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.

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10th November 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Radio Praha: Czech Republic learns anti-corruption lessons over EU funds

One of the fundamental steps to curb the risk of corruption appears to have been taken by Brussels itself, by redrawing the types of programmes for the ongoing funding period so that the role of regional authorities in selecting and supervising projects has all but disappeared. The former regional programmes were frequently a problem in the Czech Republic, Radio Praha writes.
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2nd November 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Council of Europe: Czech Republic should improve measures to prevent corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors | Supreme Administrative Court judge Karel Šimka Czech judiciary one of least corrupt in Europe (updated)

In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) calls on the Czech authorities to make substantial reforms to strengthen the prevention of corruption among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors.
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6th October 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


EconLab: Report on financing of political parties | Transparency International: Monitoring of financing of election campaigns

The latest EconLab analysis of political party financing in the Czech Republic covers financing of 32 political parties until 2015. It is based on data collected by the politickefinance.cz server and publicly accessible databases and filters. Transparency International Czech Republic has been monitoring financing of election campaigns
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic