These days, an increasing number of people are buying vignettes for this year. Many of them are contacting the Ministry of Transport and the Czech Trade Inspection Authority with questions and complaints about the sale of overpriced vignettes.
The year 2024 will bring many changes for all transport users, often making life much easier or an area much clearer. We provide an overview of what is new in the field of laws and regulations, construction, digitalisation, reduction of administrative burden, etc. All in one place.
One of the State’s key tasks is to complete the missing transport infrastructure and ensure its operation. Safe and functional transport connections are one of the basic conditions for the further development of our country and its regions. We will also focus on further improving public transport, which must be affordable, easily accessible and offer a convenient alternative to individual means of transport.
The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has officially started its operation. A vast majority of the EU Space Programme will be newly managed from the Czech Republic such as the existing EU satellite navigation systems Galileo and EGNOS, Earth observation system Copernicus, upcoming telecommunication system GOVSATCOM as well as infrastructure for space traffic management, space weather and more. In addition, the EU Space Programme will incentivise entrepreneurship and innovations, involvement of small and medium businesses and other activities aimed at development and deployment of services based on users’ needs.
Thanks to some new legal amendments, life will be easier for drivers starting in July. Driving licences, driver's professional competence certificates and memory cards for the digital tachograph can now be obtained in any municipal department with extended powers. The applicant no longer has to submit a paper photograph when filing the application for a new licence or licence replacement. Also, the driving licence does not have to be changed if the place of residence changes. The legal fees for the driving licence changed as well. The replacement of an expired licence will still be free of charge.
Martin Kupka has been appointed Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic December 17th 2021