Documents and Laws in Parliament

The law amends dozens of regulations en masse to bring them into line with the new Civil Servants Act and replace the existing Civil Service Act. The main impact is the transition of civil servants from a service relationship to an employment relationship and the abolition of civil service institutes such as service offices, service regulations or service orders. At the same time, the powers of appointment of heads of authorities, the systematisation of posts and the transitional rules for staff in the institutions concerned are regulated. The amendments are largely technical and are intended to ensure continuity and legal certainty from 1 July 2026.

The bill fundamentally reforms the civil service by abolishing the existing civil service relationship and replacing it with an employment relationship under the Labour Code in order to increase the flexibility and efficiency of the civil service. It newly regulates the rights and obligations of civil servants, their remuneration, evaluation, training and selection, including the computerisation of personnel processes. A significant change is the possibility for persons with Czech, EU and EEA citizenship to perform civil service, provided they meet the conditions, including knowledge of the Czech language. The reform should reduce bureaucracy, increase the professionalism of the authorities and bring long-term financial savings.

The document presents the Government’s position on the proposal of the MPs to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. The Government has discussed the proposal and adopted a favourable opinion on it. It thus supports the amendments aimed at changing the rules governing the functioning and proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies.

The Government’s opinion on the MPs’ draft amendment to the EIA Act is neutral, but contains fundamental reservations. The government points out that repeatedly extending the validity of EIA opinions up to three times for local Class I roads in metropolitan areas may weaken environmental protection, as the assessment may not correspond to the actual state of the territory. It also points to a possible contradiction with the requirements of the EU EIA Directive and the disproportionality compared to other similar legislation. It also points out that the proposed amendment is a transitional amendment inserted into a systematically inappropriate part of the law.

The document expresses the Government’s favourable opinion on the Senate’s draft constitutional law amending the Constitution of the Czech Republic. The Government supports the extension of the constitutional powers of the Supreme Audit Office to audit the management of Czech Television and Czech Radio. The aim is to strengthen the transparency of public service media without direct financial impact on public budgets.

The document contains the Government’s neutral position on the proposal to extend the possibility of repeated extension of the EIA opinion to local roads of the first class. The Government recognises the need to accelerate the construction of transport infrastructure, but warns of the risk of insufficient consideration of the current state of the environment. It also criticises the legislative-technical shortcomings of the proposal and the possible undermining of legal certainty due to the interference with transitional provisions.

The government has taken a neutral stance on the proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act, but warns of serious risks. According to the government, the proposal overly expands the tax deductibility of advertising gifts, removes the need for labelling and the exclusion of products subject to excise tax, which could lead to a loss of tens of millions of crowns in public revenue. It also criticises the possibility of unlimited tax recognition of commercial samples and the inappropriate terminology and legislative and technical errors in the proposal.

The document introduces a mandatory nationwide deposit system for selected disposable beverage packaging with the aim of significantly increasing take-back and recycling rates and meeting EU targets. It creates a monopoly operator of the deposit system with strict state supervision and significantly expands the obligations of producers, retailers and e-shops, including a dense network of redemption points. There is a significant tightening of controls and a substantial increase in fines, including very severe penalties for failure to meet collection targets. The amendment has significant economic impacts on businesses and municipalities and introduces a phased roll-out of obligations by 2028-2030.

The document contains the government’s consenting opinion on the MP’s bill amending the Act on Public Health Insurance Premium. The government discussed the proposal and supported its adoption as a response to the financial imbalance in public health insurance. The amendment is related to the concentration of persons with temporary protection, especially Ukrainian refugees, in the VZP ČR and is intended to stabilise the financing of health care.

The document contains the government’s position on the MP’s proposal for amendments to the Construction Act and related laws. The Government has discussed the proposal and expressed its favourable opinion. It does not contain substantive changes to the law, but confirms political support for the proposed changes to construction law.

The document contains the government’s position on the MPs’ proposal to amend the law on the salaries of public officials, judges and Members of the European Parliament. The Government has discussed the proposal and has adopted a favourable opinion on it. The opinion does not contain further amendments or detailed arguments, but only confirms support for the legislative change. This is part of the legislative process to regulate the remuneration of constitutional officials.

The law lowers the maximum fees for supplementary pension savings to increase the net returns to participants. It changes (lowers) the asset management fee cap from up to 1% to 0.4% per annum and unifies the performance fee cap to 10% of positive appreciation. At the same time, the coefficient for transformed funds is changed from 0.8 to 0.4, thereby aligning fees across the system. The effective date is 1 July 2026 and the law has no impact on the state budget.

The law changes the rules for redistributing public health insurance payments for June 2026 to support the financial balance of the system. The June payment to the General Health Insurance Fund is reduced by CZK 7.879 billion. In turn, the same amount will be distributed to occupational health insurance companies according to the proportion of their standardised insured. The law takes effect the day after its promulgation.

The Act comprehensively regulates the digital economy in the Czech Republic and implements EU regulations on digital services and data management (DSA, DGA, P2B). It introduces new obligations for providers of online services and e-commerce, strengthens the supervisory and enforcement powers of the CTU and the OCC and sets very high penalties up to the turnover. It repeals the existing Act on Certain Information Society Services, fundamentally changes the Civil Code in the area of online contracts and creates a new court procedure for temporary restrictions on access to services. The main impact is a significant tightening of regulation of digital platforms, online advertising and the data economy.

The law comprehensively rebuilds the Czech framework of budgetary responsibility in line with the new fiscal reform of the European Union and replaces the existing structural balance with a net expenditure growth rule. It introduces a national medium-term fiscal-structural plan, new expenditure frameworks and modifies escape clauses for emergency situations, including security crises. It significantly strengthens the powers of the Ministry of Finance and independent fiscal institutions and clarifies the debt brake while easing disproportionate sanctions against local governments. The aim is greater transparency, compatibility with EU law and long-term sustainability of public finances.

The Government has taken a neutral position on the MPs’ proposal to change the budgetary determination of taxes. It points out that the proposal does not take into account recent legislative changes, contains legislative technical flaws and inappropriately uses the criterion of urgent revenues that are already financed by health insurance. At the same time, it warns against further weakening of the state budget revenues in favour of the regions without a corresponding reduction in expenditure.

The government has taken a neutral position on the bill, supporting the goal of strengthening municipal cooperation but pointing out serious legislative and practical problems. In particular, it criticises the addition of major changes to the Administrative Code and digital signing as unrelated additions, insufficiently prepared in terms of substance and finances. The Government recommends that the proposal be redrafted, the powers of the Commonwealth clarified and key changes negotiated through the standard government process.

The Government has issued a disapproving opinion on the draft amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which introduces fixed limits on speeches and limits on sitting time. It warns that the proposal may be unconstitutional (limiting the rights of the President and the Government, qualified majority), has little practical benefit against filibusters and reduces the flexibility of proceedings. It also criticises the legislative and technical errors and the unrealistic effective date.

The document carries out a major reform of building law and spatial planning with the aim of centralising decision-making, substantially speeding up permitting processes and eliminating duplication in public administration. It introduces a new Office of Territorial Development, replaces the term “built-up” with “buildable” territory and integrates environmental, heritage and other agendas directly into the proceedings conducted by building authorities. At the same time, it tightens sanctions and clarifies criminal liability in the field of environmental protection, while maintaining the declared level of protection of public interests.