Czech Business Today
Volume XXIII, 5-2025
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Czech Employers Launch Initiative to Support Prevention and Sustainable Healthcare
Czech employers are taking a proactive step to help stabilize the country’s healthcare system. A new initiative called… continue reading »
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Jan Kavalírek: Czechia’s Vision for European AI Leadership and the CEE AI Gigafactory to Power It
Jan Kavalírek, Deputy Minister and Czechia’s Government Commissioner for AI, leads Czechia’s efforts to… continue reading »
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Czech Republic Pushes Forward with Cashless Payments
The Czech Republic ranks among the world’s leaders in contactless card use. Eight out of ten customers today prefer to… continue reading »
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EESC CORNER:European Preparedness Union Strategy
In its opinion on the European Preparedness Union Strategy, the EESC highlights that Europe faces increasingly complex… continue reading »
Flash news
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Czechia and Germany Launch Joint Effort to Build Cross-Border Hydrogen Infrastructure
The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a closer cooperation with Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to develop a joint cross-border hydrogen infrastructure. A first meeting of the newly established bilateral working group took place in Berlin, bringing together government representatives, gas transmission system operators, and energy regulators. The platform will coordinate technical, legislative, regulatory and economic aspects of connecting the Czech and German hydrogen networks—an important step toward integrating both countries into the emerging European hydrogen economy.
The initiative builds on the joint declaration signed on 25 April 2025 and translates political commitments into concrete actions. According to the Czech side, hydrogen has strong potential to support energy transition, strengthen industrial resilience, and contribute to decarbonization, particularly in sectors such as chemicals. Companies including NET4GAS are already involved through the Czech-German Hydrogen Interconnector project. The planned connection is expected to improve access to renewable hydrogen for Czech industry and link the country to Europe’s major hydrogen corridors, helping reinforce a secure, climate-neutral and interconnected energy future for Central Europe.
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Czech Chamber of Commerce Launches “Bureaucracy Detox”
The Czech Chamber of Commerce has launched the “Bureaucracy Detox” initiative, a strategic campaign aimed at reducing the administrative and regulatory burden on entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic. This initiative highlights how excessive regulation and paperwork—such as overlapping reporting obligations and unclear rules—undermine business competitiveness.
According to the proposal, Czech businesses spend over 240 hours a year on administrative duties, which translates into significant economic cost and wasted potential.
The campaign presents a draft “Anti-Bureaucracy Law” that would introduce measurable limits on the obligations imposed on businesses, mandate impact assessments before new regulations take effect, and promote digitisation, transparency, and consistency of rules. For Czech companies operating internationally, this means a potential shift towards a more predictable, less cumbersome regulatory environment—one that could free up resources to invest in innovation, export growth, and competitiveness. Moreover, the initiative could serve as a valuable example for other countries seeking to reduce administrative burdens and support business-friendly policies. At the same time, it highlights the need to improve the functioning of the internal market to facilitate cross-border trade and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy across the EU.
