Czech Business Today
Volume XXII, 2-2023
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KEY STEPS TO PRESERVE THE EU SINGLE MARKET AND COMPETITIVENESS
The American Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a large-scale investment and subsidy program to reduce emissions and… continue reading »
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CONFEDERATION OF INDUSTRY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC HOSTED BUSINESS EUROPE INTERNAL MARKET COMMITTEE
The Internal Market Committee (IMCO) is a key body of BusinessEurope, the confederation of European businesses, which… continue reading »
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PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, VLADIMÍR DLOUHÝ, WAS CONFIRMED AS A NEW HEAD OF EUROCHAMBRES
Representatives of the chambers of commerce allied with the European association Eurochambres confirmed Vladimír… continue reading »
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EESC – ENERGY CRISIS: IT´S TIME TO MOVE FROM EMERGENCY TO STRUCTURAL MEASURES
The energy crisis, mainly triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, revealed and identified some of the substantial… continue reading »
Flash news
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FAQ – CAPPING ELECTRICITY AND GAS PRICES
A collaborative workshop was held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, EY, the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, and the Czech Chamber of Commerce on the mechanism of electricity price capping for large enterprises for 2023. The members – large enterprises, asked many questions. The Confederation of Industry asked MIT to publish practical questions and answers to guide companies that did not participate in the workshop.
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UP TO CZK 300 MILLION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 5G NETWORKS IN RURAL AREAS
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a call from the National Recovery Plan to support the construction of 5G network base station infrastructure. Applications for subsidies (in total 300 mil. CZK) must be submitted until 5 June 2023. This program is supposed to cover rural locations where a 4G or 5G connection is neither provided nor the construction planned.
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The European Commission has approved the first payment
Along with the amendment to the Building Act, the law proposal on the unified environmental statement and the related amendment law were approved. Key (reserved) constructions will be newly authorized by the specialized Transport and Energy Construction Office (DESÚ – in power since the 1st of January 2024) subordinated to the Ministry of Transport. The accepted proposals will now go to the Senate and, if approved, will be signed by the President. The actual acceleration and simplification of the process will be shown over time.
