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

14th October 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Summary of the amendment to the corporate law and specific recommendations

An amendment to the Business Corporations Act will become effective from 1 January 2021. The new regulation brings fundamental changes to corporate law, introduces new institutes and options, tries to clarify practical problems of interpretation, and approves – but also refutes – some conclusions reached by the case law during the past six years. Finally, the amendment eliminates some legislative-technical shortcomings.
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29th September 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Establishing companies online in Czechia – another step towards full digital governance

The EU Digitalisation Directive makes it possible to create a company (and pay up the company’s capital stock) remotely from anywhere, even one’s garden or cottage, as long as the founder has internet access.
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25th September 2020 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Current information on travel restrictions from the Czech Republic

Germany has enacted restrictions on entry from the Czech Republic as of September 23, 2020 in the face of rising numbers of COVID-19 infections in the Czech Republic.  
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic