Fear of EU directive makes Czechs hurry to secure building permits

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:37:24 +0200Fear of EU directive makes Czechs hurry to secure building permitshttps://english.radio.cz/fear-eu-directive-makes-czechs-hurry-secure-building-permits-8121739© 2026 Radio Prague International Czechs are racing to file applications for building permits, with official figures showing that the number of applications in the first half of 2019 was the highest in 10 years. The main reason appears to be an EU directive that will make building more expensive from 2020, when stricter environmental rules come in. However, representatives of both business and government say that modern technologies will help save money in the long term. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/pasivni_dum1.jpg?timestamp=1625576542 Fear of EU directive makes Czechs hurry to secure building permits https://english.radio.cz/fear-eu-directive-makes-czechs-hurry-secure-building-permits-8121739 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9