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The latest Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum measures 144 countries according to the levels of clientelism in public life. The Czech Republic lies in 123rd place.
The Czech Republic remains the only country in the EU in which civil servants are not protected from political pressures by law. Unless a credible civil service law is adopted by 1st January 2014, EU funding, to which the Czech Republic would otherwise be entitled, will be suspended –that’s over EUR 23 billion for the period 2014-2020, or the equivalent of Temelin 3&4&5&6.
Ironically, the same people who now argue that the country is better off without EU subsidies (Vaclav Klaus and his new best friend Martin Kuba) are the very same people dreaming of more Temelins, all funded by subsidies from Czech taxpayers.
According to Klaus and Kuba, EU subsidies (unlike subsidies funded by you, dear reader!) have polluted public life by offering an irresistible temptation to politicians –they should know! But this is, of course, total rubbish. Public life has been polluted by the uncontrollable greed of a ruling class immune from prosecution. Jail just one per cent of them and the problem would disappear.
The civic initiative Rekonstrukce statu has called for an immediate and effective law on public administration. This week, the British chamber of commerce in Prague came out in support of this long overdue legislation, citing the findings of the latest Global Competitiveness Report prepared by the World Economic Forum. The report measures 144 countries according to the level of clientelism among public officials. The Czech Republic lies in 123rd place. It lies in 119th place according to public money wasted.
The chamber joins Rekonstrukce statu in calling upon the government to bring into effect the Act on Civil Service, adopted in 2002 but put on ice ever since. The law should separate political and non-political appointments; it should help to ensure that senior positions are filled using public procurement procedures; it will establish a transparent remuneration system and place strict limits on discretionary payments; it will dramatically increase the liability of officials for their decisions; and it will define clear and adequate protection for whistle-blowers. For the full text, see here.
Politicians will drag their heels and insist that it is not that easy to introduce such a reform. This is balls. And this is the Jackson 5 singing ABC, easy as 123.
The Czech Republic remains the only country in the EU in which civil servants are not protected from political pressures by law. Unless a credible civil service law is adopted by 1st January 2014, EU funding, to which the Czech Republic would otherwise be entitled, will be suspended –that’s over EUR 23 billion for the period 2014-2020, or the equivalent of Temelin 3&4&5&6.
Ironically, the same people who now argue that the country is better off without EU subsidies (Vaclav Klaus and his new best friend Martin Kuba) are the very same people dreaming of more Temelins, all funded by subsidies from Czech taxpayers.
According to Klaus and Kuba, EU subsidies (unlike subsidies funded by you, dear reader!) have polluted public life by offering an irresistible temptation to politicians –they should know! But this is, of course, total rubbish. Public life has been polluted by the uncontrollable greed of a ruling class immune from prosecution. Jail just one per cent of them and the problem would disappear.
The civic initiative Rekonstrukce statu has called for an immediate and effective law on public administration. This week, the British chamber of commerce in Prague came out in support of this long overdue legislation, citing the findings of the latest Global Competitiveness Report prepared by the World Economic Forum. The report measures 144 countries according to the level of clientelism among public officials. The Czech Republic lies in 123rd place. It lies in 119th place according to public money wasted.
The chamber joins Rekonstrukce statu in calling upon the government to bring into effect the Act on Civil Service, adopted in 2002 but put on ice ever since. The law should separate political and non-political appointments; it should help to ensure that senior positions are filled using public procurement procedures; it will establish a transparent remuneration system and place strict limits on discretionary payments; it will dramatically increase the liability of officials for their decisions; and it will define clear and adequate protection for whistle-blowers. For the full text, see here.
Politicians will drag their heels and insist that it is not that easy to introduce such a reform. This is balls. And this is the Jackson 5 singing ABC, easy as 123.
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