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30th August 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


GDPR Legal Update - Summer 2021

  • Privacy disputes with Facebook continue
  • Final version of the EDPB guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor 
  • GDPR Codes of Conduct
  • On making copies of identity cards in the context of AML legislation 

30th August 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Legal Update - August 2021

Disguised employment mediation
  • The fines now also apply to client of work
Extension of paternity leave 
  • Implementation of work-life balance into Czech law

26th August 2021 / Economic policy / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth


Industry is growing, but missing components are putting on the brakes

Industrial production increased month-on-month, although missing components led to a further decline in car production. The decline in exports and the growth of imports unexpectedly dragged the foreign trade balance into a deficit in June. The construction industry stagnated month-on-month, and its production thus remained in solid growth year-on-year.

26th August 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


The latest Supreme Court decisions on business corporations

Anyone interested in business corporations should be aware of recent Supreme Court judgements in this area. The most relevant decisions (based on our selection) are set out below. 

25th August 2021 / Competitiveness / Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism


Czech Airlines resumes scheduled flights between Prague and Moscow on a daily basis

As from 6 September 2021, Czech Airlines resumes the daily operation of its Prague – Moscow – Prague scheduled service. The OK894/5 Prague – Moscow – Prague flight will depart from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (Terminal D) every day at 14:50 with arrival at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (Terminal 1) at 16:35 local time. The departure from Prague is at 10:15 with arrival at Moscow at 14:00 local time every day. The flights are operated in partnership with Smartwings (flight number QS8894/5).

 

Strategic Directions for Czech Economic Policy

  1. Transition to High-Tech Manufacturing and Exports
  2. The City Campus as Idea Factory
  3. Government Programs and Processes That Drive Innovation
  4. Government as a Competitive Advantage, including Digitization

Advocacy Priorities for 2023 
 
Technology, People, Infrastructure

 

Actions Recommended in Areas:

1. Establishing Policy Objectives for Research.

2. Research Investment and Cooperation. Big Bets (Key Technology Projects).

3. Establishing Databases for Tracking Public Policy Outcomes.

4. Public Procurement as an Innovation Tool.

5. Immigration of STEM Talents.

6. Digitization of Immigration. 

7. Adult Reskilling and Upskilling.

8. Digitization of Land Use.

9. Infrastructure Development, including Technology Parks.

 

 

Read the documents in English and Czech.

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