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At the beginning of December, the much-anticipated call from the new Electromobility Guarantee programme was announced. The programme falls under the National Recovery Plan and through it over CZK 1.9 billion should be distributed to successful applicants from among small, medium and large companies throughout the Czech Republic.

Under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), several grant titles have been opened to contribute to the development of projects of common interest in the deployment and construction of secure high-capacity networks, including 5G systems, increasing the resilience and capacity of digital backbone networks in EU Member States through their interconnection with neighbouring countries, and digitising transport and energy networks.

While the Wise Old Man from a fairy tale by Jára Cimrman suggested that the biggest evil are the dwarfs who get everywhere, many political statements from the recent weeks may have led you to the impression that subsidies are exactly such a vicious dwarf for the economy. And the best cure for sick public finances should be to fight against them.

Under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), several grant titles have been opened for the development and modernisation of rail and road transport infrastructure within the global TEN-T network. In our text you will find a comprehensive overview of them.

By the end of this year, a relatively diverse range of subsidy opportunities will open up, which will be aimed not only at supporting small and medium-sized...

At the end of July 2023, the European Commission published the final report complementing the European Directive 2013/34/EU relating to corporate...

The Council of the EU has presented a proposal to update legislation on cross-border shipments of waste. This initiative focuses on the export of waste, the fight against illegal shipments and the digitisation of this activity. The main change will be a ban on the export of waste destined for disposal to other Member States and a restriction on the shipment of waste to non-OECD countries.

The European Union is one step away from adopting a new Ecodesign Regulation that will regulate the manufacturing and marketing of products to improve their energy efficiency and minimise negative environmental impacts. As consumers play a key role in the transition to a more sustainable and greener economy, the new initiatives also focus on providing accurate information on the environmental impact of products and services, thereby helping consumers in their purchasing decisions.

A new LNG station has opened in Modletice. Trailer-trucks can refuel using liquefied petroleum gas in seven locations in the Czech Republic. Grant Thornton played an important role in the realisation process. “We provided subsidy services, i.e. everything from the preparation of the necessary documents through the submission of applications to the actual administration of the drawdown of funds during implementation,” explains Jiří Dvořák and adds that he enjoys participating in similar projects not only pro

A wide range of calls from the Operational Programme Environment is planned to be announced in June. Together with Naviga Advisory & Evaluation, we have...

The European Union has taken another step that plays an important role in achieving the 2050 climate neutrality targets. As part of a strategy known as “Fit...

Přestože kombinovaná přeprava je v evropské legislativě zakotvena už od roku 1992 a měla určovat trend, kterým se má logistika vyvíjet, implementace a naplnění s ní spojených cílů stále vázne. Multimodální přeprava může významně zmírnit přetížení silniční dopravy, a navíc přispět ke snížení emisí skleníkových plynů. Proč se jí tedy v evropském prostoru nedaří narušit dominanci silniční přepravy? Hlavní důvody shrnuje aktuální Zpráva Evropského účetního dvora.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has announced a call for applications for support under the Operational Programme Employment Plus – Corporate...

On 13 April, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) published the procedure for transferring excessive economic benefit to the state budget.

You may have noticed it in the media or on social media, too. In Hungary, a treetop trail was made using EU money, with just one little thing missing: the trees. Doesn’t this remind you of a swimming pool in a community with no water source or other similar cases from the recent past? Of course I laughed, when I saw it, but it also gave me chills. What does this lead to? What conclusion will every reader necessarily reach? That subsidies are useless, that it is dirt, that it distorts the normal functioning

On 5 April 2023, an amendment to Government Decree No. 221/2019 Coll., was published in the Collection of Laws under No. 89/2023 Coll., amending the...