation co-operate also with European Parliament’s “Information Point” in Prague. EC Representations in the European Union ensure the Commission’s direct contact not only with politicians but also with citizen and contribute to effective information flows between Commission, other European institutions, national authorities and the media. The Delegation of the EC was transformed into a Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic as of 1 May 2004, the day of Czech Republic’s accession to the EU. Mr Christian Bourgin is the acting Head of Representation ad interim. Among new information activities of the Commission in Czech language are: * toll free telephone line EUROPE DIRECT 00800 6 7 8 9 10 11, * official EU portal EUROPA (partly in Czech). The EU Information Centre in Prague (email@iceu.cz) continues to operate as a part of the communication strategy of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. " |
