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

16th December 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Bird & Bird’s Digital Rights & Assets group review the EU’s draft Data Governance Act and discuss its political reception and interaction with GDPR

Our newly formed global Digital Rights & Assets group are delighted to present to you a podcast exploring some of the key issues relating to the European Commission’s draft Data Governance Act. In furtherance of its European Data Strategy, the Commission published the draft regulation on 25th November, seeking to bolster the European economy by setting up a framework to encourage data sharing and re-use of public sector data.   
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4th December 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Second wave of emergency carer’s allowance

As in the spring, the government has responded to the second wave of the pandemic by taking steps to financially support both employers and employees, as well as the self-employed. Among other things, the measures adopted include an ‘emergency’ carer’s allowance, introduced at the end of October by the new Act on Changes in Providing Carers’ Allowances in Connection with Emergency Measures in the Event of an Epidemic. Compared to the spring, several changes has been made to the present emergency carer’s allowance.
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2nd December 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


The COVID Vaccine and Thoughts for Global Employers

People all across the globe are experiencing the highs and lows of the current pandemic. Hopes are raised in different parts of our world that the situation is coming under control, only for them to be dashed yet again, with progress made turning into disappointment as we find ourselves hit by another yet more aggressive wave. To say that the imminent availability of a life-saving vaccine is a matter of hope is a massive understatement!
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic