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Bloomberg, the US agency, notes rising food prices in the Czech Republic. It illustrates the change in the example of the increase in the popular Czech food, “pork-dumpling-cabbage” as well as a beer. “Sunday lunch has never been more expensive for dumplings loving Czech,” says Bloomberg’s article on Wednesday. It …

Currently, the metropolitan plan does not count on the construction of the airport metro. Even extending the tram line is not realistic; we are waiting for the airport to get ready for the fast train. The electric buses are an alternative. Ever since 1994, proposals have been made to connect …

TV Novas´ reporter Jana Schillerová focused on the practices of Prague exchange offices. Especially those that are in the major tourist destinations of the capital. She has visited several of them in recent days. She has exchanged money at the airport, train and bus stations. This time she has decided …

In 2008, Prague won the Michelin Star for the first time ever, when it was awarded to the Allegro restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel and its chef, Andrea Accordi. He received the star for the Allegro restaurant three times in total. However, the company has ceased to exist. Five …

More and more tourists are heading to Prague every year, but it seems to be losing its attractiveness to the travellers. How else can you explain that after long years it has fallen out of the prestigious ranking of the 10 most beautiful places in the world compiled by the …

In response to unfair practices of exchange offices, during which tourists were robbed, a proposal for an amendment to the Act on Foreign Exchange Activities was created in May 2018. The amendment comes into force on 1 April 2019. Some exchange offices, especially in the city centre of Prague, were …

The tax burden in the Czech Republic is above the OECD average, reaching 34.9 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The Czech Republic is ranked ninth, following eighth-placed Germany. The average tax burden in the OECD countries is 34.2 percent of GDP. This is the highest number one …

Excursions to the world’s metropolises have not lost their attractiveness in 2018. Tourists are expected to travel 1.4 billion journeys to the world’s metropolises this year. This year´s twenty of the most popular cities in the world have included Prague. Even the capital recorded a year-on-year rise in foreign visitors …

From December 10, 2018, the parking zone system is in more streets of Prague 6. New streets that are included are in Břevnov, Hanspaulka, Ořechovka, Petynce, Podbaba, Veleslavín and Na Větrník. Most spaces are reserved for residents in particular. The reason why the zones are new in other places is …

The individual proposals first and foremost undergo a complex examination of how much their creation would relieve the surface transport, and whether the multi-billion investment would ever pay off. “We will not wait for metro D to be finished. The Institute for Planning and Development of Prague (IPR) will be …