Good governance

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

26th November 2019 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Survey conducted by EY and the AMSP ČR (Czech Association of SMEs and Sole Traders: While bribery is no longer a requirement to obtain a public contract, corruption is still considered a major problem in the Czech Republic

35% of Czech entrepreneurs and managers stated it is not possible to get a public contract without a bribe For 81% of respondents, corruption is a widespread phenomenon and 4 out of 10 respondents consider corruption to be a barrier to business Every fifth respondent had been asked for a bribe in connection with a public contract Some 30 years after the Velvet Revolution, corruption remains a major problem for Czech entrepreneurs and managers. According to one fifth of respondents, the government's anti-corruption efforts have actually decreased over the past 5 years. This is based on a recent survey conducted by EY in cooperation with the Czech Association of SMEs and Sole Traders (AMSP CR) among 600 entrepreneurs and managers in the Czech Republic.
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22nd October 2019 / Good governance / Social Responsibility


CTP became the general partner of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Brno University of Technology

The aim of the cooperation is to support students in technical fields. In cooperation with the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FCE), CTP, which supports students in the long term, has decided to contribute CZK 200,000 to their further development every year.
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22nd October 2019 / Good governance / Social Responsibility


White & Case Supports Memory of Nations at 30 Years of Freedom Event

Prague, October 21, 2019 - The meaning of freedom in the here and now, and the importance of protecting and nurturing it - highly topical issues that preoccupied the Prague office of international law firm White & Case when it invited its clients and co-workers to the Marble Hall of Palác Lucerna on Thursday, October 17th to celebrate 30 years of freedom. The firm used the occasion to support the project known as Paměť národa / The Memory of Nations, which has been recording the stories of direct witnesses of Nazism and Communism for posterity. 
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic