Dentons supports education and health care workers in the Czech Republic during COVID-19

As a result of the challenges caused by the global pandemic, Dentons’ Prague office increased its support to the Czech community in 2020. The Firm provided almost 1000 hours of free-of-charge legal advice to education and children’s rights organizations, and made charitable donations to help health care professionals and students impacted by COVID-19.

Global economy watch: Predictions for 2021

From the great lockdown to the great rebound

Projecting what the future holds is an important exercise for business and governments looking to plan ahead. In our first edition of 2021, we look ahead to the trends we expect to come to the fore in the global economy in the year to come.

Prague Airport Handles Nearly 3.7 Million Passengers in 2020 and Is Ready for 2021 Traffic Enhancement

Throughout the course of 2020, a total of 3,665,871 passengers passed through the gates of Václav Havel Airport Prague. The operation of the airport was unprecedented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the related restrictions on travel and the worldwide decline in demand for flying. As a result, 79% fewer passengers were handled in Prague compared to 2019. In January and February 2020, there were direct flights serviced from Prague to a total of 111 destinations around the world. In the following months, the offer was limited and continued changing based on the epidemiological situation. Passengers were offered flights to up to 87 destinations on an ongoing basis. Last year, the routes to the United Kingdom were, traditionally, the most popular, with the greatest number of passengers flying to/from London. The airport is ready to resume its operations this year and continues to focus to the measures aimed at protecting the health of both passengers and airport employees.

Opening a EUR 2m fund for digital inclusion today: Google.org Impact Challenge CEE

It is my pleasure to inform you that the first-ever Google.org Impact Challenge dedicated to Central and Eastern Europe (which will distribute €2 million in grants) has opened for applications in the Czech Republic today as well. 

Wages stagnated last year, the goal for 2021 is personnel and economic stabilization

The year 2020 including the labour market developments was fully managed by the situation around the coronavirus pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on individual sectors differed significantly, however, the unemployment rate stabilized in the Czech Republic at 3.7% at the end of the year and thus remains the lowest in Europe. There has also been no significant decline in the total number of open jobs, which still exceeds 300,000.