Czech Business Today
Volume XIX, 3-2020
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EU response must be understandable and well-communicated
Ahead of the European Council planned for 23rd April, European business organisations plead for a better EU response to… continue reading »
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Green Deal: longer consultations needed in light of the crisis
On 31st of March, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the increase of the EU’s 2030 climate targets… continue reading »
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COVID-19: support for businesses needs to be long-term
On 14th April, the Czech Government approved a plan for relaxing the current restrictive measures. As of 20th April… continue reading »
Flash news
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INVESTMENT SCREENING LAW APPROVED
The Czech Government approved a proposal on setting up an investment screening mechanism. It aims to protect critical sectors and infrastructure from investment that could potentially jeopardise the security of the State. The proposal still needs to be approved by the Parliament.
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RECORD-BREAKING INTEREST IN EUROPEAN FUNDING
In March 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the CR (MIT) allocated a record-breaking 1.377 billion CZK (approximately 51 mil. EUR) from the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovations for Competitiveness. The Ministry approved funding of 362 demands, which is 90% more than in February and 240% more than in January 2020.
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NEW PLATFORM CONNECTING CZECHIA
MIT and the Business and Investment Development Agency CzechInvest, in cooperation with other stakeholders, launched a platform called Connecting Czechia that aims to be a marketplace for connecting stakeholders that offer or demand products or services which can help to fight the spread of coronavirus.
