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District Most covers 467 km2, there are only 2 towns with more than 5000 inhabitants: Most (68,000) and Litvínov (27,000). The whole district has 117,000 (2007) inhabitants. Workforce consists of about 60,000 pople, unemployment rate is 15%. The rate dropped faster in recent years than the overall Czech trend. Of job seekers 47% have elementary education and 50% have secondary education. Only 2% of them have an university degree. Most companies are active in the service sector (80%), followed by construction and industry with nearly equal shares. Only 2% are active in agriculture and forestry. The most important companies according to their turnover are active in extracting and processing raw materials <ref>http://www.businessinfo.cz/files/dokumenty/cr_regions_usti.pdf</ref>.  
District Most covers 467 km2, there are only 2 towns with more than 5000 inhabitants: Most (68,000) and Litvínov (27,000). The whole district has 117,000 (2007) inhabitants. Workforce consists of about 60,000 pople, unemployment rate is 15%. The rate dropped faster in recent years than the overall Czech trend. Of job seekers 47% have elementary education and 50% have secondary education. Only 2% of them have an university degree. Most companies are active in the service sector (80%), followed by construction and industry with nearly equal shares. Only 2% are active in agriculture and forestry. The most important companies according to their turnover are active in extracting and processing raw materials <ref>http://www.businessinfo.cz/files/dokumenty/cr_regions_usti.pdf</ref>.  


Regarding the financial situation the city of Most is taken by example. The income of 2011 is expected to be 1,1 billion CZK and expenses 1,5 billion CZK. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 the deficits were 96, 160 and 159 million CZK. In contrast the income from the mining area raised from 300,000 CZK in 2010 to 2 million CZK in 2011 <ref>http://mesta.obce.cz/mool-vol/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=9959&amp;amp;id_ktg=1132</ref>.  
Regarding the financial situation the city of Most is taken by example. The income of 2011 is expected to be 1,1 billion CZK and expenses 1,5 billion CZK. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 the deficits were 96, 160 and 159 million CZK. In contrast the income from the mining area raised from 300,000 CZK in 2010 to 2 million CZK in 2011 <ref>http://mesta.obce.cz/mool-vol/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=9959&amp;amp;amp;id_ktg=1132</ref>.  


A recent study analyzed the quality of life in 50 different Czech cities and placed Most on last position <ref>http://www.centrarozvoje.cz/dokument/kompletni_vysledky_projektu_CCoC_2010.pdf</ref>.  
A recent study analyzed the quality of life in 50 different Czech cities and placed Most on last position <ref>http://www.centrarozvoje.cz/dokument/kompletni_vysledky_projektu_CCoC_2010.pdf</ref>.  
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  1) To complete and improve the system of cycle routes in the Ústí Region by 2020.  
  1) To complete and improve the system of cycle routes in the Ústí Region by 2020.  
  2) To increase the total area of town centre pedestrian zones and the area of zones with limited traffic access by 2020.  
2) To increase the total area of town centre pedestrian zones and the area of zones with limited traffic access by 2020.  
 


The Czech Republic has on the one side a local energy concept for the ÚSTÍ Region and on the other side a national energy plan for the whole of the land. <br> This national energy concept of Czech Republic has special importance for the region because of the in this region located mines and power plants. <br>  
The Czech Republic has on the one side a local energy concept for the ÚSTÍ Region and on the other side a national energy plan for the whole of the land. <br> This national energy concept of Czech Republic has special importance for the region because of the in this region located mines and power plants. <br>  
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  1) To reduce the area of the Ústí Region suffering from bad air quality to 5.5% of the region as a whole by 2020.  
  1) To reduce the area of the Ústí Region suffering from bad air quality to 5.5% of the region as a whole by 2020.  
  2) To draw up plans for improving air quality in every town and area with bad air quality by the end of 2007.  
2) To draw up plans for improving air quality in every town and area with bad air quality by the end of 2007.  
  3) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.  
3) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.  
  4) To reduce particle emissions in t/km2 by 40% by 2020 and NOx emissions in t/km2 by 50% by 2020.  
4) To reduce particle emissions in t/km2 by 40% by 2020 and NOx emissions in t/km2 by 50% by 2020.  
  5) To increase the number of public vehicles running on alternative fuels by 2020.  
5) To increase the number of public vehicles running on alternative fuels by 2020.  
 


=== plans and development strategies  ===
=== Plans and development strategies  ===


These are overall goals from Ústí on the local level: <br> 1) Improve employability and education of citizens <br> 2) The revitalisation of towns and villages in the Ústí Region with an emphasis on renovating old accommodation, building new accommodation and the reconstruction of cultural and industrial heritage sites in states of poor repair. <br> 3) Improvements in public health <br> 4) Enhancement of the social situation by improving reproductive behaviour, integration of minority groups and limiting the incidence of undesirable social phenomena <br>
The overall local goals for the whole Ústí region are:  


The goals in relation to the Administration of public affairs are:
#Improve employability and education of citizens
#The revitalisation of towns and villages
#Improvements in public health
#Enhancement of the social situation (reproductive behaviour, integration of minority groups, social phenomena)<br>


- The stepping up of efforts to engage the public in the planning and decision making process on a regional and local level. <br> - The creation of a system of grants in the Ústí Region to support the activities of NGOs, non-profit-making and other organisations aimed at putting the principles of sustainable development into practice, especially in relation to raising awareness among the public of the environment and sustainable development. <br> - Improving the approach of individual towns and villages to integrated environmental protection. <br> - The creation of sustainable development management to ensure the interconnectedness of the economic, social and environmental area of strategic development documents and to coordinate the implementation of their aims and objectives. <br> - The reduction of debts owed by towns and villages by ensuring that public money is spent in a more efficient way and by using funds from outside sources.<ref>SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ÚSTÍ REGION 2006–2020 </ref> <br>
The goals in relation to the administration of public affairs are:


<br> These are overall goals are pretended to us from Ústí.  
*engage the public in the planning and decision making process on a regional and local level.
 
*support the activities of NGOs raising awareness for the principles of sustainable development.
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*improving the approach of individual towns and villages to integrated environmental protection.  
*ensure the interconnectedness of the economic, social and environmental area of strategic development
*reduction of debts owed by towns and villages<ref>SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE ÚSTÍ REGION 2006–2020 </ref> <br>


=== Relation to lobby groups and other governmental units  ===
=== Relation to lobby groups and other governmental units  ===
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