Background information

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky, MZV ČR supports Czech exporters. Embassies of the Czech Republic and MZV ČR offer assistance to Czech entrepreneurs in case of problems with the realisation of commercial supplies abroad, especially in the case of administrative barriers imposed on importers by local authorities in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. With respect to the mobility restrictions across Europe and other countries, MZV ČR offer assistance in finding new contacts and opportunities.

Content of measure

Emergency package for Czech exporters contains mainly:

1. Practical information on conducting foreign operations in a coronavirus situation with a number of restrictions in the target country;
2. Embassies assistance in problems with performing trade operations;
3. Finding and analysing opportunities, assisting in identifying and verifying suitable partners.
4. Assistance and information sharing through a series of webinars and online consultations.
5. Offer to use the services of local experts to assist the business on site during the negotiating and implementing the business.

These services are for free and are supported by other anti-coronavirus measures, e. g. debt moratorium, COVID I, COVID II, COVID III and COVID Prague programmes and others.

Use of measure

No info available yet.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Importing/Exporting companies	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Company / Companies	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	Consulted
Form	Not applicable	Direct consultation outside a formal body

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level

Involvement

Social partners, which are members of the tripartite body (Council of economic and social agreement, Rada hospodářské a sociální dohody, RHSD) were informed and consulted in both formal (requested by institutional settings) and informal ways. They are not involved in the management of policy measures.

Views and reactions

Supportive. The measure has been designed in cooperation with the Czech Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of Industry and Transport of the Czech Republic.

Sources

• 18 March 2020: MZV: MZV´s package for exporters/MZV: MZV spouští balíček na pomoc exportérům (www.export.cz)
• 20 March 2020: SP ČR: Measures taken by the government of the Czech Republic/SP ČR: Opatření vlády České republiky (www.spcr.cz)