This year, the Subnational B-READY series covers 66 cities across six EU Member States (Czechia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Spain), spanning 64 NUTS2 regions. The primary objective of the Subnational B-READY studies is to identify and address regional disparities in regulatory...

One of the main types of government intervention aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic were the social distancing measures. This article presents a novel approach to examining the relationship between social distancing and workforce composition. The model used is a SIRD model with dynamically...

To estimate the impact of disagreement about expected inflation on the transmission of monetary policy in the Czech Republic, this article makes three novel contributions to the literature. First, we reconstruct a series of inflation expectations and calculate their disagreement from qualitative...

Czechia has a two-layer water governance, with authorities competent at the national level (Ministries of Environment and Agriculture) and 14 regional authorities. The RBMPs follow the same logic, with RBMPs at RBD scale and sub-plans on sub-basins. All RBMPs make reference to the objectives of...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management. It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming at the reduction of the adverse consequences associated with floods in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covered the period 2016-21....

he Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covered the period 2016-21. The third cycle will cover...

We study how demand related to the digital transformation of public institutions affects local suppliers of IT-related services and products in the Czech Republic during 2012-2022, a period of rapid digital transformation of the public sector. Using firm- and tender-level data and...

Czech pupils perform above the EU average in mathematics, science and digital skills, and the share of top performers is relatively high. At the same time, the education system is characterised by large inequalities. Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds have access to fewer resources...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

This research note offers a comprehensive view of labour market integration of displaced people from Ukraine in Czechia, a country that has experienced one of the largest absolute and relative influxes of displaced people due to Russia's war of aggression. Using unique data from the longitudinal...

The EU provides technical and legislative support for creating good conditions for civil society organizations and funding opportunities for this sector within countries. A significant contribution is visible in the CEE countries, mainly in the states of the Visegrad group, that are the most...

The main objective of the article is to assess the influence of the factors selected on the choice of the methods and forms of the employee training in the organization. The research is focused on the investigation of the methods and forms of further education of social workers. Data used in...

This study investigates the complex relationship between insurance and investment strategies in the Czech Republic using a PICOT-PRISMA approach that focuses on high-impact Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) articles from Q1-Q3 journals. By examining both mandatory and optional insurance...

The evolving macroeconomic landscape, shaped by the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, poses significant challenges for economies worldwide. However, Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries have demonstrated resilience and rapid recovery during crises,...

The aim is to identify gaps in the monitoring network for Czechia according to the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/2881). The analysis is conducted considering the data officially reported by Czechia for the last five years (2019-2023) to EEA's Repornet2. Data has been...

This paper deals with the taxation of still wine in the Czech Republic. The aim of the paper is to quantify the fiscal impact of the imposition of a non-zero excise duty rate on still wine on excise and value added tax revenue. The paper uses an analytical approach to assess the impacts using...

This paper introduces a novel composite energy poverty indicator, the M2LIHC, which combines elements of the twice-median expenditure share (2M) and Low Income High Cost (LIHC) measures. Using a unique dataset merging the Czech Household Budget Survey and EU-SILC data from 2017-2022, we...

This study aims to explore the vulnerability within the Czech automotive supply chain. To explore the vulnerability, analyses based on the comparison of both monetary and time-based characteristics, namely profitability, cash flow ratio, indebtedness, and cash conversion cycle, respectively,...

The aim of paper is to define differences between Czech legislation and European law established by law or other valid legal regulations and to point out key areas that are different and key principles for transfer of European and Czech human rights and responsibilities arising employment legal...

Understanding consumer behaviour is crucial for companies operating in the food products market, which has undergone numerous changes in recent years. Consumer typology plays a vital role in the development of effective marketing strategies and in catering to diverse consumer needs. The article...

Almost all (97%) of firms in Czechia invested in 2023 up from 73% in the previous EIBIS findings. Czech firms continue to focus their investment on replacement rather than capacity expansion. Czech firms dedicate 42% of their investments to intangible assets. The investment outlook is mixed. On...

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

Czechia's research and innovation (R&I) system has undergone major changes since the 1990s, with the 2008 reform marking a turning point in governance and institutional responsibilities. The country has a well-developed research landscape, including 54 public research institutes under the Czech...

The Horizon Europe Policy Support Facility (PSF) has been set up by the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission. It supports Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe in reforming their national research and innovation (R&I) systems. The...

This report is the result of the two-year long multi-country Technical Support Instrument project 'Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe' conducted by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the OECD and funded...

Overall, government effectiveness in 2023 remained similar to the previous year and close to the average among the European Union Member States (EU-27). It also grew slightly compared with 2019 (before the impact of COVID-19). Approved by the government in 2017, the 'Czech Republic 2030'...

Czechia has national legislation for preventing and remediating damage to land/soil, waters and nature. Competent authorities tend to implement national environmental liability legislation, including environmental permitting legislation, instead of national ELD legislation. As of November 2021,...

This study investigates the characteristics of post-consumer textile (PCT) waste collected separately as well as disposed of in municipal waste in terms of its reusability and recyclability. The geographic focus of this study is on previously under-researched EU Member States in South and...

The transformation of former mining sites into tourism and cultural hubs exemplifies good practices in regional energy transitions. This approach not only stimulates economic growth, but also preserves the industrial heritage by redefining communities while maintaining their historical identity....

The Czech government support the coal mining regions of Usti, Moravian-Silesian and Karlovy Vary with an integrated strategy for economic development. A governance structure has been devised that matches national institutions with regional counterparts, acknowledging each region's specific needs...

Czechia referenced its national qualifications system to the EQF in 2011 (NÚOV, 2011). Czechia has not yet established a comprehensive NQF, instead, the country has adopted a sectoral approach, aligning specific educational sectors directly with the EQF. In the field of secondary education,...

The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is the framework of economic policies covering the European Union (EU) - including both euro area and non-euro area countries. The principal long-term aim of EMU is economic convergence for the EU over three successive stages. Once a country reaches the...