The winner of the ninth annual Act of the Year survey is the initiative for more prudent regulation of business, i.e. the ruling of the Constitutional court on electronic sales records (“EET”). The expert public’s votes ranked the Payment System Act implementing PSD2 second and the amendment to the Construction Act third. In this survey organised by Deloitte Legal, hundreds of entrepreneurs chose from five nominated legislative acts having a positive impact on business.

TravelBird's Green Cities Index recognises the cities currently making large efforts to be sustainable by preserving ecological areas, as well as those increasing their man-made green locations. It analysed city maps from across the world, and is the ultimate guide for nature lovers and environmentally-minded travellers alike. Prague ranks 6th, Vienna 17th in the overall ranking.

The newest issue of Modern Economic Diplomacy, a newsletter published by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, includes an interview with Jim Schellinger, the Secretary of Commerce for the state of Indiana.

In 2016, Estonia (6.8%) was the Member State least dependent on imported energy, ahead of Denmark (13.9%), Romania (22.3%), Poland (30.3%), Sweden (31.9%) and the Czech Republic (32.8%). At the opposite end of the scale, the highest energy dependence rates were registered in Malta (slightly over 100% because of the build-up of stock), Cyprus (96.2%) and Luxembourg (96.1%), followed by Italy (77.5%), Lithuania (77.4%) and Belgium (76.0%).