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

19th April 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


EY Global Fraud Survey 2016 | CVVM survey: Best political culture at municipal level

Inside are results of recent surveys on corruption peception, tolerance in the Czech Republic.
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30th March 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


AmCham comments on draft amendment to Labor Code

The American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic comments on the draft amendment to Labor Code written by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. 
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23rd March 2016 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Criminal liability of corporations: a new philosophy

The Chamber of Deputies passed today a bill that amends the Act on Criminal Liability of Corporations. The intent of the draft amendment is to replace a list comprising a limited number of criminal acts by a list of criminal acts with which legal persons cannot be charged. This approach should cover a much wider range of criminal breaches, the proponents suggested. Since 2012, when the act took effect, there were 468 criminal proceedings opened with legal entities (22 in 2012 compared with 207 in 2015).     
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic