Opinion Polls Show Persistent Large Lead For Governing ANO Movement
A new poll has shown no significant change since pre-coronavirus times, with ANO polling over double its two nearest challengers, who are also still the same. Photo credit: Czech Rep.,…
Unemployed Czechs Became Economically Inactive At Record Levels in Q1 2020
In the first quarter of 2020, more than one in five unemployed Czechs became economically inactive, reaching the highest rate ever. At the same time, the same number of unemployed…
Restrictions for Entering Czech Republic Removed For All Safe Countries
Citizens from all EU countries except Sweden, and a select number of non-EU countries no longer have to state their purpose of stay before being allowed to enter the country,…
Industrial Production in May Worse Than Expected
May’s industrial production figures showed factories slowly getting back to normal operation with a increase on the previous month. The scale of the task is, however, revealed by a year-on-year…
Europe’s Population To Drop By 7% This Century
The population of the European Union is expected to decline from a peak in 2026, which will be the first long-term decline in EU history. The population is ageing, and…
Realtors See Booming Interest in Countryside Cottages Due to Coronavirus
Interest in rural property has been rising for years, as buyers sought a more affordable alternative to city properties. This year, the coronavirus has fuelled this interest even further, as…
New Proposal To Allow Minorities to Marry in Their Native Languages Again
A new proposal by the Christian Democrats would allow minorities to get married in their native language again, after this possibility was removed in 2015. The amendment to the law…
England and Scotland Remove Quarantine Requirement for Travellers from Czech Republic
The Czech Republic was included on a list of over 50 “safe” countries and territories. Travellers from these places will no longer be required to quarantine for two weeks before…
Czech Foreign Ministry Asks Public To Help Choose New “Czechs Abroad Day”
A public poll launched by the Foreign Ministry will allow voters to choose between five significant dates in the history of Czechs’ relations with the outside world, for a new…
Rents in the Czech Republic Are Rising Second Fastest in the EU
The Czech Republic has recorded the second biggest increase in rents in the European Union in recent years, with rents rising by 80% in the past 13 years. In the…