Deadline: 25 March 2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic has announced a call for providers for the PROPEA programme for 2025. With the help of PROPEA, accredited expert entities operating abroad (with the support of the Czech Embassy in Tel Aviv) provide services of economic diplomacy to Czech companies which are already operating in the territory or are preparing to enter the market.
PROPEA projects are a shift from supporting one-off business operations of Czech companies to strengthening their permanent presence abroad.
Aims
- The programme aims to boost Czech firms that focus not only on exports, but aim also on investment activities. Furthermore, PROPEA projects want to reduce the risks associated with entering demanding foreign markets and enhance the capacity of the Czech Republic to support a more permanent presence of companies on foreign markets.
Funding Information
- The maximum financial support for one PROPEA project implemented within one territory is 200,000 CZK for a calendar year.
Eligible Activities
- Within the scope of the PROPEA programme, accredited expert entities operating abroad, with the support of the Embassy in the particular territory, can offer Czech companies that are already operating in the territory or are preparing to enter the target foreign market expert pro-export services:
- processing of a business plan for market entry or investment
- processing of legal, tax, financial, and legislative analyses
- launching of products on the market (assistance in negotiations with financial institutions, support in opening an account and securing financing, establishing a company, etc.)
- securing licenses, certifications, product registrations, and trademarks
- securing and verifying documentation for import/export and logistics
- creation and coordination of supplier and partner networks
- securing of promotional, marketing and PR services
- support during start of production/start-up assistance for companies from the service sector
- utilisation of technical facilities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Project proposals are submitted by potential implementers (local entities operating in Israel, which possess legal personality under local regulations) via the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Israel using the PROPEA Project Identification Form.
For more information, visit Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv.
