http://www.businessinfo.cz BusinessInfo.cz - The Official Business Web Portal cs http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/support-for-participation-foreign-fairs/1001536/63103/?ctrss=2007 The Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to provide support mainly to small and medium sized enterprises who participate in foreign trade fairs. The project called "Joint Participation at Specialised Foreign Trade Fairs and Exhibitions" has already helped more than 1,600 Czech companies and professional organisations and has been realised by the CzechTrade Agency and the Czech Chamber of Commerce since 2010. 2012-01-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/inter-government-agreement-solve-crisis/1001536/63102/?ctrss=2007 The European Summit which took place in December 2011 in Brussels is perceived as a breakthrough. The 17 countries in the Eurozone agreed to enter into special fiscal agreements, which should lead to more extensive coordination of economic policies and automatic sanctions for breaching budget rules. Great Britain will not participate in this inter-governmental agreement. The remaining countries are taking time to consider the idea. 2012-01-21T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/cr-and-sr-call-for-more-liberal-reach/1001536/63087/?ctrss=2007 The Czech Republic and Slovakia have cited what they consider excessive regulation of the chemical industry. They argue it could have a negative impact on the European economy and harm small businesses in particular, on whom they argue the regulation places excessive administrative and financial burdens. 2012-01-19T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/nine-projects-improve-customer-rights/1001536/63082/?ctrss=2007 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has selected nine projects focused on consumer protection which will be supported by the Ministry in 2012. In addition to direct help to consumers it will focus on testing products, education and cooperation with business associations. 2012-01-18T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/what-kind-of-workers-do-employers-need/1001536/62962/?ctrss=2007 Companies cannot find qualified staff especially in technical fields. The greatest demand for workers is in technical fields, mainly in the engineering sector. On the other hand, the food industry, transport, and the textiles industry has been recording a decline in the employment rate. These are the key conclusions of a project carried out by the Czech Chamber of Commerce for the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 2012-01-04T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/revolution-in-fight-against-corruption/1001536/62927/?ctrss=2007 The Chamber of Deputies has overruled the veto of the President of the Republic, who had denied his signature on the bill for a Corporate Criminal Liability Act. In doing so, the President followed numerous critics of the seminal law, the primary objective of which is the introduction of criminal corporate liability, i.e., making legal entities culpable and punishable for actions and decisions of their owners, management and supervisory bodies (and members thereof), and employees. 2011-12-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/a-new-legal-framework-for-agreements/1001536/62926/?ctrss=2007 Effective as of 1 January 2012, a far-reaching amendment will substantially modify the Labor Code. Among other things, the amendment redefines the terms under which so-called agreements on the performance of specific work assignments are made. Concomitant modifications will be made in the relevant laws concerning sick-leave insurance, health insurance, and social insurance. All this will change the playing field for the work assignment agreement, come 1 January 2012.  2011-12-27T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/amendment-to-sick-leave-insurance-act/1001536/62925/?ctrss=2007 The Czech Parliament has passed an amendment to the Sick-Leave Insurance Act which widens the circle of those who are deemed to draw earnings from dependent employment in the terms of Sec. 6 of the Czech Income Tax Act and who are thus subject to pension and sick-leave insurance.  2011-12-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/increased-participation-in-investment/1001536/62834/?ctrss=2007 Modernisation and improvement of the competitiveness of the economies of the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation are the main goals of the Joint Declaration on the Partnership for Modernisation signed by Minister of Industry and Trade Martin Kuba and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Zhukov. 2011-12-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.businessinfo.cz/en/article/czech-republic-business-news/the-state-will-help-develop-risk-capital/1001536/62833/?ctrss=2007 To initiate the development of risk capital for some of the smallest, newly established companies, which is practically non-existing in the Czech Republic today - that is the aim of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and its project called the Seed Fund. The main component will be an outright risk capital fund which will invest in good business ideas in partnership with private investors. In addition, the Ministry also wants to establish an entire ecosystem that will support risk capital. 2011-12-16T00:00:00+01:00