Czech Republic : Profile updates - Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe

Czech Republic - Profile Updates

Czech Republic/ 3.4 International cultural co-operation

3.4.6 Other relevant issues

Czech Cultural Heritage Abroad programme extended to run from 2011-2015.

4. Current issues in cultural policy development and debate

4.2.1 Conceptual issues of policies for the arts

New policy Concepts for heritage, folk culture, cinematography and libraries have been produced for the coming years.

Czech Republic/ 4. Current issues in cultural policy development and debate

4.2.1 Conceptual issues of policies for the arts

New studies on Obstacles to Mobility in the Field of Culture in the CR and Support for the Market in Contemporary Visual Arts.

Czech Republic/ 4.2 Specific policy issues and recent debates

4.2.2 Heritage issues and policies

A new Heritage Act will be drawn up in 2013.

Czech Republic/ 4.2 Specific policy issues and recent debates

4.2.2 Heritage issues and policies

In Jan 2011 the Concept for Traditional Folk Culture for 2011-2015 was approved.

Czech Republic/ 4.2 Specific policy issues and recent debates

4.2.3 Cultural/creative industries: policies and programmes

Project launched to compile and analyse information on the cultural industries 2011-15.

4.2 Specific policy issues and recent debates

4.2.3 Cultural/creative industries: policies and programmes

New draft legislation on audio-visual works.

Czech Republic/ 4.2 Specific policy issues and recent debates

4.2.9 Employment policies for the cultural sector

New data shows that wages in the arts and cultural sector are lower, while cultural industry wages are higher than average.

5.1 General legislation

5.1.5 Tax laws

Protests go unheeded over new uniform VAT rate of 17.5% which will impact on the cultural sector from 2013.

5.1 General legislation

5.1.5 Tax laws

Debate over increase in income tax and lowering of expenses deductible for cultural workers.

Czech Republic/ 5.1 General legislation

5.1.6 Labour laws

Labour Code changes improve situation for cultural workers.

Czech Republic/ 5.1 General legislation

5.1.7 Copyright provisions

Consultation on updated Copyright Act which is due to come into effect in November 2013.

5.3 Sector specific legislation

5.3.6 Film, video and photography

New act on support for cinematography approved in 2012.

Czech Republic/ 6. Financing of culture

6.1 Short overview

First results are available for project monitoring financial flow in and out of cultural sector.

6. Financing of culture

6.1 Short overview

Culture Minister struggling to maintain subsidies to non-state cultural activities.

7. Public institutions in cultural infrastructure

7.1 Cultural infrastructure: tendencies & strategies

The Prague State Opera and the National Theatre were amalgamated on 1 January 2012.

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