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15 Feb

Crisis Communication_training_Capacity full, February 15, 2012

AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1, 10:00

21 Feb

Marketing Committee, February 21, 2012

AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Prague 1, 09:00

21 Feb

IT committee meeting, February 21, 2012

AmCham offices, Dušní 10, Praha 1, 09:00

21 Feb

AmCham Movie Club - 17th Movie Session, February 21, 2012

Radisson BLU Alcron, Štěpánská 40, Prague 1, 19:00

22 Feb

Festival Česká inovace - An Innovator's Day: Panel Discussions, Workshops and Innovation/Cooperation Awards , February 22, 2012

Národní technická knihovna, Technická 6 / 2710, Prague 6, 09:00

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February 03, 2012

Chamber of Deputies Greenlight Public Procurement Reform

On January 31, the Chamber of Deputies rejected the Senate’s changing proposals to draft amendment to the Public Procurement Act related to ownership transparency and passed the reform version approved in November 2011. Press release of the Platform for Transparent Public Tenders follows. The Platform for Transparent Public Tenders believes the reform of public procurement passed by the Chamber of Deputies today represents major progress in the effort to achieve effective and transparent public procurement in the country. The Platform applauds the politicians, government officials, business and civic associations, and independent experts who worked together for more than a year to craft the best possible reform.

February 03, 2012

Ministry of Industry and Trade Launch New Project to Accelerate Intra-Corporate Transfers of non-EU Nationals

The Ministry of Industry and Trade in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced a new project on February 1, 2012 that should facilitate intra-corporate transfers of managers and specialists - third country nationals - for major investors operating on the territory of the Czech Republic. Details of the project were consulted with Czech corporations and business associations, including AmCham. The background of the project, target group and eligibility criteria such as the number of employess globally and locally, yearly turnover, the volume of investment and tax paid, for example, are described in detail at http://www.mpo.cz/dokument102601.html

January 16, 2012

Platform for Transparent Public Tenders reject Senate's changing proposals to Public Procurement Bill

On Jan 13, the Council of the Platform for Transparent Public Tenders rejected the Senate's changing proposals related to ownership transparency and supported the version of the Public Procurement Bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies on Nov 4, 2011. The issue of ownership transparency should be dealt with outside the Public Procurement Act, the Platform Council agreed. The Council expressed support to the solution that is currently being sought by the Ministry of Justice (within the so-called Act on Transparency). Details (in Czech) are available at http://www.transparentnizakazky.cz/.

December 16, 2011

Committee for Labor and Social Affairs plans activities for 2012

AmCham Committee for Labor and Social Affairs met December 14 to evaluate activities in 2011 and plan steps for 2012.

December 16, 2011

Senate sends Public Procurement Act Amendment back to the Chamber, with a changing proposal

The Upper Chamber of the Czech Parliament voted on the amendment to the Public Procurement Act at its session on December 14. Senators are sending the amendment back to the Chamber of Deputies with a changing proposal by Nadační fond proti korupci that requires uncovering the ownership structure of winning bidders.

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February 09, 2012

AmCham Finance committee met on Feb9

To download Minutes from the Finance committee please login under the company password and open the attachement.

February 03, 2012

EU policy on corporate social responsibility

At the end of last year, there was issued a new European policy on corporate social responsibility - you can download it here: A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility

If you are interested in this policy and its impact on Czech business environment, you can join a survey, that the platform Byznys pro spolecnost has decided to conduct to know opinion of businesses in the Czech Republic. Click on the title to read more.

February 03, 2012

Current Economic Situation: What to do and how to survive next 2 years?

AmCham members and invited guests met on February 2nd to discuss Economic outlook for 2012-2013, changes in taxation, commercial law.... and get other advices what to do in the next 2 years.

February 02, 2012

Real Estate Committee met on February 1_minutes of the meeting

AmCham Real Estate Committee met to discuss and plan upcoming activities. Minutes of the meeting attached. Next meeting of RE Committee will take place on March 14, 9am at AmCham offices.

January 27, 2012

Workshop: Making IT security empowering, rather than paralysing

AmCham IT commttee organized first small workshop in 2012 on Making IT security empowering, rather than paralysing - best practices.

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Recent New Members:

Regus Business Centre, s.r.o.
Weber Shandwick
Bayer Czech Republic
NSG Morison Advisory s.r.o.
ORANGE GROUP a.s.

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February 09, 2012

2012 AmCham Tax Survey_link to the survey in the text

As part of our annual tax conference, AmChams are conducting the brief 2012 AmCham Tax Survey about the tax conditions in Central European countries. This survey will be published at the conference on March 6th in Prague, and made available to all members of AmChams in the region.

Please help us make this survey as accurate as possible by taking 5 minutes to complete it.

January 26, 2012

7th Regional Tax Conference will be held on March 6, 2012, in Prague

7th Regional Tax Conference, this year hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic, will be held on March 6, 2012, in Prague, Czech Republic. The annual tax conference brings together experts from around the CEE region to discuss the results of past reforms and debate the merits of planned reforms at the national and European level.

The conference will be attended by businesspeople and both public and private sectors’ tax experts working in Central Europe. Tentative program with the invitation is attached.

Venue: Radisson Blu Alcron, Stepanska 40, Prague 1

December 20, 2011

AmCham wishes its members Successful year 2012

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December 01, 2011

Czech TATRA gains international recognition for its new TATRA PHOENIX truck

TATRA’s newest vehicle, the TATRA PHOENIX , was the second highest rated truck in the overall standings of International Truck of the Year 2012, the latest edition of a prestigious annual international industry contest.

November 30, 2011

Global Survey on Business Integrity Education

Within the frames of the Integrity Education Project, the Center for Integrity in Business and Government (CIBG) has developed this Global Survey, an analytical instrument to map some of the most relevant issues related to knowledge and skills to be developed by integrity education in MBA programs. The link to the survey is: https://ceubusiness.us2.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9AcREJkyFZa6O4k.

November 18, 2011

TI Seminar: Greater Transparency in Political Party Financing (Nov 22, 2011)

Transparency International in cooperation with the Institute of Sociology, Academy of Science, and embassies of Canada, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Sweden, USA, and UK, will discuss political party financing at a seminar to be held on November 22, 2011 at the American Centre, Tržiště 13, Prague 1.