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.

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23rd May 2018 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

Legal Alert - Proposed new EU rules to help companies move across borders

On 25 April 2018 a proposal for a directive was published by the European Commission with the aim of amending the Directive (EU) 2017/1132 by proposing a change in the company law rules for cross-border conversion, division and merger. Weinhold Legal provided input to a multi-jurisdictional study (available for download here) which was a basis for the published proposal for a directive (available for download here).

3rd May 2018 / Good governance / Business and Industry

EY Global Fraud Survey 2018: 56% of Czech business respondents believe that corruption in the country is widespread

6 out of 10 Czech managers and 8 out of 10 Slovak managers are ready to compete in a fair way and 56% of Czech respondents believe that corruption in the country is widespread, according to recent EY Global Fraud Survey 2018.

25th April 2018 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency

The European Commission is preparing an action plan which will overhaul VAT

The European Commission has been working on an amendment to the current VAT Directive, primarily seeking to combat VAT fraud but also cutting down on red tape burden for the benefit of small and medium enterprises as they enter the common market.