Economy and Market

The great tradition of a company, which now produces trucks, but which in the past launched the first aerodynamic car in the world From the carriages of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the multi-million deal with India and the Middle East, the Tatra story spreads...

Unemployment The unemployment level in the Czech Republic is steady since several months. For February, data show a 6.8% rate for the active population, or 8.3% general. The recently implemented new estimation system shows levels lower than the recent past, but it is just...

At the beginning of the year, as well as the re-codification of the civil law, yet another important innovation was introduced into the Czech legal system: Law 304/2013 on public registers of legal entities and natural persons (thereafter referred to as “Public records law”),...

The authors of the new Civil Code of the Czech Republic, which entered into force on 1st January of this year, took as a reference model also the European jurisdictions and their particular legal institutions. The purpose of this article is to indicate how...

Unemployment The unemployment level in the Czech Republic is steady since several months. For December 2013, data show a 6.8% rate for the active population, or 8.2% general. The recently implemented new estimation system shows levels lower than the recent past, but it is...

The international competitiveness ratings show that the Czech Republic is lagging behind on many aspects. The main causes are political instability, bureaucracy and the lack of flexibility of its labour market Months of political uncertainty, outgoing governments, technical governments, the anticipated elections, the longest...

Slovenské elektrárne, in the Czech Republic, has become one of the most important companies for the supply of electricity, and with a sales volume of about 3 TWh in 2014, is a landmark in terms of quality of service and added value to the...

Much has already been written on the new Civil Code, but what impact will the new regulation have on every day life? Every day, we enter into various contractual relationships. We are not even aware of a number of them, but we comply with...

Unemployment The unemployment level keeps steady, slightly growing at 7.6%. Once the seasonal positive effect subsided, now the hopes lay on the EU recovery which determines an increase in industrial production destined to export. Unfortunately, there are strong signals for a jobless recovery, though....

A myth-image of Czechoslovakian industry, Jawa motorcycles are starting to attract fans again (Jawa 500cc OHV, the first motorcycle produced by the firm in 1929) It is the Ducati of the East, an epic motorcycle of the great champions of the past. Behind the...