localproblems.orgvol. 2026 · no. 33

Demand — documented complaints and unmet needs · 27 signals on file · latest

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NameSourceSectorOriginValueRecordDate
HK CR survey — labor market and bureaucracy top 2026 business obstaclesDemand scanB2BCZchamber-hk-prekazky-2026
Brno participatory budget — ~1,200 citizen proposals in 9 years, 65 deliveredDemand scanGovtechCZ€1.4Mcivic-brno-paro
Digital Omnibus call for evidence — 25-35% admin-burden cut on data/cyber/AI rulesDemand scanB2BEUconsult-digital-omnibus
Energy billing complaints — missing invoices and unreturned overpayments lead 2025Demand scanEnergyCZeru-vyuctovani-2025
Senior loneliness — 13,000+ crisis-line calls a year, loneliness in every fourthDemand scanHealthCZngo-zivot90-osameli
Age discrimination in hiring documented from age 40 — correspondence experimentDemand scanLegalCZombud-vek-diskriminace
Municipalities — unfunded mandates: housing contact points, delegated powers gapDemand scanHousingCZsmo-bydleni-mandat
Drug shortages — live SUKL unavailability regime with mandatory reportingDemand scanHealthCZsukl-vypadky-leku
Workplace sexual harassment — only 2 court cases in a decade, systemic underreportingDemand scanLegalCZombud-obtezovani-soudy
Unregistered senior-care homes — ombudsman warns of live illegal operationsDemand scanHealthCZombud-nelegalni-domovy
CSDDD implementation guidelines — EU consultation closing 14 Aug 2026Demand scanLegalEUconsult-csddd-guidelines
Financial arbiter caseload explosion — consumer-credit disputes up 4.5x in two yearsDemand scanFintechCZfa-spotrebitelske-uvery
Digital building permitting still broken — 22% of municipalities report blocked projectsDemand scanGovtechCZ€8Mchamber-ckait-dsr
ADR filings map recurring consumer harm — 45k+ filings 2020-H1/2025 across sectorsDemand scanRetailCZmpo-adr-vyuziti
Market-surveillance bodies underfunded — COI inspections down 29k to 20k on flat budgetDemand scanGovtechCZ€16Mmpo-dozor-kapacita
Collective redress barely used — one class action since July 2024Demand scanLegalCZmpo-hromadne-zaloby
Ombudsman Q1 2026 — 2,341 complaints; social security, health and building law leadDemand scanGovtechCZombud-q1-2026
Ombudsman systemic-problem inventory — ~200 topics, 800 public submissionsDemand scanGovtechCZombud-temata-2026
E-shop compliance collapse — 85% of 751 inspected shops broke the law in 2025Demand scanRetailCZcoi-eshopy-2025
Soft-target protection — no functioning national system after eight yearsDemand scanGovtechCZ€13Mnku-mekke-cile
State digital services — 102bn CZK ICT spend, only 18% of services fully onlineDemand scanGovtechCZ€4080Mnku-digi-sluzby
Czech e-health six years late — NKU calls digitalization of healthcare a fiascoDemand scanHealthCZ€6.3Mnku-ehealth-delay
Debt enforcement — 596,000 people in exekuce, 545bn CZK enforced, 3M proceedingsDemand scanFintechCZngo-mapa-zadluzeni
Digital Fairness Act consultation — documented dark-pattern and cancellation harmDemand scanRetailEUconsult-dfa-feedback
GP shortage — 483,000 people without a registered practitioner, aging workforceDemand scanHealthCZ€36Mchamber-gp-nedostatek
University development funding — 30bn CZK distributed with no outcome trackingDemand scanEducationCZ€1200Mnku-vysoke-skoly
Overloaded trucks — weighing system detects ~500k violations, ~1% get finedDemand scanMobilityCZ€2920Mnku-vazeni-kamiony