COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Czechia Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 11047/21 INIT; ST 11047/21 ADD 1; ST 11047/21 COR 1) of 8 September 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Czechia
Date: 2023-09-26
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: Czechia, EU loan, economic recovery, economic reform, energy policy, housing policy, investment, stability pact, stability programme, structural adjustment

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 26.9.2023  SWD(2023) 319 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Analysis of the recovery and resilience plan of Czechia Accompanying the document Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending Implementing Decision (EU) (ST 11047/21 INIT; ST 11047/21 ADD 1; ST 11047/21 COR 1) of 8 September 2021 on the approval of the assessment of the recovery and resilience plan for Czechia    {COM(2023) 567 final}  
 
 
Table of contents 

1.  Executive summary ................................................................................................................. 2 

2.  Objectives of the modification of the plan .............................................................................. 3 

2.1 The modified plan addresses Czechia’s main newly emerged challenges ............................ 3 

2.2 Overview of new and modified components......................................................................... 4 

2.3 Other elements not covered by assessment criteria ............................................................. 27 

3.  Summary of the assessment of the plan ................................................................................ 29 

3.1.  Comprehensive and adequately balanced response to the economic and social situation 

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3.2.  Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester  .................. 31 

3.3.  Growth potential, job  creation, economic, institutional  and social  resilience, European 
Pillar of Social Rights, mitigating the impact of the crisis, and social territorial cohesion and 
convergence ............................................................................................................................... 34 

3.4.  The principle of ‘do no significant harm’  ..................................................................... 35 

3.5.  Green transition  ............................................................................................................. 36 

3.6.  Digital transition  ............................................................................................................ 37 

3.7.  Lasting impact of the plan  ............................................................................................. 38 

3.8.  Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation  .................................................... 39 

3.9.  Costing  .......................................................................................................................... 40 

3.10.  Controls and audit  ......................................................................................................... 42 

4.  Coherence  ............................................................................................................................. 45 

4.1.  REPowerEU ................................................................................................................... 46 

4.2.  Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect ....................................................... 48 

ANNEX I: Climate tracking and digital tagging  ......................................................................... 50 

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1.  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  

Czechia’s post-pandemic recovery was disrupted by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. 
The Czech economy grew by only 2.5% in 2022, and consumer price inflation increased to 14.8% 
in 2022 due to fast-growing prices for commodities and production inputs, resulting in lower cost 
competitiveness. Energy dependency, particularly Czechia’s high reliance on fossil fuels, remains 
a major vulnerability together with housing affordability and administrative capacity of the public 
administration. 

In light of the socio-economic challenges that Czechia has been facing, the country submitted a 
modified national Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), including a REPowerEU chapter, to the 
Commission on 30 June 2023, and has revised its submission on 3 and 24 August 2023. For the 
modification  of  its  RRP,  Czechia  has  relied  on  the  following  legal  bases  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241 (RRF Regulation): Article 14(2) to include additional loan support, Article 18(2) to take 
into account the updated maximum financial contribution published on 30 June 2022 and Article 
21(1),  requesting  to  the  Commission  to  make  a  proposal  to  amend  the  Council  implementing 
decision  considering  that  its  RRP  is  partially  no  longer  achievable  because  of  objective 
circumstances. In addition, with the view to support measures in its REPowerEU chapter, Czechia 
relied on Article 21c of  the RRF Regulation,  requesting the allocation of the amount available 
from  the  Emissions  Trading  System  (ETS)  revenues  and  from  the  Brexit  Adjustment  Reserve 
(BAR). 

The modification submitted by Czechia affects nine measures on the basis of Article 18(2) of the 
RRF Regulation and 58 measures on the basis of Article 21(1) of the RRF Regulation. In addition, 
40 errors of clerical nature that do not reflect the content of the initial plan submitted by Czechia 
have been identified and corrections have been proposed.  

The REPowerEU chapter submitted by Czechia includes 15 new reforms, seven new investments 
and two scaled-up measures to complement the initial RRP, thus increasing the resilience, security 
and sustainability of the Union’s energy system. The reforms concern  the modernisation of the 
electricity  grid,  the  simplification  of  permitting  procedures  for  renewable  energy  sources,  the 
electrification of railways, the decarbonisation of road transport, the improvement of the advisory 
services for the renovation wave, and the promotion of green skills in universities. The reforms 
are accompanied by new investments including grants which accelerate the development and take-
up of renewable energy. Finally, the scaled-up measures concern the installation of photovoltaic 
sources (existing measure 2.3) and support for the purchase of zero-emissions vehicles for private 
companies (existing measure 2.4).  

Based on the assessment of the submitted modification and the REPowerEU chapter, the Czech 
modified  plan  receives  an  A  rating  on  all  criteria  (including  the  two  additional  criteria  for  the 
REPowerEU  chapter),  except  for  costing  and  coherence,  where  the  plan  receives  a  B  rating 
(unchanged from the assessment of the initial plan).  

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(1) 
Balanced 
Response 

(2) 
CSRs 

(3) 
Growth, 
jobs… 

(4) 
DNSH 

(5) 
Green 
target 

(6) 
Digital 
target 

(7) 
Lasting 
impact 

(8) 
M & T 

(9) 
Costing 

(10) 
Control 
Systems 

(11) 
Coherence 

(12) 
REPowerEU 

(13) Cross-
border  

A 

A 

A 

A 

A  
(42.9%) 

A 
(22.8%) 

A 

A 

B 

A 

B 

A 

A 

2.  OBJECTIVES OF THE MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN  

2.1 The modified plan addresses Czechia’s main newly emerged challenges 

In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a surge in energy and commodity prices in Czechia 
and the EU as a whole. The Country Report for Czechia1 identified challenges related to its reliance 
on fossil fuels, limited availability of affordable housing, weak public administration capacity, and 
skills shortages. In addition, Czechia also faces challenges related to restoring the long-term fiscal 
sustainability of public finances, in particular, addressing challenges to the sustainability of the 
pension system and the healthcare system, as well as reducing the gap between regions in access 
to social services and essential infrastructure. Against this backdrop, Czechia’s modified RRP adds 
and scales up measures to address these current challenges, includes a REPowerEU chapter, and 
modifies existing measures in line with the provisions of the RRF Regulation.   

Pursuant to Article 14(2) of the RRF Regulation, Czechia included in the submitted modified RRP 
a  request  for  loan  support  amounting  to  EUR  818  136  635,  which  would  be  used  for  8  new 
investments to stimulate private investment in the green and digital transition.  Pursuant to Article 
18(2) of the RRF Regulation, Czechia requested modifications due to the increase of its maximum 
net financial contribution from EUR 7 070 103 059 to EUR 7 673 717 943. The revision is part of 
the June 2022 update to the RRF maximum financial contribution and reflects Czechia’s relatively 
less favourable  economic outcome in  2020 and 2021 than initially foreseen. Therefore, several 
investments have been added or scaled up, and the plan amounts to a total of EUR 9 231 951 405.  

The Czech modified RRP adds a new REPowerEU chapter pursuant to Article 21(c) and Article 
18(2) of the RRF Regulation. The REPowerEU chapter includes 15 new reforms, two scaled-up 
existing measures (2.3.1 development of new photovoltaic energy sources and 2.4.4 Investment 
Aid for purchase of vehicles – vehicles (electric, H2, cargo e-bikes) for private companies), and 7 
new investments  (grid modernisation, electricity  data  centre; decarbonisation  of road transport; 
electrification of railways and the pilot implementation of cyclic maintenance; promotion of green 
skills  and  sustainability  in  universities;  reform  of  advisory  services  for  energy  efficiency 
renovation  for  households,  enterprises  and  the  public  sector).  This  chapter  will  deliver  on  the 
REPowerEU  objectives,  contribute  to  Czechia’s  green  transition,  and  help  address  the  current 
challenges, in particular those identified in the ‘energy’ recommendations addressed to Czechia in 
2022 and 2023 in the framework of the European Semester.  

Pursuant to Article 21(1) of the RRF Regulation, Czechia has justified the modification of existing 
measures of the plan based on objective circumstances. The objective circumstances invoked are 

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mostly related to the need to factor in the effects of supply chain disruptions, the increased cost of 
construction,  insufficient  demand  due  to  the  high  inflation  experienced  in  2022  and  2023,  and 
unforeseen legal and administrative difficulties. Most of the proposed amendments relate to the 
postponement  of  the  timeline  for  completion.  Other  proposed  amendments  are  related  to 
modification of the targets to account for the changed circumstances and the need to redesign the 
original measures as the existing ones are no longer attainable. In addition, errors of clerical nature 
have been identified in the text of the Council Implementing Decision and have been corrected.   

2.2 Overview of new and modified components 

The  main  elements  of  the  modified  RRP  and  the  REPowerEU  chapter  are  listed  below  by 
component:  

Component 1.1: Digital services to citizens and businesses  

Reform 2: eHealth services 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to amend the 
description  of  target  5  to  align  the  names  of  the  eHealth  services  with  the  Czech  Act  on  the 
Digitalisation of Healthcare, in order to fully comply with the current legislative framework. This 
legislative act has been postponed due to different priorities of the Ministry of Health related to 
the COVID-19 pandemic and the draft proposal in place at the time of the adoption of the original 
plan has undergone substantial changes. Additionally, Czechia proposed to amend the description 
of target 6 due to the fact that the eHealth portal will now serve as an interface between patients 
and hospitals, as it is technically no longer suitable for data exchange between service providers. 
Instead,  the  interoperability  ecosystem  will  be  able  to  accommodate  data  exchange  between 
service providers, keeping the ambition of the measure unchanged. 

Investment 1: Digital services for end-users 

Czechia  proposed  to  amend  milestone  8  in  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2021/241, while keeping the same level of ambition. The amendment will allow to replace 3 of the 
listed projects, which are considered no longer relevant due to objective circumstances, with other 
more viable projects (manifestly better alternative). 

Czechia also proposed to review the timeline of milestones 7 and 21, as well as the description and 
values of target 10. 

Investment 2: Development of open data and a public data fund 

The  final  part  of  the  description  was  erroneously  added  to  milestone  11,  therefore  Czechia 
proposed to remove it from the description due to clerical error and add an additional target with 
the correct description. Czechia also proposed to swap the timeline of completion of target 11 and 
12 in accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU), as one of the targets is delayed due to 
objective circumstances while the other has already been achieved. 

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New investment 4: Digital services for end-users in social area 

In accordance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to add a new 
investment for digital services to citizens in the social area. 

Component 1.2: Digital public administration systems 

Investment 1: Developing and improving individual information systems 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to amend the 
description  of  milestone  16  to  replace  the  project  linking  ePasy  to  core  registries  with  the 
modification  of  ePasy  according  to  the  Travel  Documents  Act,  which  is  a  manifestly  better 
alternative as the first project will be replaced within a few years. Additionally, the text which 
states  that  both  systems  will  be  available  to  end-users  should  be  removed  as  the  testing  and 
development  of  the  relevant  connecting  central  systems  at  the  EU  level  are  managed  by  the 
European agency eu-LISA. 

The change in timeline for target 17 is justified under Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, 
as  the  need  to  integrate  Ukrainian  refugees  took  priority  for  the  Department  for  Asylum  and 
Migration Policy and led to delays in other activities, including the work on the target proposed 
for postponement.    

Investment 2: Developing core registries and facilities for eGovernment 

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  postpone 
milestone  21  due  to  supply  chain  disruptions,  which  delayed  the  delivering  of  hardware 
components from the contractors. 

Investment 3: Cybersecurity 

Czechia proposed to amend the description of target 24 as a clerical error in order to align it with 
the description of the target itself as well as the operational arrangements. Due to the increased 
allocation under Article 18(2), the quantitative indicator has also been increased. 

Czechia  also  proposed  to  add  a  new  target  under  Article  14(2)  that  further  increased  the  total 
number of information systems whose cybersecurity has been strengthened, increasing the overall 
ambition of the cybersecurity investment. 

Reform 2: Developing systems supporting the digitalisation of health 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to amend the 
description of milestone 28 due to the fact that regional services will be merged under one central 
authority and therefore mentioning the number of regions is no longer relevant.  

New investment 5 

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In accordance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to add a new 
investment for the development of IT systems of the public administration in the social area. 

Component 1.3: High-capacity digital networks 

Reform  1:  Improving  the  environment  for  the  deployment  of  electronic  communication 
networks 

The initial costs of this reform increased due to the unexpected rate of inflation in the economy. In 
accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  use  the 
resources freed up by the removal of other measures to cover the increase of the estimated cost of 
the reform.  

Investment 1: Building high-capacity connectivity 

The initial costs of this investment increased due to the unexpected rate of inflation in the economy. 
In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  use  the 
resources freed up by the removal of other measures to cover the increase of the estimated cost of 
the investment. 

Investment 2: Covering 5G corridors and promoting the development of 5G 

The initial costs of this investment increased due to the unexpected rate of inflation in the economy, 
in particular of construction costs of base transceiver stations and of IT equipment necessary for 
signal reception and amplification. Czechia proposed also to change the total length of the covered 
train corridors as part of them will be covered by mobile network operators and specify the text 
regarding the equipment of railway wagons. In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 
2021/241, Czechia requested to use the resources freed up by the removal of other measures to 
cover the increase of the estimated cost of the investment and to amend milestone 40 and target 
41. 

Investment 3: Supporting the development of 5G mobile infrastructure in rural investment 
intensive white area 

The initial costs of this investment increased due to the unexpected rate of inflation in the economy, 
in particular of construction costs of base transceiver stations, therefore, the original target is no 
longer achievable with the initially estimated costs.  In addition, Czechia proposed to change the 
total  number  of  base  transceiver  stations  constructed  as  some  of  the  white  spots  in  rural  areas 
planned to be covered by 5G signal will be covered by mobile network operators. In accordance 
with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  reduce  target  44  and  to 
increase the unit cost per base transceiver station. 

Investment 4: Scientific research activities related to the development of 5G networks and 
services 

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Czechia proposed to increase the target 46 due to the higher number of applications received for 
scientific research projects. The request reallocates funds from  investment 58 under component 
1.4 with similar scope. In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia 
requested to increase the funds allocated to this measure in line with the increased target. 

Component 1.4: Digital economy and society, innovative start-ups and new technology 

Reform  1:  Institutional  reform  of  the  system  of  management  for  digital  transformation 
including RIS 3 strategy 

Czechia  initially  set  aside  funds  to  procure  studies  for  the  support  of  the  work  of  the  Digital 
Transformation  Committee  in  case  it  is  necessary.  However,  no  studies  were  required  for  the 
implementation  of  the  measure,  as  necessary  know-how  can  be  supplied  by  participating 
stakeholders, which constitutes a manifestly better alternative solution, making the reform more 
cost-efficient. In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested 
to reallocate the funds to other measures and to remove the reference to studies from the description 
of milestone 47. 

Reform 2: Joint Strategic Technologies Support and Certification Group with the Strategic 
Technologies Board 

The proposed change responds to market needs and refocuses the reform to provide better access 
to  information,  guidance  and  training  for  companies  wishing  to  obtain  certification.  Czechia 
explains such change as the outcome of consultations with stakeholders and changed market needs 
identifying  the  dissemination  of  information  on  certification  process  as  a  major  hurdle.  In 
accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  adjust  the 
description of the reform and of milestone and target 48 and 49 and to correct a clerical error. 

Investment 1: European Centre of Excellence in AI “for Citizens’ Safety and Security” 

This investment is proposed to be cancelled, because the selected consortium did not obtain the 
Seal of excellence under the Horizon Europe programme. Consequently, the Czech hub would not 
be able to  participate in  the EU-wide network  and  fulfil its  goal as originally foreseen for this 
investment. In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to 
cancel this investment and to reallocate the funds to other measures. 

Investment 2: European Digital Media Observatory Hub (EDMO) 

Czechia  proposed  to  expand  the  scope  of  this  investment  in  order  to  cater  for  monitoring  and 
assessing  the socio-economic  impact  on the  media caused by the  rapid  deployment  of AI. The 
expansion  of  the  investment  would  compensate  for  the  digital  measures  cancelled  and  aim  at 
supporting  the  digital  transition  ambition  of  the  Czech  Recovery  and  Resilience  Plan.  In 
accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  expand  the 
scope of this investment with additional milestones and targets using reallocated funds. 

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Investment 3: Transfer of foreign good practices and know-how for digital transformation, 
monitoring  and  research  on  the  socio-economic  effects  of  the  crisis  (Samuel  Neaman 
Institute) 

This investment is proposed to be cancelled due to the rapid improvement and the bounce back of 
the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, there is less demand for a new 
research  institute  measuring  socio-economic  impact  of  digitalisation  during  pandemic,  which 
made the original policy objective of the investment less relevant. In accordance with Article 21(1) 
of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to cancel this investment and to reallocate the 
funds to other measures. 

Investment  4:  SME  Management  Training  Platform  for  post-COVID-19  Digital 
Transformation 

This investment is proposed to be cancelled due to the rapid improvement and the bounce back of 
the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, which lowered the demand by SMEs for such 
mitigating  measure  and  made  the  original  policy  objective  of  the  investment  less  relevant.  In 
accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  remove  this 
investment and to reallocate the funds to other measures. 

Investment 5: European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) 

The proposed amendment adjusts milestone 55 and target 56 to cater for the delay in launching the 
initiative  at  the  EU  level  and  to  exclude  requirements  from  the  description  of  target  56  that  is 
beyond the control of Czechia.  In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, 
Czechia requested to adjust the description and the timing of the milestone and the target and to 
lower the target. 

Investment 6: 5G Demonstrative application projects for cities and industrial areas 

The  amendment  corrects  a  clerical  error  in  the  description  of  target  58.  In  addition,  Czechia 
requested  to  lower  the  target  due  to  the  unexpected  increase  of  prices  and  lower  demand  in 
response to the call for application. A fraction of the allocation is redirected to investment 4 in 
component 1.3, which has a similar scope and an increase in its target. In accordance with Article 
21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to adjust the target and the costs allocated 
to this investment.  

Investment 7: Czech Rise-Up Programmes 

Czechia  proposed  to  lower  target  59  of  this  investment  due  to  the  rapid  improvement  and  the 
bounce back of the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, which lowered the demand by 
SMEs for such mitigating measure and made the original policy objective of the investment less 
relevant.  In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to 
lower the target of this investment, to amend the wording to allow for broader scope of applicants 
and to reallocate the remaining funds to other measures. 

Investment  9:  Funds  for  the  development  of  pre-seed  investments,  strategic  digital 
technologies and university spin-offs  

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The amendment of this investment leads to change in milestone 61 and target 62 due to possible 
higher  aid  intensity  per  companies  as  compared  to  the  original  costing  assumption,  which  is  a 
better alternative for achieving the policy objective. In accordance with Articles 14(2) and 21(1) 
of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to amend the relevant milestone and remove the 
target in line with the aforementioned condition. 

Investment 11: Regulatory sandboxes in line with EU priorities 

The proposed amendment enlarges the scope of the companies eligible for sandbox support, given 
that the adoption of legislative framework on AI takes longer than Czechia initially anticipated, 
and  companies  cannot  be  tested  against  this  framework  in  the  sandbox  yet.  The  proposal  also 
adjusts the methodology for the implementation of the measure, in order to be in compliance with 
the  relevant  national  and  administrative  law  of  Czechia.  In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  to  amend  the  timing  and  the  description  of 
milestone 64 and target 65. 

Investment 13: Support to R & I in aviation industry 

Czechia requested to remove this investment. Czechia notified the Commission that it has been 
discovered that the project financed by this investment started before the eligibility period of the 
RRF. Therefore, in accordance with Article 17(2) and Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, 
Czechia requested to cancel this investment and to reallocate the funds to other measures. 

New Investment 13: Funds for the development of strategic technologies  

In accordance with Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to add a new 
investment  for  the  development  of  capital  market  and  access  to  finance  for  companies  in  the 
strategic technologies sector. 

Component 1.5: Digital transformation of enterprises 

Investment 2: European Reference Testing and Experimentation facility 

Czechia  requested  to  specify  the  target  description  as  the  beneficiaries  of  the  measure  are 
companies,  therefore,  in  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia 
requested to amend the description of target 70. The proposed amendment also corrects a clerical 
error. 

Investment 3: Digital transformation of manufacturing and nonproduction companies and 
increase of their resilience 

Czechia proposed to lower the allocation of this investment and amend the description of milestone 
71 cancelling the budgetary target in line with this change. This is due to the received applications, 
which overall requested lower aid support than initially planned by Czechia, thereby making the 
fulfilment  of  the  budgetary  target  in  the  description  of  target  71  no  longer  achievable. 
Consequently, the remaining available allocation is proposed to be redirected to other measure to 
compensate for price increases. In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, 

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Czechia requested to amend the description of target 71 and to redirect remaining available funds 
to other measures. 

Investment 4: IPCEI Microelectronics and Communication Technologies 

The newly added investment aims at providing financing companies who participate in projects 
selected  under  IPCEI  Microelectronics  and  Communications  Technologies.  In  accordance  with 
Articles 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested this measure to be added to the 
plan and financed by loans. 

Component 1.6: Acceleration and digitalisation of the building process 

Reform 1: Implementation of the new construction law and zoning law into practice 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposes to change the 
target to reflect the new institutional structure of construction offices and required more time to 
achieve  it.  This  is  based  on  new  information  concerning  the  impossibility  to  staff  the  relevant 
offices as originally proposed as well as further analyses on the most efficient set up. 

Investment 1: Central information system (‘AIS’) 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposes to change the 
information  system  structure  to  correspond  to  the  new  institutional  structure  mentioned  in  the 
reform above. Furthermore, they have improved on their designed information system plans based 
on evidence from other Member States. 

Component 1.7: Digital Transformation of Public Administration  

Czechia proposes a new measure to reform the system of digitalisation in public administration 
and  to  invest  in  the  availability  of  digitalised  public  services.  As  part  of  the  measure  Czechia 
proposes to invest in a public administration contact centre, in a unified system collecting data on 
digitalisation  projects  in the  public  administration,  in  increasing  the  cybersecurity  and  the  user 
friendliness  of  public  administration  websites,  and  to  reform  the  internal  management  of 
digitalisation projects in the administration. In accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 
2021/241, Czechia proposes to add this measure to the plan. 

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Component 2.1: Sustainable transport 

Investment 3: Support for railway infrastructure 

In accordance with Article 21, Czechia has proposed to extend the timeline for the completion of 
the  measure  from  Q4  2023  to  Q4  2024.  Czechia  stated  that  this  was  due  to  an  objective 
circumstance  based  on  a  difficult-to-predict  price  instability  caused  by  Russian  aggression  in 
Ukraine and lower imports from China as a result of COVID-19, leading to a postponement of 
issuing of public contracts caused by a lack of interest from suppliers. Difficult-to-predict price 
instability appeared at the beginning of 2022. The ambition of the measure was not changed. 

Component 2.2: Reducing energy consumption in the public sector 

Investment 1: Improving the energy performance of state buildings 

As the cost of construction has increased, there has been low interest from state institutions in the 
conducted call for projects to improve the energy performance of state buildings. In accordance 
with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has proposed to extend the date by which 
renovation  projects  can  be  contracted  to  31  December  2024,  and  to  decrease  the  target  for  the 
reduction in final energy consumption from 216 TJ/year to 140 TJ/year. 

Investment 2: Improving the energy efficiency of public lighting systems 

Czechia is prioritising the implementation of bigger projects that improve the energy efficiency of 
public lightning systems. In accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has 
proposed to reduce the number of supported projects from 2000 to 800, while generating the same 
amount of energy savings. As a result of this this change, the number of projects to be contracted 
by 31 December 2024 (80% of total number of projects) will also change from 1600 to 640. 

Investment 3: Improving the energy performance of public buildings 

Due to the increased cost of construction and the different types of projects responding to the call 
for projects (i.e., bigger and more complex projects compared to the projects on which the initial 
costing analysis was based), Czechia has requested an increase of the allocation to Investment 1 
and a reduction in the number of supported projects. In accordance with Article 18(2) and Article 
21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has proposed to reduce the number of supported projects 
from 400 to 220, and to increase the target for reduction in primary energy consumption from 390 
TJ/year to 410 TJ/year. 

Component 2.3: Transition to cleaner energy sources 

Reform 1: Modernisation of distribution of heat in district heating systems 

In accordance with Article 21(1), Czechia requested to delay the end of the implementation from 
Q3 2022 to  Q4  2023, citing  an objective  circumstance due to  the energy  crisis, changes  in  the 

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energy markets, the REPowerEU objectives and the more general trend of going beyond the simple 
coal-to-gas switch. 

Reform 2: Modernisation of distribution of heat in district heating systems  

In accordance with Article 21(1), Czechia requested to delay the end of the implementation from 
Q4 2022 to  Q4 2023, citing  an objective  circumstance due to  the energy  crisis,  changes  in  the 
energy markets, the REPowerEU objectives and the more general trend of going beyond the simple 
coal-to-gas switch. 

Component 2.4: Clean mobility 

Investment 1: Building infrastructure for public transport in the city of Prague 

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1),  Czechia  requested  to  delay  the  end  of  the  physical 
implementation from Q4 2025 to Q2 2026, citing an objective circumstance due to supply side 
disruption caused by companies and suppliers due to the high demand for electrification in public 
transport. Czechia quoted several examples where this has already occurred for the sole beneficiary 
of the investment.  

Investment 2: Building infrastructure – Recharging points for private companies 

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1),  Czechia  requested  to  remove  several  requirements  which 
imposed  access  to  third  parties  and  geographical  distribution  for  charging  stations  built  for 
business users. Czechia cited a clerical error, as the imposition of these requirements goes counter 
to  the intention of building corporate  fleets and thus  creates  a barrier to  implementation  of the 
measure. 

Investment 4: Aid for purchase of vehicles – vehicles (electric, H2, cargo e-bikes) for private 
companies 

In line with Article 21(1) of the RRF Regulation, Czechia proceeded to request a change in the 
ambition to reflect the high inflation, increased unit costs and supply shortages linked to supply 
chain  issues  in  the  automotive  sector  to  which  Czechia  did  not  contribute.  This  resulted  in  a 
decrease of investment 4 from the overall target of 4550 to 2670 vehicles. However, the change in 
the ambition of the measure  must be read in  conjunction with  Investment  1  of Component  7.5 
under REPowerEU, which results in a scale-up of the overall ambition. This is achieved through 
an increase in the number of cars and vans by 500 units, while maintaining the overall ambition of 
4555 vehicles.  

Further changes to investment 4 have been put forward based on objective circumstances. Czechia 
requested a decrease to the number of cargo e-bikes, as Czechia provided data showing that the 
uptake  of  e-bikes  has  surpassed  expectations  compared  to  the  time  of  drafting.  Czechia  also 
requested a change to the labelling of cars and vans supported without the need to split the vehicles 
by technology by unifying battery electric and hydrogen cars and vans under a category of zero-

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emission cars and vans. This is a more optimal solution, as it gives applicants more flexibility to 
choose  their  respective  type  of  vehicles  to  suit  their  business  needs  while  ensuring  only  zero-
emission solutions are supported. 

Component 2.5: Building renovation and air protection 

Investment 1: Renovation and revitalisation of buildings for energy savings 

Due  to  the  increase  in  energy  prices,  requests  from  applicants  have  shifted  from  complex 
renovations to replacements of heating sources with heat pumps and photovoltaics. In accordance 
with  Article  21  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  has  requested  to  shift  a  portion  of  the 
allocated funding from Investment 1 to Investment 2. In conjunction with the decrease in funding 
allocation  for  Investment  1,  Czechia  has  also  requested  to  decrease  the  target  for  reduction  in 
primary  energy  consumption  by  31  December  2025  from  4  021  TJ/year  to  1  900  TJ/year,  a 
decrease in the reduction in CO2 emission from 631 kt/year to 100 kt/year. 

Investment 2: Replacement of stationary sources of pollution in households with renewable 
energy sources 

Due  to  the  increase  in  energy  prices,  requests  from  applicants  have  shifted  from  complex 
renovations to replacements of heating sources with heat pumps and photovoltaics. In accordance 
with  Article  21  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  has  requested  to  shift  a  portion  of  the 
allocated funding from Investment 1 to Investment 2. In conjunction with the increased funding 
allocation  to  Investment  2,  Czechia  has  also  requested  to  increase  the  targets  for  reduction  in 
primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions for the contracted projects. 

Component 2.6: Nature protection and adaptation to climate change 

Investment 1: Flood protection 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has proposed to delay the 
final target with sequential number 133 by one year and to reduce the total number of projects to 
be completed from 40 to 38. In addition, Czechia has requested to reduce the number of projects 
to  be  completed  under  target  132  from  20  to  15  and  to  increase  proportionally  the  number  of 
projects to be completed under target 133 from 18 to 23. Lastly, Czechia has requested to modify 
the description of targets 132 and 133 to better reflect the nature of the projects to be implemented. 
This is a result of both technical difficulties and inflation.   

Investment 2: Small watercourses and small water reservoirs 

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  and  in  response  to  technical 
difficulties  linked  to  constraints  such  as  geological  conditions  and  land  ownership,  Czechia 
proposed  changes  in  the  description  of  target  136  to  reflect  the  nature  of  the  projects  more 
accurately.   

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Investment 3: Land consolidation 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed to delay final 
targets with sequential number 137 and 138 by one year. This responds to the worsened situation 
in the construction industry and to lengthier procedures than initially predicted.   

Investment 4: Building forests resilient to climate change  

Clerical errors have been corrected in both the description of the investment and the description of 
targets 139 and 141.  

Investment 5: Water retention in forest  

Clerical errors have been corrected in both the description of the investment and the description of 
targets 142 and 143.  

Component 2.7: Circular economy, recycling and industrial water 

Investment 1: Building recycling infrastructure  

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, the description of Investment 1, 
milestone 148 and target 149 is adjusted to include support to farmers for the reintroduction of 
compost into the soil in addition to the construction and modernisation of compositing facilities. 
This is more conducive to achieving the initial objectives of the measure and to meeting the needs 
in the field of biodegradable waste management.  

Investment 3: Water saving in industry 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed to remove the 
budgetary target from the description of target 153 as the awarded 40 projects are less costly than 
initially envisaged. A new call cannot be launched to allocate the remaining resources as this could 
overlap with a similar programme to be financed through OP Technologies and Application for  
Competitiveness.   

Component 2.8: Brownfields revitalisation 

Investment 1: Investment aid for regeneration of specific brownfield sites 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to reduce the 
number of projects to be supported and completed under this investment measure to reflect the 
impact of inflation on construction costs. Due to technical difficulties impacting local demand, the 
description  of  target  (previously  milestone)  154  and  target  155  is  further  adjusted  to  clarify 
requirements  and  better  respond  to  local  needs.  These  changes  primarily  concern  procedural, 
financial and geographical aspects, and are also intended to clarify the requirements pertaining to 
the limitation of land artificialisation while preserving the measure’s environmental ambition. 

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Investment  2:  Investment  aid  for  the  regeneration  of  brownfield  sites  owned  by 
municipalities and regions for non-business use 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to reduce the 
number of projects to be supported and completed under this investment measure to reflect the 
impact of inflation on construction costs. Due to technical difficulties impacting local demand, the 
description  of  target  (previously  milestone)  156  and  target  157  is  further  adjusted  to  clarify 
requirements and better respond to local needs. These changes primarily concern procedural and 
financial aspects such as the minimum allocation to be spent per category of projects. In addition, 
target 157 is reduced from 94 000 to 41 000 square meters of built-up area following the correction 
and updating of the methodology used for setting up the indicator. 

Investment  3:  Investment  aid  for  the  regeneration  of  brownfield  sites  owned  by 
municipalities and regions for business use 

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  the  description  of  target 
(previously  milestone)  158  and  target  159  is  adjusted  to  clarify  requirements  and  allow  the 
implementation of alternatives that are more conducive to achieving the initial objectives of the 
measure  and  meeting  local  needs.  These  changes  primarily  concern  procedural  and  financial 
aspects such as the minimum allocation to be spent per category of projects.  

Component 2.9: Promotion of biodiversity and fight against drought 

Investment 1: Protection against droughts and floods of the city of Brno  

Czechia requested to correct clerical errors in the description of the investment and of milestone 
162 to reflect the initial intention with regard to the precise location and nature of the investment. 
The investment focuses  on flood protection of the city of Brno in general  and flood protection 
measures in the section of the river Svratka more specifically.  

Investment 2: Rainwater management in urban agglomeration  

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  proposed  a  change  to 
target 163 with a reduction of volume of rainwater retained from 40 000 to 20 000 cubic meters. 
This is explained by the increase in prices of building materials and by the results of the call for 
interest  which  concluded  that  there  is  a  higher  demand  for  cost-intensive  projects  with  lower 
contribution to rainwater retention. 

Investment 3: Protected  areas including Natura 2000 sites and protected species of plants 
and animals  

Czechia requested to correct a clerical error in the description of the investment and of milestone 
164 to better reflect the initial intention with regard to deliverables under this investment.   

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Investment 4: Adaptation of aquatic, non-forest and forest ecosystems to climate change  

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia asked to use the resources 
freed up by the removal or revision of measures to increase the number of hectares of revitalization 
of watercourses from 4 to 68 hectares.  

Reform 2: Development of landscape policy and planning  

Czechia proposed a new reform with EUR 3.4 million estimated costs to develop an integrated 
landscape  policy  and  planning.  The  policy  shall  ensure  cross-sectorial  coordination  and  multi-
stakeholders’ involvement. The reform is expected to promote the conservation and sustainable 
use of nature resources.  

Component 2.10 Affordable Housing Reform 

In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 Czechia proposed a new component 
to address the current and escalating housing availability crisis by boosting the supply of rental 
housing  units  at  affordable  prices  which  will  be  implemented  through  three  investments  via 
financial instruments. 

In addition, in accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed a 
new reform on the Housing Act to support the implementation of the aforementioned investments.  

Component 3.2: Adaptation of school programmes 

Investment 1: Development of selected key academic sites 

In accordance with Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed an increase in 
the allocation for the whole measure in order to compensate for inflation.  

Investment 2: Tutoring of pupils 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to make changes 
in the description of the investment and target 183. Due to an unexpectedly tight labour market 
and unexpectedly high administrative burden, a better alternative was found where targeting of the 
measure  is  left  to  the  schools  and  the  impact  of  the  measure  is  evaluated  through  an  ex-post 
evaluation.  

Component 3.3: Modernisation of employment services and labour market development 

Investment 1: Development of labour market policies 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to broaden the 
eligible types of training providers on target 187 from Investment 1 (from employers to employers 
and professional or business associations). This would enable a better achievement of the target, 

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since  the  initial  description  was  too  narrow  in  terms  of  training  providers  and  there  would  be 
insufficient training capacity. 

Investment 2: Increasing the capacity of childcare facilities 

In accordance with Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia requested to postpone the 
deadlines  by  half  a  year  for  targets  189,  190  and  191,  and  to  add  flexibility  on  whether  new 
facilities consist of other energy efficient renovations or new builds. The reason behind this change 
are supply chain issues, bottlenecks in the construction sector and inflation.  

In addition, in line with Article (18)(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed  a new 
target on childcare capacities including the Amendment of the Act on Social and Legal Protection 
of Children, the acquisition of housing for children at risk, and renovating or building facilities for 
children at risk. 

