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DISCUSSION: How to Manage Prague Effectively

Is Prague governed well according to objective criteria? How should it manage its budget? Should it invest or save for major projects? What are its relations with the state? And should politicians sit on the boards of city-owned companies? Guests…

RESEARCH: Prague Residents Want Simpler City Management and Less Political Influence

Prague residents are rather critical of how the capital is functioning. They give the city an overall grade of 3.4 for its management.

Younger residents are somewhat more critical – people under 30 rate the city’s functioning at 2.9…

VIDEO: Prague Agenda: Second Panel – How to Manage Prague Effectively? Politicians Discussed the City’s Money and Investments

Should Prague invest its money as soon as possible, or keep a large reserve for future construction projects? And when does it make sense to borrow for projects? Representatives of six political groups discussed these questions.

VIDEO: Prague Agenda: First Panel – How to Manage Prague Effectively? Experts Discussed What to Do with the City’s Money

Prague has hundreds of billions of Czech crowns in its accounts. Is it right to keep them as a reserve for major construction projects, or should the city use the money now? And when does it make sense to borrow for major projects?

DISCUSSION: Affordable Housing in Prague: How Do We Get Out of the Crisis?

Should the city build housing? Will regulating short-term rentals and investment apartments help? Which solutions are realistic, and which are merely election promises?

These were among the questions explored by the guests of the seventh public…

VIDEO: Prague Agenda: Panel One – Affordable Housing in Prague: How Do We Get Out of the Crisis?

Should the city build housing? Will regulating short-term rentals and investment apartments help? Which solutions for more affordable housing are realistic, and which remain nothing more than election promises?

Watch the full recording of Panel One…

VIDEO: Prague Agenda: Panel Two – Affordable Housing in Prague: How Do We Get Out of the Crisis?

How can Prague genuinely improve housing affordability? Should the city itself build new housing, or should it primarily create conditions for cooperation with private developers? And what role should the Prague Development Company play in this?

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RESEARCH: Prague’s Housing Crisis: 8 Out of 10 People Say Housing Affordability Is Poor

Housing affordability in Prague is considered one of the city’s biggest problems by its residents. A new survey by STEM/MARK for the Strategeo Institute and the Prague Agenda project shows that four out of five Prague residents view the current situation…

DISCUSSION: Building Prague. What Will the Metropolitan Plan Bring?

More affordable housing, slow building procedures, the role of developers, and the future of the Metropolitan Plan. These were the main topics of another public debate organized by the Prague Agenda initiative, which took place on 16 June…

DISCUSSION: (Un)Affordable Housing – Promises and the Reality of Prague’s Housing Crisis

Another topic of the public debate organized by the Prague Agenda initiative was the housing situation in Prague.

The project of the independent think tank Strategeo Institute aims to create a platform for open discussion about the future of the…

RESEARCH: Prague Residents Complain About Expensive Housing. They Want Municipal Apartments, but the City Isn’t Building Them

Most Prague residents are generally satisfied with their own housing, but they view the overall housing situation in the city rather negatively. They see high property prices and rents as the main problem. This emerges from a new study conducted by STEM/…

VIDEO: Prague Agenda: The Metropolitan Plan | First Panel

The Prague Agenda was launched with its first panel dedicated to the Metropolitan Plan—a document that will fundamentally shape the future form of the capital city.

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