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.

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.

We advised Maestrani Schweizer Schokoladen AG on the Czech law aspects, including legal due diligence, in connection with the acquisition of the Belgian praline manufacturer Delafaille including the Czech subsidiary Ostrapack s.r.o., based in Ostrava – an important packaging center specializing in chocolate co-packing services.

Letošní letní slavnost DTIHK v Troje se opět podařila.

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!

The Chamber of Deputies has already approved the Government’s draft law on accelerating the use of renewable energy sources in the first reading.

Update on grant support for PV and Storage till (2.6.2025)

We are delighted to announce the launch of IEL’s Guide to Pay Transparency edited by Freshfields and our contribution for Czech jurisdiction, prepared by Arthur Braun and Lucie Kalašová.

On 25 April 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved in its third reading the government’s draft law on cyber security, the preparation of which we have previously informed you about. The bill is now heading to the Senate for consideration.

The State Environmental Fund published a new call for grants, through which Czech applicants can access funds from the European Modernisation Fund. There are four new calls in total.

The European Commission published a draft of the new Clean Industrial State Aid Framework (“CISAF”).

Last week we had our bpv LEGAL Academy M&A training in its 18th year, as always in beautiful Bratislava.