At its plenary session, the Senate discussed a governmental proposal of amendments to the Act on Public Support and the Act on Scientific Support in the first reading (zákon o veřejné podpoře a zákon o podpoře vědy a výzkumu), passed by the Chamber of Deputies on 2 May. The amendment is heading to the Committee on Economy, Agriculture and Transportation. The Senate should discuss and later pass the Bill till 20 June; otherwise it will be assumed that the Senate has no amendments.
The aim of the amendment is to set up a central register of public support to private subjects so that public support could be granted appropriately and efficiently; according to the EU directives, public support should not exceed a certain limit. Furthermore, the amendment stipulates a significant role of the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) as a controller of the granting process and assessing support applications.

For further information, click here (explanatory report, sites of the Chamber of Deputies); passing the amendment at the Senate, click here (sites of the Senate).

The Senate also discussed a proposal of the Act on Control (zákon o kontrole) in the first reading. The Bill is heading to the Committee on Economy, Agriculture and Transportation and the Constitutional Committee as well. According to the Rules of Procedure, the Senate should pass a resolution in 30 days.

Further information regarding the Bill, see here (sites of the Chamber of Deputies, explanatory report available here); passing the Bill at the Senate, see here (sites of the Senate).