Draft law on the principle of equal pay for men and women in Slovakia
The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic has prepared a draft law on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women for equal work or work of equal value and on amendments to certain related laws, proposed to take effect on 1 June 2026.
Launch of Call No. 1/2025 in the ELEGRID sub-programme of the Modernization Fund
The State Environmental Fund has just published the Call No. 1/2025 in the ELEGRID sub-programme making it possible to submit applications for a subsidy.
The process of adopting the so-called “Monitoring Decree” is nearing completion
The amendment to the Energy Act “LEX OZE III” (Act No. 87/2025 Coll.) introduces new measures to strengthen consumer protection and transparency in the electricity and gas market. It newly provides for market competition monitoring by the Energy Regulatory Office, the so-called trader security index, and a comparison tool for evaluating supplier offers.
Renewable Energy Subsidy Programme – Wind Power Plants
The Operational Programme Technologies and Applications for Competitiveness (OP TAK) started accepting applications for the third call for the Renewable Energy Sources – Wind Power Plants subsidy programme.
New calls in the programmes of the State Environmental Fund – Heat and i+ programme
The State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic has launched further calls in recent days.
The legislative process of adopting the amendment “Lex Gas” has been successfully completed
Now the legislative process of adopting “Lex Gas” has been completed and the individual changes introduced by “Lex Gas” have become part of the legal system of the Czech Republic, as “Lex Gas” was published in the Collection of Laws as Act No. 223/2025 Coll. on 30 June 2025.
News from the world of e-commerce and consumer law
On 28 June 2025, Act No. 424/2023 Coll. on Accessibility Requirements for Certain Products and Services will come into force to make certain products and services accessible to persons with disabilities.
LEX GAS abolishes critisized individual self-assessment of IRR
The individual assessment of the profitability for PV plants with a capacity exceeding 30 kWp built in 2009-2010 will not be necessary and the original rules related to the monitoring of the adequacy of the support for solar electricity
European Commission publishes final text of the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework
The Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (“CISAF”) was adopted by the European Commission on 25 June 2025 to offer the Member States of the European Union the possibility of setting up aid schemes to implement the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal.
Start of bidding for subsidies for the construction of PV plants
From July you can start bidding for subsidies for the construction of PV plants. Read the current bpv newsletter to see what it specifically concerns.
Are you ready for the new cybersecurity law?
The Cybersecurity Act implementing the European NIS 2 Directive, which will bring new cybersecurity obligations for an estimated 6 000 entities doing business in selected sectors, was approved by the Senate on 11 June 2025!
Bill on accelerating the use of renewable energy sources heads to the Senate
The Chamber of Deputies has already approved the Government’s draft law on accelerating the use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.
Grant support for PV and Storage
Update on grant support for PV and Storage till (2.6.2025)