Investment 3: Development and modernisation of social care infrastructure 

In  accordance  with  Article  21(1)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  requested  changes  to 
targets 194, 195, 196 and 197. 

For targets 194 and 195, Czechia proposed to lower the target, to broaden the type of facilities and 
postpone  the  deadline  by  half  a  year.  In  addition,  an  amendment  to  the  UNCRPD  Convention 
assessment  was  amended  to  make  the  assessment  more  efficient  and  still  in  line  with  the 
Convention.  For  targets  196  and  197,  Czechia  proposed  to  increase  the  allocation  to  take  into 
account the increase of its financial contribution and to postpone the target by a year. This was 
done in order to add the possibility of buying more BEVs and fewer hybrids (i.e., overachieve the 
green target), while taking into account the supply chains issues in the automotive sector. 

Component 4.1: Systemic support for public investment  

In  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  proposed  four  new 
measures amounting to EUR 166.8 million to provide methodological support for the preparation 
of projects, to modernise the strategic framework and capacities in the area of public procurement, 
to  support  preparation  of  investment  projects  and  to  increase  number  of  staff  working  on 
implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan in Czechia.   

Component 4.3: Anti-Corruption reforms 

Reform 1: Protection of whistle-blowers 

The distribution of milestones and targets in instalments should be amended to take into account 
the new allocation, the amendments of the plan and the indicative timeline presented by Czechia. 

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Reform 4: Establishing rules for lobbying 

The distribution of milestones and targets in instalments should be amended to take into account 
the new allocation, the amendments of the plan and the indicative timeline presented by Czechia. 

Component 4.4: Enhancing the efficiency of public administration 

Reform  1:  Increased  efficiency,  pro-client  orientation  and  the  use  of  the  principles  of 
evidence-based decision-making in public administration. 

In accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed six new actions 
amounting to EUR 11 million to improve policy co-ordination and strategic planning at the centre 
of government, promote evidence-informed decision making and to attract and develop skills in 
the public service.  

Component 5.2: Support for research and development in companies and introduction of 
innovations into business practice 

Investment 2: Support for R&D cooperation (in line with the National RIS3 Strategy) 

On the basis of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has proposed to modify target 
228 due to an identified better alternative in the implementation of the investment and following 
the actual interest in the call. The requested change brings the measure more in line with the actual 
implementation of the investment, including an increase of the number of the SMEs supported.  

Investment 3: Aid for research and development in the field of the environment 

On the basis of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia proposed to modify target 229 
due to an identified better alternative in the implementation of the investment following the actual 
interest  in  the  call.  The  requested  change  brings  the  measure  more  in  line  with  the  actual 
implementation of the investment, including an increase of the number of the projects supported. 

Investment 4: Support for research and development in synergy effects with the Framework 
Programme for Research and Innovation 

On the basis of Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has proposed to modify target 
230 to remove the distinction in the budget distribution between the Seal of Excellence projects 
and the ERA NET Cofunds projects, to allow for a flexible re-distribution of the overall budget. 
This is due to the actual costs of the projects and interest in the calls identified after the relevant 
call announcements.  

Investment 5: Aid for research and development in enterprises in line with the national RIS3 
strategy 

In  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  has  proposed  a  new 
measure amounting to EUR 53.9 million to support R&D projects in line with the national RIS3 

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strategy.  This  contributes  to  addressing  country-specific  recommendation  3  2019  according  to 
which  Czechia  shall  remove  the  barriers  hampering  the  development  of  a  fully  functioning 
innovation ecosystem and country-specific recommendation 3 2020, according to which Czechia 
shall  ensure  access  to  finance  for  innovative  firms  and  improve  public-private  cooperation  in 
research and development. 

Investment 6: Aid for research and development in the field of transport   

In  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  has  proposed  a  new 
measure  amounting  to  EUR  8  million  to  support  R&D  projects  in  the  field  of  transport.  This 
contributes to addressing country-specific recommendation 3 2019 according to which Czechia 
shall remove the barriers hampering the development of a fully functioning innovation ecosystem, 
and country-specific recommendation 3 2020, according to which Czechia shall ensure access to 
finance for innovative firms and improve public-private cooperation in research and development. 

Investment 7: Aid for research and development in the field of environment 

In  accordance  with  Article  18(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2021/241,  Czechia  has  proposed  a  new 
measure amounting to EUR 17.9 million to support R&D projects in the field of environment. This 
contributes addressing country-specific recommendation 3 2019, according to which Czechia shall 
remove the barriers hampering the development of a fully functioning innovation ecosystem, and 
country-specific  recommendation  3  2020,  according  to  which  Czechia  shall  ensure  access  to 
finance for innovative firms and improve public-private cooperation in research and development. 

Component 5.3: A strategically managed and internationally competitive R&D&I ecosystem 

In accordance with Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Czechia has proposed a new reform 
which  entails  the  strengthening  of  strategic  intelligence  capacities  for  the  R&D&I  policy  in 
Czechia,  the  creation  of  a  grant  scheme  supporting  the  involvement  of  research  teams  in 
international R&D&I support programmes, and the harmonization of procedural rules for granting 
public R&D&I support. No additional allocation is envisaged for this reform. This contributes to 
addressing the country-specific recommendation 3 2019, according to which Czechia shall remove 
the barriers hampering the development of a fully functioning innovation ecosystem. 

REPowerEU Chapter 

Component  7.1:  Strengthening  distribution  networks  and  increasing  their  connectable 
power   

Czechia  has  proposed  a  new  component  which  aims  to  support  the  deployment  of  renewable 
energy projects by streamlining permit granting procedures. 

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Investment  1:  Construction,  strengthening,  reconstruction  and  modernization  of 
distribution systems 

The  proposed  investment  shall  help  to  accommodate  the  expected  increase  in  demand  for 
integrating the intermittent renewables into the grid, in specific locations of distribution systems.  
At least 1777 MW of cumulative additional capacity for connection of renewable energy sources 
to the distribution networks in Czechia shall be achieved. 

Investment 2: Development of new photovoltaic energy sources 

The  objective  of  this  investment  is  to  scale  up  measure  2.3.1  Investment:  Deployment  of 
Photovoltaics. The scaled-up part of the measure shall increase the installed capacity of sources of 
photovoltaic powers plants on the roof of companies’ buildings. 

Reform 1: Simplifying permitting procedures for renewables   

The proposed reform shall remove the requirement to obtain a construction permit, a license to 
produce electricity, a grid connection authorization and a zoning consent decision for renewable 
power installations with a total installed capacity of up to 50 Kw.  

The proposed reform shall simplify the permitting procedure for renewable energy installations 
with  an  installed  capacity  above  1  MW.  Those  installations  shall  be  considered  as  of  public 
interest, will benefit from a preferential treatment as regards zoning permits and building permits.  

Reform 2: Accelerating and digitalizing permitting process for renewables 

The proposed reform shall set differentiated, binding maximum deadlines for all relevant stages of 
the procedure based on the capacity. The duration of the entire permit granting process (including 
grid  connection)  shall  not  exceed  two  years  for  installations  from  150  kW  and  one  year  for 
installations  below  150  kW.  For  solar  installations  in  artificial  structures,  the  permit  granting 
process shall not exceed one month. The reform shall establish a digital one stop shop, acting as 
single point of contact to help applicants throughout the entire permitting procedure.      

Reform  3:  Improving  the  predictability,  transparency  and  availability  of  grid  connection   
process  

The objective of the proposed reform is to improve the use of available electricity grid capacity 
and to facilitate the connection of renewable energy sources to the grid and self-consumption. 
Sub-measure 1: Improve transparency of the grid connection procedure 

The reform aims to remove barriers to grid connection process introducing binding time limits for 
the grid connection procedures, taking into account requirements on the duration of the permit-
granting process under EU law; reducing the duration of the assessment and contract from 30 to 
15 days for distribution system operators (DSO) (including low, medium and high voltage) and 
from 60 to 30 days for Transmission System Operator (TSO) (high voltage).   

The objective of the reform is also to address the challenges linked to the overbooking of available 
capacities while enhancing the accountability of the DSO. 

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Every month, the three regional DSOs shall publish a transparency map on their website including 
for each of their respective areas of operation, information on available grid connection capacities 
for  new  connections  at  all  voltages  levels,  publish  aggregated  anonymized  connection 
requirements of accepted and rejected requests. 

Sub-measure  2:  Regulatory  incentives  for  electricity  network  operators  to  increase  grid 
flexibility 

The reform aims to revise the regulatory framework governing DSO/TSO investments and tariffs, 
in  view  of  ensuring  smooth  integration  of  additional  renewable  energy  sources  into  the  Czech 
energy mix. 

The reform shall contribute to the increase of the additional cumulative connection capacity of at 
least 8000 MW of renewable energy sources to the distribution networks in Czechia.   

Component 7.2: Supporting the decentralisation and the digitalisation of the energy sector 

Czechia has proposed a new component which aims to decentralise and digitalise the electricity 
sector through investment in data platform and reforms facilitating the uptake of new activities 
such as energy communities, flexibility and storage. 

Reform 1: Energy communities 

The objective of the reform is to establish a regulatory framework in view of incentivizing and 
facilitating  the  development  of  renewable  energy  communities.  The  reform  shall  introduce 
incentives for the development of energy communities and encourage activities they can engage 
in, such as collective production and consumption within the energy community framework.  

Investment 1: Electricity Data Centre 

The objective of the measure is to set up an Electricity Data Centre (EDC). The EDC shall manage 
a  digital  IT  platform  collecting  data  on  generation,  consumption  and  flexibility  at  one  central 
location and providing technical services to enhance the security and reliability of the operation of 
the electricity system of the Czech Republic for the benefit of all market participants (including 
end customers). The creation of the EDC aims to support the creation of new market and activities 
and to enable energy sharing. 

The EDC shall ensure the coordination, sharing and  exchange of measured data  as well as the 
matching  and  data  processing  related  to  the  provision  of  flexibility,  flexibility  aggregation  and 
electricity storage. It shall also provide services in the following areas: collection and provision of 
metering  data,  data  evaluation  for  the  purpose  of  energy  storage,  energy  sharing,  flexibility 
aggregation,  balancing,  grid  scheduling,  market  registration,  transmission  of  metering  data,  a 
network light traffic systems and master data registration. The access to technical functionalities 
provided by of the EDC information system shall be non-discriminatory and be open to all market 
participants. Customers, distribution system operator, electricity suppliers and electricity market 
operators shall be able to access data they are entitled to under the relevant applicable legislation. 

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Reform 2: Energy Storage and Non fossil flexibility framework 

This  measure aims to  develop,  approve  and deploy a comprehension regulatory framework for 
flexibility services such as energy storage, demand response, aggregation that will be included in 
the  LEX  RES  3.  The  objective  is  to  promote  the  development  of  innovative  technical, 
technological  and  software  solutions  for  energy  flows  optimization  that  will  help  ensure  RES 
integration  to  the  grid  and  enable  the  electricity  system  and  grid  to  adjust  to  the  variability  of 
electricity generation and consumption across different time horizons. 

Component 7.3: Comprehensive reform of the advisory system for the Renovation Wave in 
the Czech Republic 

Czechia has proposed a new component which aims to streamline the process of renovation project 
preparation, increase the expertise and capacity in the area of energy efficiency renovations, raise 
awareness  of  energy  poverty  and  available  solutions,  and  ultimately  increase  the  number  and 
quality of residential renovation projects. 

Reform 1: One-stop-shops for energy communities and energy efficiency renovations 

The  reform  shall  be  implemented  by  conducting  an  evaluation  of  the  pilot  operation  of  three 
regional one-stop-shops which provide households, enterprises and the public sector with advice 
on  energy  efficiency  renovations.  The  evaluation  shall  be  formalised  in  a  study  which  draws 
lessons  learnt  and  recommends  actions  for  improvement  in  the  operation  of  regional  one-stop-
shops. The reform shall also include support measures towards the education and information of 
municipalities and citizens on the concept and advantages of energy communities, including the 
creation  of  one-stop-shops  to  provide  technical  support  on  regulatory,  technical,  financial  and 
organisational aspects. 

Reform 2: Data and methodological guidance for the advisory system 

The reform shall be implemented by preparing data and methodological guidance to be used in the 
provision  of  advisory  services  for  households.  The  methodological  guidance  shall  include  a 
module on energy poverty and how to advise vulnerable households. 

Investment 1: Provision of advisory services to households 

The investment shall be implemented by providing advisory services to at least 120 000 household, 
enterprise, or public sector projects via the regional one-stop-shops. 

Investment 2: Awareness raising 

The  investment  shall  be  implemented  by  conducting  a  nation-wide  public  awareness-raising 
campaign on energy poverty and the reduction of energy consumption. 

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Component 7.4: Green Skills 

A new component has been proposed based on Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, with 
the objective of supporting the adaptation of universities to changing needs of the labour market 
by promoting green skills development in study curricula. This will be done via establishing new 
study programmes, adding new courses to existing programmes and establishing lifelong learning 
courses. In addition, public universities will adopt new Sustainable and Green Transition Strategies 
and will propose the addition of strategic partnerships between public universities and a third party 
developing green skills. 

Component 7.5: Decarbonisation of road transport 

A new component has been proposed based on Article 21(c) of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 with 
the objective of increasing the uptake of zero-emission vehicles and the associated charging and 
refuelling infrastructure. 

Reform 1: National Action Plan for Clean Mobility and deployment targets for zero-emission 
mobility 

The proposed reform will revise the National  Action Plan for Clean Mobility to make it fit for 
purpose, reflecting the goals of the EU Green Deal and the associated legislation. It will aim to 
promote an accelerated uptake of zero-emission vehicles of various vehicle types, in particular by 
setting  out  targets  for  the  increase  of  registration  of  zero-emission  vehicles  between  2022  and 
2026. 

Reform 2: Tax measures in support of zero-emission mobility 

The proposed reform will result in the revision of the Income Tax Act to provide two tax benefits 
for  companies  operating  zero-emission  vehicles.  First,  the  Income  Tax  Act  shall  set  out  an 
accelerated depreciation for all zero-emission vehicles that will benefit reduce the tax burden of 
these vehicles. Second, the  Income Tax Act  will also  be  revised to  allow  for  company in-kind 
benefits  for  company  cars  schemes  that  will  primarily  benefit  zero-emission  cars  over  low-
emission  and  conventionally  fuelled  vehicles,  giving  an  incentive  for  both  employees  and 
employers to opt for zero-emission cars. 

Reform 3: Improving the regulatory framework for renewable hydrogen 

The proposed reform aims to revise the Czech hydrogen regulatory framework for the hydrogen 
sector, notably by updating the Hydrogen Strategy. The reform will align the national framework 
with  EU  framework,  prepare  an  action  plan  aiming  to  define  public  funding  properties  and 
timelines for launching calls, and prepare a list of legislation, secondary regulation, and technical 
norms that would need to be revised to provide appropriate enabling conditions for the hydrogen 
sector.  

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Reform 4: Enabling conditions for zero-emission alternative fuels infrastructure 

The proposed reform aims to simplify and ease the construction, permitting process, and operation 
of electric charging infrastructure and hydrogen refuelling stations. The reform aims to revise the 
Construction Act to provide preferential treatment for chargers through simplified definition of 
building types. The reform shall also aim to adopt measures identified as enabling conditions under 
Reform 1 (the revision of the National Action Plan for Clean Mobility). 

Reform 5: Incentivising zero-emission mobility through changes in highway vignette costs  

The proposed reform aims to create an incentive for the uptake of zero-emission road vehicles, 
namely  of  passenger  cars,  light  commercial  vehicles,  and  vehicles  above  4.25  tonnes,  by 
differentiating  and  benefiting  these  types  of  vehicles  over  conventional  vehicles  and  highway 
vignette fees. The reform aims to achieve these changes by revising the annual highway fees by 
increasing  the  fees  by  no  less  than  50%  compared  to  2022  baselines,  as  well  as  through 
implementing the revised Eurovignette Directive with voluntary aspects that would allow zero-
emission trucks to benefit from a 75% discount of tolls compared to conventional vehicles. 

Investment  1:  Aid  for  purchase  of  vehicles  –  vehicles  (electric,  H2,  bikes)  for  private 
companies (Scale-up of existing measure) 

The proposed investment constitutes a scale-up measure of Investment 4 from component 2.4. The 
investment will result in 4555 vehicles, of which 4055 shall be zero-emission cars and vans, and 
500 e-bikes. When taking the original measure and the nature of the scale up of the measure lies 
in the increase of zero-emission cars and vans by 500 units. The proposed investment amounts to 
EUR 32 million of estimated costs. 

Component 7.6: Rail 

A new component has been proposed under Article 21b based on a request of Czechia to transfer 
EUR 55 million from Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). 

Investment 1: Electrification of Brno Region 

The proposed investment is for the electrification for the length of 9.9km of railway track. This is 
to be achieved through the electrification project ‘Brno - Zástavka u Brna, stage 2’, which is to be 
completed by Q2 2026. The proposed investment amounts to EUR 55.5 million. 

Component 7.7: Simplifying environmental permitting processes and defining areas for the 
development of renewable energy sources 

The purpose of this component is to simplify and streamline permitting processes related to the 
deployment of renewable energy generation projects. 

Reform 1: Single Environmental Opinion 

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The  objective  of  the  measure  is  to  introduce  a  single  environmental  opinion  and  support  its 
implementation by the Czech administration. The reform on the Single Environmental Opinion is 
expected to simplify and streamline the environmental permitting process, including for renewable 
energy  projects,  while  taking  into  account  the  environmental  interests  of  nature  and  landscape 
conservation  and  the  requirements  under  EU  law  as  well  as  other  international  legal  on  public 
participation and access to justice in environmental matters.  

Reform 2:  Renewable acceleration areas 

The objective of the sub-measure is to support the accelerated deployment of wind and solar power 
technologies in specific locations called renewables acceleration areas, with a total capacity of at 
least 2.5 GW.   The reform aims to create the possibility for regions and municipalities to designate 
renewables acceleration areas for solar and wind power technologies, based on the principles of 
territorial development. Each participating area is to include targets installed capacity (MW) for 
wind and solar  energy  established for  a region following a mapping of the areas  necessary  for 
national  contribution  towards  the  2030  renewable  target.  The  designation  of  renewables 
acceleration areas is to be implemented by Q3 2025 in most regions. 

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Table 1: New and modified components and associated costs  

Component  
1.1: Digital services to citizens and businesses 
1.2: Digital public administration systems 
1.3: High-capacity digital networks   
1.4: Digital economy and society, innovative start-ups and new 
technology   
1.5: Digital transformation of enterprises 
1.6: Acceleration and digitalisation of the building process   
1.7: Digital Transformation of Public Administration   
2.1: Sustainable transport   
2.2: Reducing energy consumption in the public sector 
2.4: Clean mobility   
2.5: Building renovation and air protection 
2.6: Nature protection and adaptation to climate change  
2.7: Circular economy, recycling and industrial water   
2.8: Brownfields revitalisation   
2.9: Promotion of biodiversity and fight against drought   
2.10: Affordable Housing Reform 
3.2: Adaptation of school programmes   
3.3:  Modernisation  of  employment  services  and  labour  market 
development   
4.1: Systemic support for public investment    
4.4: Enhancing the efficiency of public administration   
5.2:  Support  for  research  and  development  in  companies  and 
introduction of innovations into business practice 
5.3:  A  strategically  managed  and  internationally  competitive 
R&D&I ecosystem    
7. REPowerEU Chapter 
7.1:  Strengthening  distribution  networks  and  increasing  their 
connectable power     
7.2: Supporting the decentralisation and the digitalisation of the 
energy sector 
7.3: Energy consulting 
7.4: School adaptation – Promoting green skills and sustainability 
in universities 
7.5: Decarbonisation of transport 
7.6: Electrification of railways and railway sector reforms 

7.7: Simplifying environmental permitting processes and defining 
areas for the development of renewable energy sources 

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Status 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 

Costs (EUR million) 
126.9 
662.9 
286.9 

Modified 

Modified 
Modified 
New 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
Modified 
New 
Modified 

Modified 

New 
Modified 

Modified 

New 

New 

New 

New 

New 

New 
New 

New 

232.1 

143.3 
56.8 
44.7 
942.6 
411.3 
194.5 
759.5 
514.8 
121.4 
130.9 
159.6 
358.0 
603.1 

985.2 

152.7 
12.6 

206.1 

0 

 390.5 

33.7 

168.5 

42.1 

32.0 
 55.5 

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2.3 Other elements not covered by assessment criteria  

Consistency with other initiatives  

The previous description of consistency with other programmes as reflected in the previous Staff 
Working Document SWD(2021) 211 final, remains valid. 

In addition, the RRP outlines its contribution to the European Year of Skills. The most prominent 
contribution to skills for school students and university students is provided by the labour market 
components and a new component in the REPowerEU chapter on green skills. The latter focuses 
on supporting education and training systems so that university students have access to quality and 
inclusive education on sustainability, climate change, environmental protection and biodiversity 
in order to strengthen the green transition and sustainable development. In particular, component 
3.1  focuses  on  supporting  the  skills  of  young  people  so  that  they  are  equipped  to  respond  to 
challenges linked to the digital transition of the education system, by strengthening digital literacy 
and  computational  thinking  of  pupils.  Component  3.2  focuses  on  increasing  the  capacities  of 
universities  and  adapting  study  programmes  to  new  forms  of  learnings  in  specific  the  digital 
expertise and also on dealing with growing inequalities at the level of primary and lower secondary 
education.  In  addition,  reforms  and  investments  in  both  components  3.1  and  3.2  support  the 
adaptation of schools to distance learning and with a focus on schools with a higher share of pupils 
with weak socio-economic backgrounds.  

The measures in the REPowerEU chapter complement and are consistent with the Czech Hydrogen 
Strategy and the National Clean Mobility Action Plan, and will contribute to achieving the updated 
2030 targets as set out in the forthcoming update of the Czech National Energy and Climate Plan.  

National arrangements for the implementation of the plan   

The description of the national arrangements for the implementation of the plan as reflected in the 
previous Staff Working Document SWD (2021) 211 final remains valid. 

The introduction of dedicated support measures to strengthen the administrative capacity and, in 
particular, the staffing of the authorities responsible for implementing the RRF (from 217 to 470 
by the end of 2024) under the new Component 4.1 ‘Systemic support for public investment’ is 
expected to improve the effective monitoring and implementation of the RRP and it is assessed 
under the chapter on ‘Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation’ of this document.   

Gender equality and equal opportunities for all 

The previous description of the Czech RRP’s focus on gender equality and equal opportunities for 
all, as reflected in the previous Staff Working Document SWD(2021) 211 final, remains valid. In 
addition,  the  modified  RRP  includes  new  reforms  and  investments  in  the  field  of  affordable 
housing, which are expected to improve equal opportunities for all.   

Stakeholder consultation 

The consultation on the initial intentions of the modified plan was launched at the meetings of the 
Committee for the RRP (established in May 2021) in June and December 2022. Subsequently, the 
component owners elaborated the reforms  and investments  in  the  modified plan  and  continued 

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consultations with key national stakeholders in early 2023. Reforms and investments included in 
the modified plan were discussed with economic, social and territorial partners at the meetings of 
the  Committee  for  the  RRP  in  March  and  May  2023.  Formal  consultation  took  place  during  a 
week-long inter-ministerial consultation in May 2023, when government  authorities, economic, 
social  and  non-governmental  partners  (such  as  the  Confederation  of  Industry,  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce, the Czech Banking Association, the Confederation of Employers’ and Entrepreneurs’ 
Associations,  the  Association  of  Independent  Trade  Unions  and  the  Green  Circle)  had  the 
opportunity  to  comment  on  the  proposals.  The  modified  plan  includes  an  overview  of  the 
consultations  with  national  stakeholders.  It  provides  a  timeline  of  the  consultation  process  and 
some information on the results and how contributions were taken into account. 

Implementation and digital security self-assessment   

The  description  of  the  implementation  and  digital  security  self-assessment  as  reflected  in  the 
previous Staff Working Document SWD(2021) 211 final remains valid.  

Cross-border and multi-country projects 

Several measures included in the modified plan have a multi-country or cross-border dimension. 
In  particular,  the  railway  electrification,  decarbonisation  of  road  transport,  energy  savings  in 
residential and public buildings are expected to reduce Czechia’s energy demand and the reliance 
on  fossil  fuels.  Other  examples  include  the  reforms  on  implementing  a  single  environmental 
opinion and designating renewables  acceleration areas, the investments  in the reinforcement of 
electricity distribution networks, and the installation of photovoltaics sources, which have a cross-
border effect since they will contribute to both the deployment and integration of renewable energy 
sources into the electricity network. 

Communication strategy 

The  description  of  the  communication  strategy  as  reflected  in  the  previous  Staff  Working 
Document SWD(2021) 211 final remains valid.  

The communication activities for the key reforms and investments contained in the modified plan, 
will include:  

•  updates on the communication and media campaign, including on the REPowerEU chapter, 

and the state of play of their implementation;  

•  promotional activities on the occasion of the annual conference and requests for payment;  
•  communication activities through print, audiovisual and social media, including the main 
www.planobnovycr.cz website, direct communication via database or direct mailing, the 
use  of  social  networks,  and  a  final  campaign  to  communicate  the  key  reforms  and 
investments implemented as well as the results and benefits of the plan. 

State aid 

State aid and competition rules fully apply to the measures funded by the Recovery and Resilience 
Facility. Union funds channelled through the authorities of Member States, like the RRF funds, 
become State resources and can constitute State aid. When this is the case and State aid is present, 
these measures must be notified and approved by the Commission before Member States can grant 

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the aid, unless those measures are covered by an existing aid scheme or comply with the applicable 
conditions of a block exemption regulation, in particular the General Block Exemption Regulation 
(GBER) declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of 
Articles 107 and 108 TFEU2. When State aid is present and it requires notification, it is the duty 
of  the  Member  State  to  notify  State  aid  measures  to  the  Commission  before  granting  them,  in 
compliance with Article 108(3) TFEU. In this respect, the State aid analysis carried out by Czechia 
in the recovery and resilience plan cannot be deemed a State aid notification. In as far as Czechia 
considers that a specific measure contained in the recovery and resilience plan entails de minimis 
aid or aid exempted from the notification requirement, it is the responsibility of Czechia to ensure 
full compliance with the applicable rules. 

3.  SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PLAN  

3.1. Comprehensive  and  adequately  balanced  response  to  the  economic  and  social 

situation  

The modifications to Czechia’s RRP further strengthen and confirm the previous assessment that 
the  RRP  is  a  comprehensive  and  adequately  balanced  response  to  the  country’s  economic  and 
social  situation.  The  update  of  the  Czech  RRP  makes  use  of  an  extensive  array  of  sources  of 
financing available from increased financial allocation under Article 18 of the RRF Regulation, 
REPowerEU financial contribution as well as some loan financing in order to increase the ambition 
of the already approved plan, in line with the increased need of a stronger response to the renewed 
economic  challenges.  The  economic  and  social  consequences  of  COVID-19  crisis  have  been 
further aggravated by Russian’s unprovoked military aggression on Ukraine and the consequent 
energy crisis which led to a significant increase in inflation (HICP in Czechia reaching 14.8% in 
2022, one of the highest in EU) and further challenges in terms of achieving the green and digital 
transition,  maintaining  a  social  equity  when  confronted  with  the  high  inflation,  while  ensuring 
further economic growth.  

As  a  result,  the  update  of  the  plan  comes  to  further  increase  the  ambition  in  several  existing 
components and add new measures which address all the six pillars of the facility, including: (i) 
green transition due to the REPowerEU chapter, (ii) social and territorial cohesion with the new 
component  2.10  Affordable  Housing,  (iii)  smart,  sustainable  &  inclusive  growth  addressed  in 
component extension 5.2 Support for research and development in companies, (iv) Policies for the 
next  generation  addressed  in  component  2.10  Affordable  Housing,  (v)  Health,  and  economic, 
social and institutional resilience addressed in the new component 4.1 Systemic support for public 

2 Annex to the Communication to the Commission of 9 March 2023 on the Approval of the content of a draft for a 
Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with 
the internal market in application  of Articles 107 and 108 of  the Treaty and Regulation (EU)  2022/2473 declaring 
certain categories of aid to undertakings active in the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture 
products  compatible  with  the  internal  market  in  application  of  Articles  107  and  108  of  the  Treaty;  available  at: 
https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-
03/GBER_amendment_2023_EC_communication_annex_0.pdf 

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investment,  and  (vi)  Digital  transformation  addressed  in  extensions  of  components  1.2  Digital 
public administration systems or 1.3 High capacity digital networks. 

Table 2: Coverage of the six pillars of the Facility by Czechia’s RRP components  

Green 
transition 

Digital 
transforma
tion 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

services 

1.1  Digital 
businesses   
1.2 Digital public administration systems 

for  citizens  and 

1.3 High-capacity digital networks  

1.4 Digital economy and society, innovative 
start-ups and new technologies 
1.5 Digital transformation of enterprises 

1.6  Acceleration  and  digitalization  of  the 
building process 
1.7  Digital  Transformation  of  Public 
Administration 

 2.1 Sustainable and safe transport  

2.2  Reduction  energy  consumption  in  the 
public sector  
2.3 Transition to cleaner energy sources 

2.4  Clean mobility 

2.5 Building renovation and air protection  

2.6  Nature  protection  and  adaptation  to 
climate change  
2.7 Circular economy, recycling & industrial 
water 
2.8 Brownfields revitalisation 

2.9  Promotion  of  biodiversity  and  fight 
against drought  
2.10 Affordable Housing Reform 

3.1 Innovation in education in the context of 
digitalisation 
3.2 Adaptation of school programmes 

3.3  Modernisation  of  employment  services 
and labour market development  
4.1 Systemic support for public investment 

4.2 New quasi-equity instruments to support 
entrepreneurship  and  development  of  the 
ČMZRB as a national level bank  
4.3 Anti-corruption reforms 

4.4  Enhancing  the  efficiency  of  public 
administration  
4.5 Development of the cultural and creative 
sectors  
5.1 Excellent R&D in the health sector 

● 
● 

● 
○ 
● 
○ 

● 

● 
○ 

○ 

○ 
● 

○ 

5.2 Support for R&D in companies and the 
introduction  of  innovations  into  business 
practice  
Strategy 
5.3 
internationally 
development and innovation ecosystem 

intelligence-driven 
competitive 

and 
research, 

○ 

○ 
○ 
○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 
○ 

○ 

● 

○ 

● 
● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 
○ 
● 

● 

○ 

○ 
○ 

● 
● 
○ 
○ 

● 

● 
○ 

● 

● 
● 

○ 
● 

○ 

● 

● 
● 

● 

● 

● 
● 
● 

● 
● 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

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Health, 
economic, 
social and 
institutional 
resilience 
● 

● 
○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 
● 

○ 

● 

Policies for 
the next 
generation 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 
● 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Green 
transition 

Digital 
transforma
tion 

Smart, 
sustainable 
& inclusive 
growth 

Social and 
territorial 
cohesion 

○ 
○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

○ 

○ 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

● 

Policies for 
the next 
generation 

Health, 
economic, 
social and 
institutional 
resilience 
● 
● 

● 

○ 

○ 

6.1 Increasing resilience of the health system 

6.2  National  plan  to  strengthen  oncological 
prevention and care  
7.1 Strengthening distribution networks and 
increasing their connectable power  

Supporting 

7.2 
digitalization of the energy sector  

decentralization 

and 

 7.3  Comprehensive  reform  of  the  advisory 
system for the renovation wave  

 7.4  School  adaptation  –  Promoting  green 
skills and sustainability in universities 

7.5 Decarbonisation of transport  

7.6 Electrification of railways 

7.7  Simplifying  decision-making  processes 
and  defining  areas  for  the  development  of 
renewable energy sources   

Key: “●” investments and reforms of the component significantly contribute to the pillar; “○” the component partially 
contributes to the pillar 

*** 

Taking into consideration all reforms and investments envisaged by Czechia, its modified recovery 
and  resilience  plan  continues  to  represent,  to  a  large  extent,  a  comprehensive  and  adequately 
balanced response to the economic and social situation, thereby contributing appropriately to all 
six pillars referred to in Article 3 of the RRF Regulation, taking the specific challenges and the 
financial allocation of Czechia into account. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.1 
in Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.2. Link with country-specific recommendations and the European Semester  

The  addendum  of  the  plan  along  with  the  REPowerEU  chapter  and  the  additional  loan 
request, addresses a significant subset of challenges identified in the European Semester. As 
the maximum financial contribution for Czechia has been adjusted upwards, and as the size of the 
plan  increased  following  an  additional  loan  request  intended  to  be  used  not  exclusively  for 
REPowerEU  objectives,  all  2022  and  2023  structural  recommendations  are  considered  in  the 
overall  assessment.  The  modifications  to  Czechia’s  RRP  confirm  and  strengthen  the  previous 
assessment that the RRP is contributing to effectively addressing all or a significant subset of the 
country specific recommendations addressed to Czechia for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, since 

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Czechia does reduce some investments in the digital component (in the area of digital economy 
and digital transformation of enterprises) but compensates with additional investments in public 
administration information systems or digitalisation of enterprises.      

In 2023, Czechia was recommended to take action in 2023 and 2024 in four main policy areas. To 
begin with, Czechia was recommended to preserve nationally financed public investment and to 
ensure the effective absorption of RRF support and other EU funds, in particular to foster the green 
and digital transitions (CSR 1.2, 2022 and CSR 1.3 2023). For the period beyond 2024, Czechia 
was recommended to continue to pursue a medium-term fiscal strategy of gradual and sustainable 
consolidation, combined with investments and reforms conducive to higher sustainable growth, to 
achieve a prudent medium-term fiscal position and to take measures to ensure the long-term fiscal 
sustainability of public finances, including the sustainability of the pension system (CSR 1.4 and 
CSR 1.5 2023). The second recommendation consisted in accelerating the implementation of its 
recovery and resilience  plan, also  by ensuring an adequate administrative capacity, and swiftly 
finalise  the  addendum,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  with  a  view  to  rapidly  starting  its 
implementation (CSR 2, 2023). The third recommendation consists in strengthening the provision 
of social and affordable housing, including by adopting a specific legislative framework for social 
housing and improved coordination between different public bodies, as well as incentivising the 
construction of new housing units as well as the refurbishment of existing ones (CSR 3 2022 and 
CSR 3 2023). Furthermore, Czechia was recommended to reduce overall reliance on fossil fuels 
and diversify of fossil fuel imports, accelerate the deployment of renewables, streamline permit 
procedures  and  make  grid  access  easier  (CSR  4.2  2022,  CSR  4.2  2023  and  CSR  4.3  2023). 
Moreover, Czechia was recommended to increase the energy efficiency of district heating systems 
and of the building stock by incentivising deep renovations and renewable heat sources (CSR 4.4 
2023). Finally, Czechia was recommended to promote the uptake of zero-emission vehicles and to 
boost the availability of high capacity charging and refuelling infrastructure through new reforms, 
as well as to step up policy efforts aimed at the provision and acquisition of the skills needed for 
the green transition (CSR 4.5 2023 and CSR 4.6 2023).    

A  set  of  new  measures  of  the  Czech  plan,  including  the  REPowerEU  chapter,  expand  public 
investment  for  the  green  transition  and  for  energy  security  (CSR  1.2,  2022).  They  include 
investments  in  the  modernisation  of  electricity  distribution  grids,  deployment  of  photovoltaics 
sources  and  advisory  services  for  energy  efficiency  renovations.    Such  measures  address  the 
country  specific  recommendation  CSR  3.4  2020  to  promote  private  investment  to  foster  the 
economic recovery. 

New measures in the recovery and resilience plan contribute to improving the provision of social 
and affordable housing (CSR 3 2022 and CSR 3 2023). Under a new component 2.10, a reform 
through  the  Housing  Act  addresses  the  current  and  escalating  housing  availability  crisis  while 
mitigating  the  effects  of  the  energy  crisis  by  enabling  the  supply  of  a  more  energy  efficient 
affordable  housing  stock.  The  reform  is  accompanied  by  three  investments  implemented  via 

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financial instruments. Their purpose is boosting the supply of rental housing units at affordable 
prices.  

Various  new  measures  of  the  REPowerEU  chapter  aim  at  reducing  overall  reliance  on,  and 
consumption  of  fossil  fuels  by  accelerating  the  deployment  of  renewables,  including  through 
further streamlining permit procedures and making grid access easier  (CSR 4.2 2023, CSR 4.3 
2023 and CSR 4.2 2022). Investments in grid modernisation and digitalisation (Component 7.1) 
aim at reinforcing the electricity distribution networks and are backed by reforms which streamline 
and increase transparency of the grid connection process and introduce new grid tariffs. They are 
accompanied  by  legislative  reforms  (LEX  RES  2  and  LEX  RES  3)  under  Component  7.2 
establishing  frameworks  for  energy  communities,  electricity  sharing,  data  exchange,  energy 
storage,  aggregation  and  flexibility.  A  comprehensive  reform  of  the  advisory  services  for  the 
renovation wave (Component 7.3) aims to increase the number and quality of energy efficiency 
renovation projects in residential buildings. Component 7.7 supports renewable energy generation 
towards  administrative  simplification.  They  foresee  reforms  on  the  designation  of  renewable 
acceleration areas, simplification of permitting procedures for small scale renewables installations 
(PV  rooftop),  acceleration  and  digitalisation  of  all  RES  permitting  procedures,  and  the 
implementation  of  a  single  environmental  opinion  for  renewable  energy  projects.  They  are 
accompanied  by  investments  for  the  construction  of  new  photovoltaic  installations  under  the 
existing Component 2.5.  A set of added measures focus on increasing the energy efficiency of 
district heating systems and of the building stock by incentivising deep renovations and renewable 
heat sources (CSR 4.4 2023 and CSR 4.3 2022). Component 7.3 includes a comprehensive reform 
of the advisory services system for energy efficiency renovations for households, enterprises and 
the public sector. The reform seeks to increase the number and quality of building  renovations 
projects,  and  is  supported  by  investments  which  will  fund  the  provision  of  120,000  advisory 
services, training of professionals for the Renovation Wave, and a nation-wide awareness-raising 
campaign on energy efficiency. A set of added measures aim at intensifying efforts to improve the 
sustainability of the transport system in line with CSR 4.5 2023, CSR 3.7 2020 and CSR 3.1 2019. 
Component 7.5 aims to address decarbonisation of road transport. It consists of 5 reforms and 1 
investment which aim at incentivising the uptake of zero-emission road transport and sustainable 
transport infrastructure. Component 7.6 focuses on increasing electrification of rail networks in 
Czechia. 

Many of the new measures help further address those country specific recommendations that are 
already addressed by the initial RRP. Additional measures that focus on strengthening the R&D 
ecosystem and supporting research and development in companies and introduction of innovations 
into business practice will address CSR 3.8 2020 to ensure access to finance for innovative firms 
and improve public-private cooperation in research and development and CSR 3.6 2019 to remove 
the barriers hampering the development of a fully functioning innovation ecosystem. Furthermore, 
a new Component 4.1 will support the administrative capacity for the implementation of the RRP 
and address CSR 3.3 2020 to front-load mature public investment projects and CSR 3.4 2019 to 

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reduce the administrative burden on investment, as well as CSR 3.5 2019 to support more quality-
based competition in public procurement. Finally, several new digital measures aim at extending 
online  services  for  the  implementation  of  social  policies.  They  include  digital  services  for  end 
users  in  the  social  area,  development  information  systems  in  social  area,  and  an  IPCEI 
Microelectronics and Communication Technologies. They address CSR 3.2 2020 to improve e-
government. 

Czechia’s modified RRP continues to address the country specific recommendations (CSRs). The 
priorities of the plan are coherent with progress on the relevant country-specific recommendations. 
As a result of the proposed reforms and investments addressing the most imminent challenges to 
the  Czech  economy  and  society,  the  priorities  of  the  plan  focus  on  the  relevant  issues  and  are 
expected to contribute effectively to the resolution of these challenges.   

*** 

Taking into consideration the reforms and investments envisaged by Czechia, its modified recovery 
and resilience plan is expected to contribute to effectively addressing all or a significant subset of 
challenges  identified  in  the  country-specific  recommendations,  or  challenges  in  other  relevant 
documents officially adopted by the Commission under the European Semester, and the modified 
recovery and resilience plan represents an adequate response to the economic and social situation 
of Czechia. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.2 in Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.3. Growth  potential,  job  creation,  economic,  institutional  and  social  resilience, 
European  Pillar  of  Social  Rights,  mitigating  the  impact  of  the  crisis,  and  social 
territorial cohesion and convergence 

As  part  of  the  modification  of  the  RRP,  Czechia  has  put  forward  further  reforms  aimed  at 
strengthening  the  provision  of  affordable  housing,  improving  childcare  services,  and  the 
digitalisation of services to citizens and businesses. In particular, Czechia has proposed reforms in 
the area of renewable energy sources, including simplifying the linking of renewables to the grids 
as well as measures supporting energy communities and acceleration of areas for renewables. The 
modification of the plan also includes resources to financial instruments to incentivise affordable 
housing.  

The REPowerEU chapter includes additional resources in the area of energy investment through 
investments  focusing  on  the  modernisation  of  electricity  grids,  the  deployment  of  photovoltaic 
sources,  and  advisory  support  towards  the  renovation  of  private  and  public  buildings,  and  the 
establishment of energy communities. These investments will stimulate the creation of green jobs. 
In addition, Czechia also commits to reforms on zero emission transport, in particular by deploying 
and  simplifying  permitting  process  for  construction  of  electric  charging  stations  and  hydrogen 
refuelling stations and updating its Clean Mobility Action Plan. In view of reforms and investments 
put forward as part of the amendment of the RRP, the initial positive assessment of the impact of 
the plan on growth potential, job creation, and territorial and social cohesion, remains unchanged. 

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The mix of investments and reforms presented by Czechia is set to stimulate economic growth 
through multiple channels. In particular, measures in the area of housing are expected to make the 
largest contributions to economic growth and job creation.  

*** 

The nature and the extent of the proposed modifications to Czechia’s recovery and resilience plan 
confirm and strengthen the previous assessment (Rating of A) of the plan’s impact on the growth 
potential, job creation and economic and social and institutional resilience of the Member State, 
on contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, including through 
the promotion of policies for children and youth, and on mitigating the economic and social impact 
of  the  COVID-19  crisis,  thereby  enhancing  the  economic,  social  and  territorial  cohesion  and 
convergence within the Union, as reflected in the SWD(2021) 211 final. 

3.4. The principle of ‘do no significant harm’  

The modified Czech recovery and resilience plan including the REPowerEU chapter is expected 
to continue to ensure that no measure included in the plan does significant harm to environmental 
objectives, within the meaning of Article 17 of the Taxonomy Regulation. None of the measures 
included in the REPowerEU chapter requires a DNSH derogation.   

Czechia  has  conducted  an  adequate  Do  No  Significant  Harm  (DNSH)  assessment  of  all  new 
measures  under  the  revised  plan  as  well  as  for  all  reforms  and  investments  included  in  the 
component  19  (REPowerEU  chapter).  The  DNSH  assessment  was  performed  in  line  with  the 
methodology set out in the Commission’s technical guidance on the application of DNSH under 
the RRF Regulation (2021/C58/01). It covers the six environmental objectives applying a two-step 
approach. The first step assesses whether there is a risk that a measure could do significant harm 
to one or more of the environmental objectives. In cases where the analysis identifies a risk, a more 
detailed assessment is performed. Based on information provided by the Czech authorities, there 
is either no risk of significant harm, or where a risk is identified, a more detailed assessment is 
performed demonstrating the absence of significant harm.  

DNSH safeguards have been clarified and reformulated in the existing brownfields measures to 
facilitate its application, without reducing the ambition, namely the requirement on conservation 
of valuable biodiversity areas.  

***  
Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged,  no  measure  for  the 
implementation of reforms and investments projects included in Czechia´s modified recovery and 
resilience  plan,  including  its  REPowerEU  chapter,  is  expected  to  do  a  significant  harm  to 
environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/852 (the 
principle of ‘do no significant harm’). This would warrant a rating of A under the assessment 
criterion 2.4 of Annex V of the RRF Regulation.  

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3.5. Green transition  

The measures  of the REPowerEU chapter are expected to  contribute to  the green transition,  or 
address the challenges resulting therefrom, as well as to the achievement of the Union 2030 climate 
targets while complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050. The measures are 
broadly  split  into  five  thematic  areas:  modernisation  of  the  electricity  grid,  renewable  energy, 
energy efficiency, zero emissions transport, and green skills. 

The  reforms  and  investments  in  grid  modernisation  and  digitalisation  (thematic  area  1)  aim  at 
reinforcing the electricity distribution networks and are backed by reforms which streamline and 
increase transparency of the grid connection process and introduce new grid tariffs. The chapter 
also  includes  legislative  reforms  establishing  frameworks  for  energy  communities,  electricity 
sharing, data exchange, energy storage, aggregation and flexibility. 

The second thematic area concerns renewable energy and foresees reforms on the designation of 
acceleration areas for renewable energy sources, simplification of permitting procedures for small 
scale renewables installations, acceleration and digitalisation of all RES permitting  procedures, 
and the implementation of a single environmental opinion for renewable energy projects. It also 
includes investments for the construction of new photovoltaic installations. In the third thematic 
area on energy efficiency the emphasis is on improving the energy efficiency performance of the 
building  stock. There  is  one measure,  a  comprehensive reform  of the advisory services for the 
renovation wave.  

The fourth thematic area on clean mobility focuses on the decarbonisation of road transport. The 
measures  include  a  revision  of  the  Clean  Mobility  Action  Plan,  deployment  targets  for  zero-
emission vehicles (ZEVs), an investment as well as regulatory and tax incentives for the uptake of  
ZEVs, and easier permitting rules for the construction of charging stations and hydrogen refuelling 
stations.  The  fifth  thematic  area  contains  a  reform  and  investments  promoting  green  skills  and 
sustainability in universities. The aim is to modernise the learning offer of public universities by 
creating new courses, study programmes, and lifelong learning opportunities focusing on green 
skills. 

Climate target 

On the basis of the assessment guidelines provided for in sub-criterion 5b, the measures in the 
modified RRP (including the REPowerEU chapter) supporting climate change objectives account 
for 42.9% of the plan’s total allocation (i.e., above the 37% required), based on the methodology 
for  climate  tracking  set  out  in  Annex  VI.  The  most  important  contribution  to  this  target  is  the 
investment in the strengthening and modernisation of the electricity distribution system. 

Additionally, the proposed measures within the REPowerEU chapter supporting climate change 
objectives account for 99% of the chapter’s total estimated costs, based on the methodology for 
climate  tracking  set  out  in  Annex  VI.  The  most  important  contributions  to  this  target  are  the 
investments  in  the  modernisation  of  the  electricity  distribution  grid,  the  provision  of  advisory 
services for energy renovation, and the deployment of solar photovoltaics generation.    

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The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Czechia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have a material impact on the previous assessment (rating of A) of the contribution of the plan 
to the green transition and to the climate target, as reflected in the previous SWD(2021) 211 final. 

3.6. Digital transition  

The modification of the plan maintains its ambition towards the digital transition. The modified 
RRP continues to significantly contribute to the digital transition of businesses, infrastructure, and 
public administration, and to fostering digital skills of the workforce, the pupils and the general 
population,  with  an  expected  lasting  impact.  The  modified  plan  includes  52  investments  and 
reforms  included  in  the  calculation  of  the  digital  target,  totalling  EUR  1  936  122  562  of 
contribution to the digital transition.  

Several modifications increase the plan’s allocation to the digital transition. These include a top-
up of EUR 333.9 million to investment 3 under component 1.2, which increases its ambition in the 
number of public administration information systems with strengthened cybersecurity. In addition, 
3 new measures have been introduced under existing components: investment 4 under component 
1.1  (EUR  14.7  million)  and  investment  6  under  component  1.2  (EUR  44.3  million),  which 
introduce new online services for the implementation of social policies; and investment 4 under 
component 1.5 (EUR 46.5 million), which foresees financing of projects promoting research and 
innovation in microelectronics. 

The modified plan also includes a new component contributing to the digital transition: 1.7, which 
includes  4  measures  (EUR  44.7  million)  that  aim  to  accelerate  the  digitalisation  of  public 
administration.  

The  modified  plan  entails  modifications  to  33  existing  measures  contributing  to  the  digital 
transition. These include a removal of 4 measures (investments 1, 3, 4, 13 under component 1.4) 
and a decrease in the cost allocation of 4 measures (investments 6, 7 under component 1.4, reform 
1 and investment 3 under component 1.5). These modifications do not constitute reductions of the 
plan’s  allocation  to  the  digital  transition,  as  the  freed-up  funds  are  reallocated  to  other  digital 
measures to strengthen their ambition or to compensate for inflation (reform 1 and investments 1, 
2, 4 under component 1.3, investment 2 under component 1.4). Other modifications include shifts 
in  the  completion  deadline,  reductions  in  the  target  ambition  due  to  objective  circumstances 
without  changes  to  the  total  cost  estimate,  as  well  as  minor  clerical  corrections  in  the  text  of 
milestones or targets, all of which do not affect the plan’s allocation to the digital transition. 

None of the measures included in the REPowerEU chapter were identified as contributing to the 
digital transition. 

All other milestones and targets contributing to the digital transition remain unchanged. Therefore, 
based on the methodology set out in Annex VII of the RRF Regulation, the contribution to digital 
objectives accounts for 22.80% (excluding the measures in the REPowerEU chapter). This is an 
increase of 0.68 percentage points compared to the original plan. 

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Taking into consideration the assessment of all the measures envisaged, the modified recovery and 
resilience  plan  is  expected,  to  a  large  extent,  to  make  a  significant  contribution  to  the  digital 
transition or to address the challenges resulting from it and ensures that at least 20% of its total 
allocation (excluding the measures in the REPowerEU chapter) contributes to supporting digital 
objectives. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.6 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.7. Lasting impact of the plan  

The modified RRP plan does not reduce the ambition of the initial plan as a whole. It takes into 
account the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 crisis, inflation and supply chain disruptions, as 
well as some unexpected legal or technical difficulties or the availability of better alternatives for 
the implementation of some measures by modifying measures in accordance with Article 21(2) of 
Regulation (EU) 2021/241. It also includes new and scaled-up measures as a result of the increase 
in the financial contribution and the up-take of loans and includes a new REPowerEU chapter. 
These  additional  measures,  together  with  the  existing  measures,  are  expected  to  have  lasting 
positive effects on the Czech economy and further boost its green and digital transition.   

Twenty-seven new or enhanced reforms included in the modified RRP are expected to have a long-
lasting  impact  on  Czechia.  Furthermore,  the  Act  on  Affordable  Housing  shall  be  adopted  to 
increase  housing  affordability  –  one  of  the  lowest  in  the  EU.  Finally,  to  support  children’s 
development,  the  placement  of  children  into  institutional  care  under  the  age  of  four  shall  be 
banned. In addition, Czechia will also strengthen its administrative capacity by a number of actions 
financed under components 4.1 and 4.4, focused both on implementation of the RRP and a wider 
set of public policies. Czechia will also adopt steps to improve the R&D ecosystem, which include, 
for  instance,  the  adoption  of  a  new  methodological  guideline  to  harmonise  the  conditions  for 
granting  public  support  for  research.  Additionally,  the  REPowerEU  chapter  includes  15  new 
reforms to modernise and digitise the electricity grid, simplify permitting procedures and decision-
making for renewable energy sources, electrify railways, decarbonise road transport, improve the 
advisory  services  for  the  renovation  wave,  and  promote  green  skills  in  universities. These 
REPowerEU measures will have a lasting impact on Czechia’s electricity and transport systems 
and contribute to job creation in the renewables and building renovations sectors. 

New  investments  included  in  the  modified  RRP are  expected  to  have  a  long-lasting  impact  on 
Czechia.  These  investments  introduce  or  enhance  27  measures  related  to  cybersecurity  and 
modernisation of public administration, supporting access to financing for companies, supporting 
development  of  microelectronics  under  the  IPCEI  initiative,  boosting  the  supply  of  affordable 
housing, supporting R&D projects in the environmental field and in the field of transport, as well 
as  by  stimulating  private  investments  with  venture  capital  fund  for  strategic  technologies.  The 
REPowerEU chapter includes investments which aim to hasten the development and take-up of 
renewable energy generation and its dedicated infrastructure.  

*** 

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Czechia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have a material impact, and rather confirm and strengthen the previous assessment (rating of 

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A)  of  the  lasting  impact  of  the  measures  proposed  by  Czechia,  as  reflected  in  the  previous 
SWD(2021) 211 final.  

3.8. Milestones, targets, monitoring and implementation  

The milestones and targets of the modified Czech RRP enable an adequate monitoring of the plan’s 
implementation. Be it under article 18 of the RRF Regulation or the new REPowerEU chapter, 
each of the new reforms and investments introduced under the revised RRP includes at least one 
target and/or milestone that contains the key elements of the measure and allows for the assessment 
of the achievement of its objectives. The modified RRP includes a set of 102 new milestones and 
targets, including 48 under the new REPowerEU chapter. Milestones set for reforms are based on 
the achievement of decisive steps in the implementation process, such as the adoption of revised 
actions plans and strategies, the entry into force of legal acts, the entry into operation of digital 
applications or the publication of evaluation studies. These milestones are clear and realistic as 
they reflect decisive steps towards the complete implementation of each reform. 

The performance of the investments included in the new components and REPowerEU chapter 
will be assessed on the basis of the achievement of multiple milestones and targets monitored by 
each public entity in charge of implementing the measures and capturing the key implementation 
stages of each investment. The targets chosen – some of which build on existing targets for scaled 
up measures - are consistent with the objectives, cost estimates and implementation schedule of 
each measure and quantified by specific indicators reflecting the result of the works undertaken 
(for example, the new capacity of photovoltaic energy sources installed and put into operation). 

The adjustments made to the plan’s original milestones and targets under Article 21 of the RRF 
Regulation do not affect the plan’s overall level of ambition and are expected to contribute to its 
timely delivery by addressing current implementation challenges. 

The arrangements proposed by Czechia in the initial RRP were considered the minimum (rating 
B) necessary to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of the RRP and complemented 
by reinforcing measures to address remaining weaknesses regarding the prevention, detection and 
correction of conflicts of interest through a set of dedicated milestones to be fulfilled before the 
first payment request. All these milestones were subsequently fulfilled and positively assessed by 
the Commission as part of the first payment request, as reflected in COM(2023)1792 (see section 
3.9 on audit and control below for a more detailed analysis). 

The introduction of dedicated support measures to strengthen the administrative capacity and, in 
particular, the staffing of the authorities responsible for implementing the RRF (from 217 to 470 
by the end of 2024) under the new Component 4.1 ‘Systemic support for public investment’ is 
expected to improve the effective monitoring and implementation of the RRP.   

*** 

For  all  these  reasons,  the  arrangements  proposed  by  Czechia  in  its  modified  recovery  and 
resilience plan are expected to be adequate to ensure effective monitoring and implementation of 
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the related indicators. This  would  warrant  a rating of A under  the assessment  criterion  2.8 of 
Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

3.9. Costing  

Czechia has provided individual  cost  estimates for all investments  and reforms  included in  the 
recovery and resilience plan for which funding through the facility is requested. Overall, for the 
new or modified measures, Czechia has submitted sufficient evidence and explanations for the cost 
estimates to  be considered reasonable and plausible and information  regarding the  additionally 
with other Union funds has also been provided. The costs can be considered commensurate and in 
line with the principle of cost efficiency. 

Reasonable costs  

Based on the assessment of individual cost estimates and related supporting documents, the cost 
estimates for most of the measures in the plan are deemed reasonable. Measures representing a 
significant majority of the plan are rated as “reasonable” to a “high” or “medium” extent. For the 
majority of the new of measures included in the plan, Czechia provided sufficient information and 
evidence on costs, based on the template tables, backed up by descriptions of the methodology 
used, the cost calculations as well as the budgetary implications of the measure. For the modified 
measures  where  the  revision  had  an  implication  regarding  costs,  Czechia  provided  sufficient 
information  and  evidence  of  the  impact  of  the  changes  on  the  costs  allocated,  including 
adjustments of the unit costs due the effect of the high inflation or based on more recent  costs 
resulting from completed tenders or responses from market actors.  

The reforms and investments included in the plan comply with the eligibility criteria set out in the 
Regulation. Based on the information provided by the authorities, costs supported under the RRF 
are incurred only for reforms and investments implemented after 1 February 2020 or 1 February 
2022 for REPowerEU chapter measures, exclude value-added tax (VAT), and do not substitute 
recurring national budgetary expenditure. Costs that could have a recurring nature are included in 
the plan only to a limited extent and for duly justified exceptions, in accordance with Article 5(a) 
of the Regulation. For instance, salaries are only supported by the plan if they are of temporary 
nature and inherently and directly linked to the outcome of the measure (e.g., salaries of trainers 
for  the  implementation  of  upskilling  programmes,  salaries  of  researchers  involved  in  R&D 
projects). The new component 4.1 (Systemic support for public investments) has been added in 
order to centralize all administrative costs related to RRF projects implementation and assure a 
legal structure of temporary nature covering eventual employees costs needed for implementation 
of these projects. Some of the measures explicitly provide reassurance for compliance with the 
eligibility  criteria,  while  for  the  rest  there  is  no  indication  that  the  costs  incurred  may  be 
incompatible with the eligibility criteria of the RRF. 

The  costs  in  the  Czech  recovery  and  resilience  plan  have  been  estimated  based  on  several 
methodologies. For the newly introduced measures, the costs have been calculated using bottom-
up approaches, with reference to market prices or prices of similar units in past investments for 
the key cost drivers, or from cost estimates derived from the costing data of similar investments 

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carried out in Czechia or in other Member States. For the updated measures where the revision had 
an implication regarding costs, the update is either based on adjustments of the unit costs due the 
effect of the high inflation in the sector, or on the results of tenders conducted for current similar 
projects or even of the results of the tenders for the exact same project where its implementation 
has already started. For demand-driven schemes, where final recipients must submit applications 
for intended projects, ex-ante cost estimations are less precise than in the case of measures, where 
the  type  and  nature  of  projects  is  clearly  defined  upfront.  For  the  former,  the  authorities  have 
provided a target in terms of recipients and the overall amount to be spent, often supported by 
evidence that the costs of the measure are in line with the investment absorption capacity of the 
sector.  The  Czech  authorities  did  not  provide  an  independent  validation  for  any  of  the  cost 
estimates proposed. 

Most of the cost estimates rely on an understandable methodology, which is based on underlying 
assumptions. For some measures, however, the methodology is not sufficiently substantiated and 
the link between the justification and the estimated costs is not clear enough to deem the costs 
reasonable. Furthermore, for several measures, it cannot be fully guaranteed that the comparability 
with past projects is fully assured and that the assumptions and adjustments are appropriate. This 
aspect and the lacking validation of the cost estimates by an independent public body are the main 
reasons preventing the plan from receiving a high rating on reasonability.  

Plausible costs  

Based on the assessment of individual cost estimates and related supporting documents, most of 
the  measures  in  the  Czech  plan  are  deemed  plausible  at  least  to  a  medium  extent.  Measures 
representing a significant majority of the plan are rated as “plausible” to a “high” or “medium” 
extent.  For  most  of  the  new  measures  added  to  the  plan,  the  Czech  authorities  have  provided 
reference costs including historical or comparative data for the cost drivers, for example results of 
previous investments or tenders. For the updated measures where the revision had an implication 
regarding  costs,  the  update  is  plausible  when  considering  the  high  inflation  in  the  sector,  or 
considering the results of tenders conducted for similar projects or the project itself in case where 
the tendering has already started.  

In some cases, adjustments to comparative costs have been made, ensuring the comparability of 
the projects financed under the RRF with past projects. Nevertheless, the exact comparability of 
these projects cannot be established in all instances, in particular, for the case of demand-driven 
schemes. Whilst factoring in the limitations of ex-ante costing approaches, the lack of complete 
comparability is the major a reason preventing the plan from receiving a high rating on plausibility. 

No double Union financing  

For  the  majority  of  measures  in  the  plan,  the  Czech  authorities  have  provided  additional 
information on whether the measure or similar measures receive funding from other EU sources. 
For the very limited number of measure where other EU financing is envisaged, the name of the 
programme and information on the amounts covered has been provided. In many cases, the exact 
same measure is not covered by other EU funds, but other EU funds provide financing for similar 
measures or areas of intervention. In these cases, the authorities have provided explanation about 

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the complementarity of the projects and information on the delineation was provided, based on 
differences in the timing of the funding or the nature of the intervention.  

Commensurate and cost-efficient costs 

The amount of the estimated total costs of the plan is commensurate to the expected social and 
economic  impact  of  the  funded  measures  and  in  line  with  the  principle  of  cost-efficiency.  The 
modified plan is further increasing the ambition of the initial plan to address a significant subset 
of  challenges  identified  in  the  country-specific  recommendations  (CSRs),  previous  Semester 
country reports, as well as recommendations monitored through the Social Scoreboard (see Annex 
14 of the 2023 Country report - Czechia3). The plan contains several measures that aim to foster 
economic growth and economic cohesion in an inclusive manner. It is addressing weaknesses of 
the Czech economy, boosting the growth potential, stimulating job creation, and mitigating the 
adverse effects of the crisis. This is visible in measures that sustain the acceleration of digitalisation 
of the public administration and thus addressing an important investment barrier, measures related 
to the green transition, which provide a new source of economic growth while allowing phasing 
out polluting industries, or measures to support the financing of SMEs, research and development, 
and highly innovative projects. The newly added REPowerEU chapter aims to significantly boost 
the  capacity  of  the  economy  to  withstand  an  energy  crisis  thus  further  accelerating  the  green 
transition. Moreover, the plan contains measures that aim to strengthen social cohesion, including 
policies aiming at the integration of the most vulnerable groups in the labour market. This is visible 
in  measures  destined  at  upskilling  and  reskilling  the  workforce,  and  measures  to  improve  the 
participation  of  women  into  the  labour  force.  As  a  result,  even  though  the  plausibility  and 
reasonability of the cost estimates can only be considered medium, the positive expected impact 
of the plan on the Czech economy and society warrants a high rating in terms of commensurability 
and cost efficiency.  

The justification provided by Czechia on the amount of the estimated total costs of the recovery 
and resilience plan is to a medium extent reasonable and plausible, it is in line with the principle 
of cost-efficiency and commensurate to the expected national economic and social impact. 

*** 

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Czechia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  previous  assessment  (rating  of  B)  of  the  reasonability  and 
plausibility  of  the  costs, their  additionality,  and  that  they  are  in  line  with  the  principle  of  cost 
efficiency and commensurate to the expected social and economic impact of the modified plan, as 
reflected in the SWD(2021) 211 final. 

3.10. 

Controls and audit  

The  internal  control  system  described  in  the  initial  RRP  remains  in  force  and  applies  to  all 
measures, regardless of the source of funding. The outline of the internal control system has a clear 

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structure. Control actors are identified across all levels and the national set-up for the RRF internal 
control system consists of two levels:  

a.  Management  verifications  carried  out  by  the  implementing  bodies  and  coordinating 
body; and   

b. Audits carried out by the national audit body.  

The Managing Council of the national recovery and resilience plan is the highest decision-making 
and approval body with the responsibility for the overall coordination and monitoring of the Plan. 
Payment requests have to be approved by this committee. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, as 
the  central  coordinating  body  for  the  RRF  and  its  implementation,  is  responsible  for  the 
coordination,  monitoring  and  reporting  of  the  Plan  and  is  the  main  point  of  contact  for  the 
Commission.  This  body  is  also  responsible  for  the  preparation  of  payment  requests  and 
management declarations.   

The main responsibility for the first level of the control system lies with the implementing bodies. 
Implementing bodies are responsible for (i) the overall management of the particular component; 
(ii) verification of the compliance of implemented measures with applicable Union and national 
law; and (iii) verification of the progress in achievement of defined milestones and targets.   

The second level of the control system is entrusted to the audit body – Department 52 – at the 
Ministry of Finance. The  audit body is  functionally and organizationally independent from the 
Coordinating body and the Implementing bodies. The audit body verifies whether (i) the Plan is 
implemented in compliance with applicable Union and national law; (ii) internal control systems 
provide  adequate  assurance  that  defined  milestones  and  targets  have  been  achieved;  and  (iii) 
mechanisms  to  prevent,  detect  and  correct  serious  irregularities  and  avoid  double  funding  are 
working efficiently. The audit approach includes (i) system audits to provide reasonable assurance 
that  the  system  functions  effectively  and  prevents,  detects  and  corrects  irregularities;  and  (ii) 
substantive testing to verify that defined milestones and targets have been achieved at the project 
level.  A  specific  audit  and  control  milestone  on  RRP  audit  strategy  (M211)  was  assessed  as 
satisfactorily fulfilled under the first  request for payment submitted by Czechia, as reflected in 
COM(2023)1792.  

Adequacy of control systems and other relevant arrangements    

Concerning  the  prevention  and  detection  of  serious  irregularities,  the  Plan  provides  a  general 
description of the national procedures and measures. The regular risk analysis (including fraud risk 
analysis) shall be carried out by the coordinating body and component owners on annual basis. 
Moreover, all bodies involved in the implementation of the Plan follow national anti-corruption 
strategy. The initial Plan also clarifies that the data mining and risk scoring tool Arachne shall be 
used for the verification of the absence of conflict of interest, fraud, corruption and, where relevant, 
double funding.   

Czechia’s  initial  RRP  includes  eight  milestones  on  audit  and  control,  which  were  assessed  as 
satisfactorily fulfilled as part of the first payment request, as reflected in COM(2023)1792. 

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The  initial  Plan  provides  that  that  implementing  bodies  are  responsible  for  the  collection  and 
storage of data on final recipients, contractors, sub-contractors and beneficial owners in line with 
requirements of Article 22(2), point (d) of the RRF Regulation. For this purpose, milestone M207 
on the system to collect, store and make available data in relation to all final recipients including 
all beneficial owners; and milestone M210 on repository system were assessed by Commission 
services  as  satisfactorily  fulfilled.  Furthermore,  the  repository  system  was  audited  by  the 
Commission  audit  No. CZ-Q3  2022-PFIU  on  protection  of  the  financial  interests  of  the  Union 
carried out in September 2022. The repository system of RRP implementation is decentralized and 
there are several IT systems used by the implementing bodies in which the data are collected and 
stored. This data is later uploaded to the umbrella repository system (AIS) upon preparation of the 
payment request to the Commission.   

An assurance that the application of beneficial ownership in the context of the RRF internal control 
system and the procedure describing the collection and storage of this data are fully aligned with 
the definition of ‘beneficial owners’ as defined by Article 3, point 6 of Directive 2015/849 was 
obtained  through  the  milestone  M212  on  the  compliance  review,  which  was  assessed  by  the 
Commission services as satisfactorily fulfilled under the first payment request.   

As per Article 22(2), point (b) of the RRF Regulation the Member States shall take appropriate 
measures to prevent, detect and correct conflict of interests as defined in Article 61 of the Financial 
Regulation.  For  this  purpose,  as  part  of  milestone  M213,  a  Guidance  on  the  avoidance  and 
management of conflict of interests and Red Flags Methodological Guidance for the implementing 
bodies and other bodies implementing reforms and investments were issued by the coordinating 
body. Furthermore, the milestone M208 ensured a creation and implementation of an action plan 
on  the  administrative  system  of  the  coordinating  body,  in  particular,  as  regards  sufficient  and 
systemic prevention of the conflict of interest in the context of the RRF. A follow-up audit was 
carried out by the audit body confirming the implementation of the action plan (the report by the 
audit body issued on 13 October 2022), satisfactorily fulfilling the milestone M209.   

Adequacy of arrangements to avoid double EU funding  

The Czech authorities recognize that there are risks in respect of funding from several EU and 
national sources. The Czech authorities use the following mechanisms and tools to address double 
funding:  (i)  ex-ante  trainings  and  guidance  provided  to  the  final  recipients;  (ii)  systematic 
segregation of funds; (iii) double funding verification before the Grant agreement is concluded; 
(iv) declarations of honour; and (v) use of various European and national registers. The fact that 
the  Implementing  bodies  for  RRF  are  also  involved  in  the  implementation  of  ESI  Funds  gives 
prerequisite for cross-checking the data with traditional ESI Funds management systems and avoid 
double  funding.  Following  the  submission  of  the  revised  RRP,  Czechia  provided  further 
information on complementarity of funding and measures to avoid double funding for  the RRP 
including the REPowerEU chapter. 

Legal empowerment and administrative capacity of control function  

The legal mandate of the bodies involved in the implementation of the Plan, the description of 
their tasks and responsibilities was adopted in the Government resolution No 467 on 17 May 2021. 

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The implementing bodies are defined in the initial Plan. The coordinating body is responsible for 
the preparation and submission of the payment requests. The Managing Council is responsible for 
the  approval  of  requests  for  payment.  The  audit  body  is  responsible  for  the  drawing  up  of  the 
summary of audits, which is signed by the head of the audit body. The administrative capacities 
of the coordinating body, implementing bodies and audit body is expected to increase from current 
240 FTE to total 470 FTE by the end of 2024 as part of the newly added Component 4.1 ‘Systemic 
support for public investment’.   

***   

The arrangements proposed by Czechia in the modified recovery and resilience plan to prevent, 
detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflicts of interest when using the funds provided under 
the Facility, including the arrangements aimed to avoid double funding from the Facility and other 
Union  programmes,  are  assessed  to  be  adequate.  This  would  warrant  a  rating  of  A  under  the 
assessment criterion 2.10 of Annex V to the RRF Regulation. 

4.  COHERENCE  

The modified RRP presented by Czechia is structured in 37 coherent components, that support the 
objective of stimulating the economy and mitigating the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 
pandemic, which has been further aggravated by high inflation, energy crisis and Russia’s war of 
aggression against Ukraine. On the top of the original 26 components, Czechia proposes 11 new 
components,  out  of  which  seven  represent  the  REPowerEU  chapter.  These  components  show 
synergies with the rest of the plan, in particular, those related to the green transition. 

Mutually reinforcing measures 

The  modifications  to  the  RRP  do  not  negatively  alter  the  components’  coherence,  nor  the 
coherence of the plan as a whole. They do not alter the way they are mutually-reinforcing. The 
additional REPowerEU chapter is fully in line with the measures deployed under the initial RRP 
to support the green transition and further increases their ambition.  

The REPowerEU chapter is built around a consistent package of both reforms and investments that 
are  mutually  reinforcing  to  support  the  modernisation  of  electricity  grid,  the  generation  of 
renewable  energy,  the  promotion  of  energy  efficiency  renovations,  the  promotion  of  clean 
mobility,  and  the  development  of  green  skills.  The  reforms  are  expected  to  reinforce  the 
investments in the REPowerEU chapter, but they also support the implementation of measures set 
in the original plan. 

Moreover, the new and updated components on efficiency of public administration and systemic 
support  to  public  investment  reinforce  the  implementation  capacity  and  project  preparation  of 
investments and reforms included in the RRP. 

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Complementarity of measures 

The  modifications  made  to  the  existing  26  components  of  the  RRP  do  not  negatively  alter  the 
complementarity of these components. The new and updated components complement each other 
and the original ambition of the plan. Notably, the new component on the digital transformation 
of public administration expands the efforts of the RRP to digitalise public administration and the 
new component on competitive research and development ecosystem complements the research 
measures embedded in the plan.  

Lastly, the REPowerEU  reforms  and investments complement the  efforts  of the RRP on green 
transition, especially in renewable deployment and distribution electricity networks. Yet the the 
complementarity effect of measures remained limited in other parts of the plan such as the energy 
efficiency  renovations  and  electrification  of  rail.  Further  actions  in  these  fields  have  been 
identified,  which  would  have  complemented  and  further  reinforced  the  existing  measures 
supporting  the  green  transition  in  the  RRP.  Czechia  decided  to  finance  such  measures  from 
different sources, therefore they could not have been taken into account for the assessment of the 
RRP. 

The plan does not present inconsistencies or contradictions between the different components. In 
order to promote wider coherence across instruments, notably with the European cohesion policy 
funds, a balanced territorial allocation of resources is encouraged. 

The nature and extent of the proposed modifications to Czechia’s recovery and resilience plan do 
not have a material impact on the previous assessment (rating of B) of the coherence of the actions 
proposed by Czechia, as reflected in the previous SWD [2021 211 FINAL]. 

4.1. REPowerEU 

The  implementation  of  the  measures  included  in  the  five  thematic  areas  (Investments  in  grid 
modernisation  and  digitalisation;  Renewable  energy  generation;  Energy  efficiency;  Clean 
mobility;  Promoting  green  skills  and  sustainability  in  universities)  of  the  Czech  REPowerEU 
chapter  is  expected  to  contribute  directly  to  supporting  the  objectives  in  Article  21c(3)  of 
Regulation  (EU)  2021/241.  In  terms  of  the  expected  impact,  the  proposed  measures  will  help 
reduce  the  reliance  on  fossil  fuels  and  will  contribute  to  the  overall  energy  security  and 
diversification of the Union’s energy supply.    

The  new  investment  in  modernisation  of  distribution  systems  aims  to  secure  the  technical  grid 
capacities  for  the  connection  of  new  renewable  energy  sources,  contributing  to  address  energy 
distribution bottlenecks (Article 21c(3), point (e)). It is accompanied by several reforms addressing 
permitting  barriers  that  will  directly  respond  to  this  objective:  the  reform  on  improving  the 
transparency  and  availability  of  grid  connection,  the  reform  of  grid  tariffs  and  the  reform 
connection procedures will accelerate the grid connection process. 

The  reforms  and  investments  foreseen  as  part  of  components  7.1  (Strengthening  distribution 
networks)  and  7.2  (Decentralisation  and  digitalisation  of  energy)  will  contribute  notably  to  the 

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REPowerEU  objective  described  under  Article  21c(3),  point  (b)):  the  simplification  of  permit 
granting procedures for renewable energy sources and the designation of renewable acceleration 
areas, as well as the implementation of single environmental opinion will increase the share and 
accelerate    the  deployment  of  renewable  energy  in  Czechia.  The  adoption  of  regulatory 
frameworks for new activities such as energy communities, storage, flexibility assets and active 
customers will contribute to the decentralisation and greening of the Czech energy system, in line 
with the objectives defined in Article 21c(3), point (b). 

The investments in the construction of photovoltaic sources and the electricity data centre will also 
contribute lowering Czechia’s dependency on fossil fuel imports. All these measures are expected 
to have a long-lasting impact. The reform and two investments in green skills and sustainability 
programmes in universities aim at modernising the learning offer of public universities by creating 
new study programmes, new courses in existing programmes, and new lifelong learning courses, 
all focusing on green skills, in line with the objectives defined in Article 21c(3), point (f).   

The REPowerEU chapter addresses energy poverty and energy efficiency through the extensive 
reform of the advisory services for the renovation wave which aims to increase the number and 
quality of residential renovation projects. The improved advisory services will help households 
prepare their renovation projects and apply for available funding to implement the projects. 

The measures on decarbonising transport primarily tackle issues with deployment of zero-emission 
road transport and infrastructure in Czechia, thus contributing towards the decreased use of fossil 
fuels  in  the  sector.  The  road  transport  reforms  namely  include  the  revision  of  Czechia’s  Clean 
Mobility  Action Plan and its implementation  through a target  for  the deployment  of new zero-
emission vehicles (ZEVs), tax measures to incentivise the uptake of ZEVs by companies, changes 
of  highway  vignette  fees  to  incentives  ZEVs  over  conventional  vehicles,  and  easier  permitting 
rules  for  construction  of  charging  stations  and  hydrogen  refuelling  stations  The  reforms  are 
accompanied by a scale up of existing investment  component 2.4 in deployment of zero-emission 
cars, vans, and cargo e-bikes for companies. The REPowerEU chapter also addresses the objective 
of electrifying of rail infrastructure, namely by including an investment in electrifying line Brno-
Zastávka u Brna. 

During the preparation of the modified RRP including the REPowerEU chapter, Czechia benefited 
from support through Regulation (EU) 2021/240 of the European Parliament and the Council of 
10  February  2021  establishing  a  Technical  Support  Instrument  (‘Support  to  REPowerEU’). 
Stakeholders were involved in the preparation of the report between July 2022 and February 2023, 
which provided input for the design of the measures under the REPowerEU chapter.  In November 
2022,  the  Government  adopted  Resolution  No.  924,  on  the  revision  of  the  RRP,  including  the 
inclusion of the REPowerEU chapter. The consultation on the initial intentions of the REPowerEU 
chapter was initiated at the meeting of the Committee for RRP in December 2022. Subsequently, 
the component owners elaborated the reforms  and investments  in  the REPowerEU chapter and 
continued consultations with key national stakeholders in early 2023. Reforms and investments 
included in the REPowerEU chapter were discussed with economic, social and territorial partners 
at the meetings of the Committee for RRP in March and May 2023. Formal consultation on the 
REPowerEU chapter took place during a week-long inter-ministerial consultation in May 2023, 

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when  government  authorities,  economic,  social  and  non-governmental  partners  (such  as  the 
Confederation  of  Industry,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Czech  Banking  Association,  the 
Confederation  of  Employers’  and  Entrepreneurs’  Associations,  the  Association  of  Independent 
Trade Unions and the Green Circle) had the opportunity to comment on the revised proposals. The 
REPowerEU  chapter  includes  an  overview  of  the  consultations  with  national  stakeholders.  It 
provides  a  timeline  of  the  consultation  process  and  some  information  on  the  results  and  how 
contributions were taken into account. 

The REPowerEU chapter is expected to have a lasting impact by accelerating the green transition 
and decreasing the dependence on fossil fuels (including sizeable imports from Russia), as well as 
by  boosting  growth  and  jobs.  The  implementation  of  reforms  and  investments  is  expected  to 
deliver  particular  benefits  through  accelerating  the  rollout  of  renewable  energy  in  Czechia, 
increasing the renewable energy capacity and including sizeable investments into the electricity, 
improving the energy efficiency of buildings, boosting the deployment of sustainable modes of 
transport  and  laying  regulatory  groundwork  for  uptake  of  more  zero-emission  vehicles  in  this 
decade. 

In terms of the overall consistency and complementarity with other policy instruments, the new 
measures under the REPowerEU chapter were prepared in parallel with the update of the Czech 
National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030 and the measures included in both documents are 
complementary. Additionally, the plan, including all new reforms and investments, is compatible 
with  the  Modernisation  Fund  and  the  Partnership  Agreement  of  Czechia  for  the  programming 
period  2021-2027,  which  defines  the  procedures  for  ensuring  the  complementarities  between 
Czech support instruments financed from the RRF and the ESIF. 

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the chapter is expected, to a large extent, to contribute effectively to energy security, the 
diversification of the Union’s energy supply, an increase in the uptake of renewables and in energy 
efficiency, an increase of energy storage capacities or the necessary reduction of dependence on 
fossil fuels before 2030. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.12 of Annex V to the 
RRF Regulation. 

4.2. Cross-border or multi-country dimension or effect  

Most measures included in Czechia’s REPowerEU chapter have a multi-country or cross-border 
dimension.  The  total  allocation  for  cross-border  investments  amounts  to  EUR  605.8  million, 
corresponding to 82.4% of the estimated cost of the REPowerEU chapter.   

The measures with the biggest contribution to the target are the investments in modernisation and 
reinforcement of  electricity distribution systems,  the provision  of  renovation advisory services, 
and the scale up measure on construction of photovoltaics sources. These measures have a cross-
border effect as they will contribute to both the deployment and integration of renewable energy 
sources into the electricity network.  

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The implementation of the reform of the advisory services on energy renovations is expected to 
reduce Czechia electricity demand and the reliance on fossil fuels.    

*** 

Taking  into  consideration  the  assessment  of  all  the  measures  envisaged  in  the  REPowerEU 
chapter, the measures in the chapter are expected, to a large extent, to have a cross-border or 
multi-country dimension or effect. This would warrant a rating of A under criterion 2.13 of Annex 
V to the RRF Regulation. 

REPowerEU measure 

- 

power 

7.1.3  Construction, 

33  -  7.1  Strengthening  distribution  networks  and  increasing  their 
connectable 
strengthening, 
reconstruction and modernization of distribution systems 
33  -  7.1  Strengthening  distribution  networks  and  increasing  their 
connectable power - 7.1.4 Development of new photovoltaic energy 
sources 
34 - 7.2 Supporting decentralisation and digitalisation of the energy 
sector – 7.2.2 Energy data center 
35  -  7.3  Energy  consulting  -  7.3.1  Comprehensive  reform  of 
consultancy for the renovation wave in the Czech Republic 
42 - 7.7 Simplifying decision-making processes and defining  areas 
for 
the  development  of  renewable  energy  sources  -  7.8.1 
Implementation of the Single Environmental Opinion  
42 - 7.7 Simplifying decision-making processes and defining  areas 
for  the  development  of  renewable  energy  sources  -  7.8.2  Defining 
renewables acceleration areas 
Total 

Costs 
(EUR 
million) 
282.0 

Contributi
on to the 
target in % 
52.31% 

108.6 

20.1% 

33.7 

6.2% 

168.5 

31.2% 

5.5 

1.% 

7.6 

1.4% 

605.8 

82.4% 

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ANNEX I: CLIMATE TRACKING AND DIGITAL TAGGING  

Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

1.1.1 

1.1.2 

1.1.3 

1.1.4 

1.1.5 

1.1.6 

1.2.1 

1.2.2 

1.2.3.1 

1.2.3.2 

1.2.4 

1.2.5 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

1.1  Digital  services  to  citizens  and 
businesses  -  1.1.1  Digital  services 
for end-users 
1.1  Digital  services  to  citizens  and 
businesses  -  1.1.2  Development  of 
open data and public data fund 
1.1  Digital  services  to  citizens  and 
businesses  -  1.1.3  Conditions  for 
quality  data  pool  management  and 
ensuring controlled data access 
1.1  Digital  services  to  citizens  and 
businesses - 1.1.4 eHealth services 
1.1  Digital  services  to  citizens  and 
businesses  -  1.1.5  Digital  services 
for justice 
1 - 1.1 Digital services to citizen and 
businesses  -  1.1.6  Digital  services 
for end-users in social area 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems  -  1.2.1  Developing  and 
information 
individual 
improving 
systems 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems  -  1.2.2  Developing  of  core 
for 
registers 
eGovernment 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems - 1.2.3.1 Cybersecurity 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems – 1.2.3.2 Cybersecurity 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems 
of 
- 
competence 
supporting 
for 
eGovernment,  Cybersecurity  and 
eHealth 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems - 1.2.5 Developing systems 

1.2.4  Centers 

facilities 

and 

50 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

013 

100% 

011quat
er 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

021qui
nquies 
021qui
nquies 

100% 

100% 

013 

100% 

095 

100% 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

40.0 

6.4 

2.5 

55.9 

7.4 

14.7 

36.6 

101.5 

169.4 

278 

14.3 

12.8 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

1.2.6 

1.2.7 

1.3.1 

1.3.2 

1.3.3 

1.3.4 

1.3.5 

1.3.6 

1.4.1.2 

1.4.1.5 

of 

Building 

-  1.2.6  Creating 

the  digitalisation  of 

supporting 
health 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems 
the 
conditions for digital justice 
1.2  Digital  public  administration 
systems  -  1.2.7  Development  of 
information systems in social area 
1.3 High capacity digital networks - 
1.3.1 Improving the environment for 
the 
electronic 
deployment 
communication networks 
1.3 High capacity digital networks - 
1.3.2 Supporting the development of 
the 5G ecosystem 
1.3 High capacity digital networks - 
1.3.3 
high-capacity 
connections 
1.3 High capacity digital networks - 
1.3.4  Covering  5G  corridors  and 
promoting the development of 5G 
1.3 High capacity digital networks - 
1.3.5 Supporting the development of 
5G  mobile  infrastructure  in  rural 
investment-intensive white areas 
1.3 High capacity digital networks - 
1.3.6  Scientific  research  activities 
related  to  the  development  of  5G 
networks and services 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
innovative 
new 
start-ups 
technologies  -  1.4.1.2  European 
Digital  Media  Observatory  Hub 
(EDMO) 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
innovative 
new 
start-ups 
technologies  -  1.4.1.5  European 
Blockchain  Services  Infrastructure 

and 

and 

51 

6.1 

44.3 

79.4 

1.5 

146 

33.9 

12.6 

13.6 

9.2 

8.4 

011quat
er 

100% 

011 

100% 

053 

100% 

054 

100% 

053 

100% 

054bis 

100% 

054bis 

100% 

054bis 

100% 

021ter 

100% 

010 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

1.4.1.6 

1.4.2.1 

1.4.2.2 

1.4.2.3.1 

1.4.2.4 

1.4.2.5 

1.4.3 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

and 

and 

and 

and 
1.4.1.6 

(EBSI)  –  DLT  bonds  for  SME 
financing 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
new 
start-ups 
innovative 
5G 
- 
technologies 
Demonstrative  application  projects 
for cities and industrial areas 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
new 
start-ups 
innovative 
technologies  -  1.4.2.1  Czech  Rise-
Up programme 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
innovative 
new 
start-ups 
technologies  -  1.4.2.2  Fostering 
entrepreneurship  and 
innovative 
firms 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
innovative 
new 
start-ups 
technologies  -  1.4.2.3.1  Pilot  co-
the 
funds 
investment 
development 
pre-seed 
of 
investments,  strategic  technologies 
and  university  spin-offs  within  the 
framework  of  European  Centres  of 
Excellence 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
new 
start-ups 
innovative 
technologies 
1.4.2.4 
- 
Internationalisation of start-ups 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
innovative 
new 
start-ups 
technologies  -  1.4.2.5  Regulatory 
sandboxes in line with EU priorities 
1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
innovative 
new 
start-ups 
technologies  -  1.4.3  Joint  Strategic 
and 
Technologies 
Certification  Group  with 
the 
Strategic Technologies Board 

Support 

and 

and 

and 

for 

52 

45.3 

010bis 

100% 

2.5 

5.9 

010 

100% 

018 

40% 

55 

010 

100% 

8.4 

5.9 

4.3 

015 

40% 

010 

100% 

009bis 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

1.4.3.1 

1.5.1.1 

1.5.1.2 

1.5.1.3 

1.5.1.4 

1.6.1 

1.6.2 

1.6.3 

1.6.4 

- 

and 

companies 

transformation 

transformation 

transformation 
1.5.1.4 

of 
transformation 
-  1.5.1.2  European 
and 

1.4  Digital  economy  and  society, 
new 
start-ups 
innovative 
-  1.4.3.1  Building 
technologies 
quantum 
communication 
infrastructure 
1.5  Digital 
of 
enterprises  -  1.5.1.1  European  and 
national Digital Innovation Hubs 
1.5  Digital 
enterprises 
Reference 
Testing 
Experimentation facility 
of 
1.5  Digital 
enterprises 
1.5.1.3  Digital 
transformation of manufacturing and 
and 
non-production 
increase of their resilience 
1.5  Digital 
enterprises 
Microelectronics 
Communication Technologies 
1.6  Acceleration  and  digitalisation 
of  the  building  process  -  1.6.1 
Implementation of the new Building 
Act into practice 
1.6  Acceleration  and  digitalisation 
of  the  building  process  -  1.6.2 
Creation 
central 
a 
of 
information system (“AIS”) 
1.6  Acceleration  and  digitalisation 
of  the  building  process  -  1.6.3 
Development  and  use  of  public 
administration  data 
spatial 
planning 
1.6  Acceleration  and  digitalisation 
of  the  building  process  -  1.6.4 
Reaping 
the  Full  Benefits  of 
Digitising Building Control 

of 
IPCEI 
and 

new 

in 

- 

53 

7.1 

8.7 

5.7 

82.5 

46.5 

36.0 

13.0 

1.4 

6.5 

021quat
er 

100% 

010 

100% 

010bis 

100% 

010 

100% 

021quat
er 

100% 

055 

100% 

011 

100% 

055 

100% 

055 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

1.7.1 

1.7.2 

1.7.3 

1.7.4 

2.1.1 

2.1.2 

2.1.3 

2.1.4.1 

2.1.4.2 

2.1.4.3 

2.2.1 

1.7 Digital Transformation of Public 
Administration - 1.7.1 Unification of 
visual identity and internet domains 
of  central  authorities  and  state 
administration  information  systems 
and platform of training 
1.7 Digital Transformation of Public 
Administration  -  1.7.2  Reducing 
gaps  that  obstruct  the  optimisation, 
implementation and management of 
digitisation projects 
1.7 Digital Transformation of Public 
Administration 
-  1.7.3  Public 
Administration Contact Centre  
1.7 Digital Transformation of Public 
Administration  -  1.7.4  Establishing 
the central infrastructure for working 
with data  
2.1 Sustainable transport - 2.1.1 New 
technologies  and  digitisation  on 
railway infrastructure 
2.1  Sustainable  transport  -  2.1.2 
Electrification of railways 
2.1  Sustainable  transport  -  2.1.3 
Improving the environment (railway 
infrastructure support) 
2.1  Sustainable  transport  -  2.1.4.1 
Increasing 
railway 
crossings 
2.1  Sustainable  transport  -  2.1.4.2 
Construction objects 
2.1  Sustainable  transport  -  2.1.4.3 
Protection  of  vulnerable  road  users 
(cyclists, pedestrians) 
2.2 Reducing energy consumption in 
the  public  sector  -  2.2.1  Improving 
the  energy  performance  of  state 
buildings 

safety 

at 

54 

2.8 

011 

100% 

19.9 

14.4 

7.6 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

011 

100% 

37.5 

070 

40% 

070 

100% 

263.8 

066bi
s 

100% 

453.7 

069 

40% 

120.3 

069 

40% 

43.8 

069 

40% 

23.6 

075 

100% 

121.9 

026bi
s 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

2.2.2 

2.2.3 

2.3.1 

2.3.2 

2.4.1.1 

2.4.1.2 

2.4.1.3 

2.4.2.1 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

2.2 Reducing energy consumption in 
the  public  sector  -  2.2.2  Improving 
the  energy  performance  of  public 
lighting systems 
2.2 Reducing energy consumption in 
the  public  sector  -  2.2.3  Improving 
the  energy  performance  of  public 
buildings 
2.3  Transition  to  cleaner  energy 
sources - 2.3.1 Development of new 
photovoltaic energy sources 
2.3  Transition  to  cleaner  energy 
sources  -  2.3.2  Modernisation  of 
distribution of heat in district heating 
systems 
2.4 Clean mobility - 2.4.1.1 Building 
infrastructure for public transport in 
the city of Prague 
2.4 Clean mobility - 2.4.1.2 Building 
infrastructure  –  Recharging  points 
for private companies 
2.4 Clean mobility - 2.4.1.3 Building 
infrastructure  –  Recharging  points 
for residential buildings 
2.4 Clean mobility - 2.4.2.1 Aid for 
purchase  of  vehicles  –  vehicles 
(electric,  H2,  bikes)  for  private 
companies 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

87.9 

026bi
s 

100% 

201.5 

026bi
s 

100% 

196.4 

029 

100% 

65.2 

034bi
s0 

100% 

47.1 

073 

100% 

11.8 

077 

100% 

5.7 

077 

100% 

39.6  N/A4 

100% 

4 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not set out 
intervention  fields  that  would  allow  for  climate  or  environmental  tracking  of  electric  vehicles  or  plug-in  hybrid 
vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article 18(4)(e) of 
the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be directly assigned 
to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100% climate contribution 
coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel cell/hydrogen-powered 
vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles; and, in line with the criteria 
under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles. 

55 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

2.4.2.2 

2.4.2.3 

2.5.1 

2.5.2 

2.6.1 

2.6.2 

2.6.4 

2.6.5 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

of 

vehicles 
and 

2.4 Clean mobility - 2.4.2.2 Aid for 
purchase  of  vehicles  (electric,  H2) 
and infrastructure for municipalities, 
regions,  state  administration  and 
other public entities 
2.4 Clean mobility - 2.4.2.3 Aid for 
(battery 
purchase 
trolleybuses 
low-floor 
tramways) for public transport in the 
city of Prague 
2.5  Building  renovation  and  air 
protection  -  2.5.1  Renovation  and 
revitalisation of buildings for energy 
savings 
2.5  Building  renovation  and  air 
protection - 2.5.2 Support exchanges 
of  non-compliant  heat  generators 
and 
installing  renewable  energy 
sources 
2.6 Nature protection and adaptation 
to  climate  change  -  2.6.1  Flood 
protection 
2.6 Nature protection and adaptation 
to  climate  change  -  2.6.2  Small 
watercourses and water reservoirs 
2.6 Nature protection and adaptation 
to  climate  change  -  2.6.4  Land 
consolidation 
2.6 Nature protection and adaptation 
to  climate  change  -  2.6.5  Building 
forests resilient to climate change 

23.6  N/A5 

100% 

66.8 

074 

100% 

141.1 

025bi
s 

100% 

602.2 

032 

100% 

72.3 

040 

40% 

62.8 

040 

40% 

32.5 

050 

40% 

335.4 

037 

100% 

5 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not set out 
intervention  fields  that  would  allow  for  climate  or  environmental  tracking  of  electric  vehicles  or  plug-in  hybrid 
vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article 18(4)(e) of 
the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be directly assigned 
to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100% climate contribution 
coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel cell/hydrogen-powered 
vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles; and, in line with the criteria 
under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles. 

56 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

2.6.6 

2.7.1.1 

2.7.2.1 

2.7.2.2 

2.8.1.1 

2.8.1.2 

2.8.2.1 

2.8.2.2 

2.8.3.1 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

11.8 

040 

40% 

67.4 

39.3 

14.7 

045bi
s 

047bi
s 

047bi
s 

100% 

40% 

40% 

55.8 

026 

40% 

24.0 

025ter 

40% 

25.1 

026 

40% 

6.3 

046bi
s 

40% 

13.7 

026 

40% 

buildings 

revitalisation 

revitalisation 

2.6 Nature protection and adaptation 
to  climate  change  -  2.6.6  Water 
retention in forest 
2.7 Circular economy, recycling and 
industrial  water  -  2.7.1.1  Building 
recycling infrastructure 
2.7 Circular economy, recycling and 
industrial  water  -  2.7.2.1  Circular 
solutions in businesses 
2.7 Circular economy, recycling and 
industrial  water  -  2.7.2.2  Water 
saving in industry 
2.8  Brownfields 
- 
2.8.1.1  Support  for  revitalisation  of 
specific  areas  –  energy-efficient 
on 
of 
renovation 
brownfield sites 
2.8  Brownfields 
- 
2.8.1.2  Support  for  revitalisation  of 
specific  areas  –  demolition  and 
energy-efficient construction 
2.8  Brownfields 
- 
2.8.2.1 Support for the revitalisation 
of areas in public ownership for non-
business  use  –  energy-efficient 
renovation 
- 
2.8  Brownfields 
2.8.2.2 Support for the revitalisation 
of areas in public ownership for non-
business  use  –  turning  industrial 
sites  and  contaminated  land  into  a 
natural carbon sink 
2.8  Brownfields 
- 
2.8.3.1 Support for the revitalisation 
of  areas  in  public  ownership  for 
business  use  –  energy-efficient 
renovation 
on 
of 
brownfield sites 

revitalisation 

revitalisation 

revitalisation 

buildings 

57 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

2.8.3.2 

2.9.1 

2.9.2 

2.9.3 

2.9.4 

2.9.5 

3.1.2 

3.1.3 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

revitalisation 

2.8  Brownfields 
- 
2.8.3.2 Support for the revitalisation 
of  areas  in  public  ownership  for 
business  use  –  demolition  and 
energy-efficient construction 
2.9  Promotion  of  biodiversity  and 
fight  against  drought 
-  2.9.1 
Protection  against  droughts  and 
floods of the city of Brno 
2.9  Promotion  of  biodiversity  and 
fight  against  drought 
-  2.9.2 
Rainwater  management  in  urban 
agglomerations 
2.9  Promotion  of  biodiversity  and 
fight  against  drought 
-  2.9.3 
Protected  areas  including  Natura 
2000  sites  and  protected  species  of 
plants and animals 
2.9  Promotion  of  biodiversity  and 
-  2.9.4 
fight  against  drought 
Adaptation  of  aquatic,  non-forest 
and  forest  ecosystems  to  climate 
change 
2.9  Promotion  of  biodiversity  and 
fight  against  drought 
-  2.9.5 
Preparation of Landscape Policy and 
landscape  planning  with  special 
regard  to  achieving  climate,  energy 
and nature and landscape protection 
goals (RESTORE & REPOWER) 
3.1  Innovation  in  education  in  the 
context  of  digitalisation  -  3.1.2 
Implementation  of 
revised 
curriculum  and  digital  skills  of 
teachers 
3.1  Innovation  in  education  in  the 
context  of  digitalisation  -  3.1.3 
Digital equipment for schools 

the 

58 

5.9 

025ter 

40% 

29.9 

040 

40% 

41.8 

040 

40% 

21.4 

050 

40% 

63.1 

037 

100% 

3.4 

050 

40% 

22.1 

108 

100% 

168.7 

012 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

3.3.1.1 

3.3.1.2 

3.3.1.4 

3.3.2.2 

3.3.2.3 

3.3.2.4 

3.3.3.1.1 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

and 

and 

and 

3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development - 3.3.1.1 Development 
of  labour  market  policies  –  digital 
competencies 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
services 
labour  market 
development - 3.3.1.2 Development 
labour  market  policies  – 
of 
competencies  needed  for  digital 
transition  and  for  addressing  the 
needs of Industry 4.0 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
services 
labour  market 
development - 3.3.1.4 Development 
of labour market policies – Creation 
of  a  database  of  reskilling  and 
upskilling courses 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development - 3.3.2.2 Increasing the 
capacity  of  childcare  facilities  – 
Construction of new energy efficient 
buildings 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
services 
labour  market 
development - 3.3.2.3 Increasing the 
capacity  of  childcare  facilities  – 
energy efficiency renovation 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
services 
labour  market 
development - 3.3.2.4 Increasing the 
capacity  of  childcare  facilities  – 
renovation 
energy 
compliant  with  energy  efficiency 
criteria 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development 
3.3.3.1.1 
- 
Development  and  modernisation  of 

efficiency 

and 

and 

and 

and 

59 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

127.6 

108 

100% 

127.6 

016 

40% 

0.4 

011 

100% 

63.6 

025ter 

40% 

76.2 

026 

40% 

114.4 

026bi
s 

100% 

109.0  025ter 

40% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

3.3.3.1.2 

3.3.3.1.3 

3.3.3.2.2 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

and 

care 

infrastructure 

social  care  infrastructure  –  creation 
of  new  capacities  of  community-
based,  outpatient  and  field  social 
services 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development 
3.3.3.1.2 
- 
Development  and  modernisation  of 
– 
social 
reconstruction of community-based, 
outpatient  and  field  social  services, 
including  facilities,  reconversion  of 
existing capacity 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
3.3.3.1.3 
- 
development 
Development  and  modernisation  of 
social 
– 
reconstruction of community-based, 
outpatient  and  field  social  services, 
including  facilities,  reconversion  of 
existing  capacity  (compliant  with 
energy efficiency criteria) 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development 
3.3.3.2.2 
- 
Development  of  social  prevention, 
counselling 
services 
through  the  renewal  of  the  electric 
vehicle fleet – electric cars 

infrastructure 

care 

care 

and 

and 

and 

109.0 

026 

40% 

109.0 

026bi
s 

100% 

4.6 

N/A6 

100% 

6 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not set out 
intervention  fields  that  would  allow  for  climate  or  environmental  tracking  of  electric  vehicles  or  plug-in  hybrid 
vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article 18(4)(e) of 
the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be directly assigned 
to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100% climate contribution 
coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel cell/hydrogen-powered 
vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles; and, in line with the criteria 
under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles. 

60 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

3.3.3.2.3 

3.3.4.3 

4.2.2 

4.5.4 

4.5.6 

5.2.1 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

and 

and 

and 

care 

3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development 
3.3.3.2.3 
- 
Development  of  social  prevention, 
services 
counselling 
through  the  renewal  of  the  electric 
vehicle fleet – hybrid cars 
3.3  Modernisation  of  employment 
labour  market 
services 
development - 3.3.4.3 Development 
and  modernisation  of  infrastructure 
in  the  field  of  care  for  children  at 
risk- equipment 
4.2 New quasi-capital and guarantee 
instruments 
support 
entrepreneurship  and  development 
of the National Development Bank, 
a.s. NRB as a national development 
bank - 4.2.2 Development of a new 
instruments 
line  of  quasi-equity 
supporting entrepreneurship 
4.5 Development of the cultural and 
creative sector - 4.5.4 Digitalisation 
of cultural and creative sector 
4.5 Development of the cultural and 
creative  sector  -  4.5.6  Creative 
vouchers 
for 
research  and 
5.2  Support 
in  companies  and 
development 
into 
introduction  of 
business practice - 5.2.1 Supporting 

innovations 

to 

5.4 

N/A7 

40% 

20 

025 

40% 

39.3 

047 

40% 

31.4 

22.0 

39.3 

021bis 

100% 

020 

40% 

020 

40% 

7 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not set out 
intervention  fields  that  would  allow  for  climate  or  environmental  tracking  of  electric  vehicles  or  plug-in  hybrid 
vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article 18(4)(e) of 
the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be directly assigned 
to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100% climate contribution 
coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel cell/hydrogen-powered 
vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles; and, in line with the criteria 
under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles. 

61 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

5.2.3 

5.2.4 

5.2.7 

7.1.3 

7.1.4 

7.2.2 

7.3.1 

and 

innovations 

innovations 

development 

for  Research 

the uptake of innovation in business 
practice 
for 
research  and 
5.2  Support 
in  companies  and 
development 
into 
introduction  of 
business  practice  -  5.2.3  Aid  for 
research  and  development  in  the 
environmental field 
research  and 
for 
5.2  Support 
in  companies  and 
development 
introduction  of 
into 
business  practice  -  5.2.4  Aid  for 
research 
in 
synergy effects with the Framework 
Programme 
and 
Innovation 
for 
research  and 
5.2  Support 
in  companies  and 
development 
into 
introduction  of 
business  practice  -  5.2.7  Research 
and 
the 
environmental field 
and 
7.1  Renewable 
-  7.1.3 
electricity 
Construction, 
strengthening, 
reconstruction and modernization of 
distribution systems 
and 
7.1  Renewable 
electricity 
-  7.1.4 
infrastructure 
Development  of  new  photovoltaic 
energy sources 
7.2  Supporting  decentralisation  and 
digitalisation of the energy sector – 
7.2.2 Energy data center 
7.3  Comprehensive 
reform  of 
consultancy for the renovation wave 
in  the  Czech  Republic  –  7.3.1 
Energy consulting 

infrastructure 

development 

innovations 

energy 

energy 

in 

62 

8.4 

022 

100% 

19.6 

015 

40% 

17.9 

022 

100% 

282.0 

033 

100% 

108.6 

029 

100% 

33.7 

033 

100% 

168.5 

027 

100% 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
Measure
/ Sub-
Measure 
ID 

7.4.1 

7.5.6 

7.6.1 

7.7.2 

Measure/Sub-Measure Name 

Climate 

Digital 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff. 
% 

Int. 
Field 

Coeff
. % 

Budg
et 
(EUR 
m) 

of 

7.4  School  adaptation  –  Promoting 
green  skills  and  sustainability  in 
universities  -  7.4.1  Transformation 
of universities to  adapt  to  changing 
needs of the labour market 
7.5  Decarbonisation 
road 
transport  -  7.5.6  Support  for  the 
purchase of vehicles - zero emission 
vehicles for businesses 
7.6 Electrification of rail transport – 
7.6.1 Electrification in Brno region 
environmental 
7.7 
permitting  processes  and  defining 
areas 
the  development  of 
renewable  energy  sources  -  7.7.2 
Defining  renewables  acceleration 
areas 

Simplifying 

for 

42.1 

01 

100% 

32.0  N/A8 

100% 

55.5 

066bi
s 

100% 

7.6 

050 

40% 

While the estimated cost of Czechia’s recovery and resilience plan exceeds the total allocation of 
non-repayable financial support to Czechia, Czechia will ensure that all spending related to the 
measures mentioned in this table as contributing to climate objectives are fully financed by the 
funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 

8 The ‘Methodology for climate tracking’ annexed to the Recovery and Resilience Facility Regulation does not set out 
intervention  fields  that  would  allow  for  climate  or  environmental  tracking  of  electric  vehicles  or  plug-in  hybrid 
vehicles, except for vehicles for urban transport falling under intervention field 074. According to Article 18(4)(e) of 
the Regulation, the methodology should however ‘be used accordingly for measures that cannot be directly assigned 
to an intervention field listed in Annex VI’. In this context, the Commission has applied a 100% climate contribution 
coefficient for zero-emission vehicles of all categories (this includes battery electric and fuel cell/hydrogen-powered 
vehicles); a 40% climate contribution coefficient for plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles; and, in line with the criteria 
under the Taxonomy Regulation, a 100% climate coefficient for low-emission heavy-duty vehicles. 

63