Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

This section details initiatives to make government a competitive advantage. It includes analysis and reports of government initiatives, as well as data on accountability and performance measures.

Spotlight issue

12th March 2018 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Michal Nebeský: AmCham is not here to create democracy, but we are here to support it

One hundred years after the founding of the Czech state, its economic and geopolitical situation has never been as successful or certain as it is today. We all should be concerned about the global threat to democracy, and each of us need to remember that voting is our right, but participating in the political life of the country our responsibility. AmCham will continue to pursue its economic agenda in ways that support democratic consensus, and plans to focus again on procurement as way to improve economic competitiveness and strengthening public trust.
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7th March 2018 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


GDPR – Office for personal data protection publishes a risk assessment methodology

On 7 February 2018, the Office for Personal Data Protection (the "Office") published a draft methodology for assessing the risk of personal data processing. The risk of processing is a key factor to correctly determine the corresponding obligations of each data controller and processor under the GDPR
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28th February 2018 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Community law is blurring the differences between the self-employed and proper employees

Broad discussions and the media interest were rekindled when the European Court of Justice handed down its ruling in King vs. Sash Window Workshop Ltd with respect to the status of a self-employed person and paid leave. 
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic