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27th April 2022 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Do employees in Czechia have third-party liability for damage?

According to the Supreme Court, the status of employees deserves special protection also within the context of direct liability for damage caused by an employee to a third party.

27th April 2022 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry


Deloitte Real Index: How do real prices of flats in the Czech Republic develop?

Deloitte Real Index provides data about real prices of flats in Prague and regional cities. It collects data only from realised sales of flats which were registered in the Real Estate Cadastre in the form of purchase contracts. It compares results with the previous quarter and contrasts prices in the segments of new development, panel buildings and brick buildings.

27th April 2022 / Amcham advocacy news / Digital Agenda


AmCham Real Estate Council: Improving the construction process is challenging, but possible

AmCham Real Estate Council members met to discuss the recently proposed changes to the construction law.

25th April 2022 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Legal Update - April 2022

News in Legislation
  • Bill on video sharing platform services
  • Amendment to the copyright law
     

 

20th April 2022 / Politics / Business and Industry


Government Restrictions of Activities inside the Czech Republic

State of Emergency was declared on March 12 and was terminated on May 17, 2020The government announced on May 11 they were not planning to ask the Chamber of Deputies for extension of the state of emergency. From October 5, Government declared again state of emergency for 30 days, with further extensions. The state of emergency terminated on April 11, 2021. It was reintroduced on November 26, 2021 for 30 days until December 25, 2021, and again from March 4, 2022 for 30 days due the influx of refugees as a ćonsequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, extended until May 31, 2022.. 

Last update on April 20, 2022. 

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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In Policy Pipeline policy developments in the Czech Republic and abroad are monitored to bring better understanding of current topics and trends.

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