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The minimum wage in the Czech Republic will be slightly above the average of Central and Eastern Europe when it increases from 11,000 to 12,200 CZK in 2018. The region average is about 12,038 CZK (461 EUR). In the Ukraine, the minimum wage is less than 3000 CZK, while in …

While some people compare the fight against alternative taxi services to the movement for destroying machines in the 19th century, others see an attempt to skip the rules in this business model. The members of the Board for Business sent a clear signal on Wednesday that they don’t want to …

The average price of a new apartment in Prague has climbed up to 75,791 CZK per square metre during the second quarter of 2017. That is 15% more than in the same period last year, when a new apartment cost 65,992 CZK per metre on average. This also impacted the …

Last year in 2016, Prague ended in fifth place in the chart of European cities in which foreign tourists sleep most often. The Czech capital landed at seventh place in the total number of overnight stays, behind London, Paris or Berlin, for example. This is shown in statistics of the …

Roaming fees for end users were cancelled in the European Union from 15th June 2017. Calling, sending SMS and surfing the internet costs people the same as it does in their home country. Czechs are using this a lot when travelling abroad. “Domestic mobile operators admit that people call from …

Czechs have been able to purchase foods on the internet for five years. Over one-quarter of people have already tried this option, and every tenth person regularly uses this service. Currently, there are several specialized e-shops for foods, with the four biggest players on the market being iTesco.cz, Rohlik.cz, Kosik.cz …

The average amount Czechs paid for lunch this June was 108.20 CZK. Compared with 2007, the average sum for a lunch menu increased 20 CZK. In most of the county capitals, the employees cannot buy lunch for less than 100 CZK. The most expensive is a lunch in Prague, where …

A group of scientists from Standford University published a study looking into physical activity in various countries. They managed to collect data from 717,000 people from 111 countries, then tried to connect the data about their physical activity with the occurrence of obesity in the given country. The results were …

Rumours like this have been popular among people for quite some time, and the inhabitants of the border areas often prefer to go shopping in Austria or Germany. If the same product from a multinational company is bought in Czech and abroad, it has a different composition, even when the …

Metropolitan areas will be decorated with more artworks than have been seen in the past. Prague is certain that two percent of the planned budget for building development will be used for art. According to the deputy mayor, Petra Kolinska, it is not a small amount of money; this year …