“Tourists Spend Over CZK 500 Million On Cosmetic Surgeries And Other Medical Treatments in the Czech Republic A Year.” A plastic surgery expert Ondrej Mestak has told CTK (Czech News Agency) that tourists spend over CZK 500 million on cosmetic surgeries, visits to spas, obesity treatment, artificial insemination or gynecological procedures in the Czech Republic
Labor Ministry proposed a rise of minimum wage Czech Minister of Labor Michaela Marksová proposed a rise of minimum wage level. The current monthly standard is CZK 9,9000 and is suggested to be lifted to CZK 11,000. The trade unions pushed for CZK 500 more, while the employers ask it not to be any higher
Czech Republic spends more money on security In 2017 the Czech Republic will spend 53 billion CZK on defense, which is 10% more than this year. According to the draft budget agreed in May, the defense budget will increase up to 58 billion CZK in 2018 and to 62 billion in 2019. As stated in the NATO rules, each
Czechs are increasingly interested in buying a “chata” or “chalupa”, a cabin or a cottage, in the countryside Sale of summer houses has increased on average by 40% this year compared to 2015. Despite the rising interest of Czech buyers, the prices of Czech “chaty” and “chalupy” remain more or less the same as last year.
CVVM’s survey from the end of 2015 shows that 20% of Czech population consider life before 1989 to be better. 49% thinks that there are less job opportunities these days. 53% considers themselves physically less secure. 61% liked security of social contributions in the old system more than the current one. According to survey by
Czech National Bank unlikely to exit from EUR/CZK floor The CNB still has no alternatives to regular interventions in the foreign exchange market to support the 27.00 CZK/EUR level. In May the Czech National Bank acquired EUR 575 million for this reason, bringing the total to 12.7 billion EUR considering period from July 2015. Even
Yellow Buses as Instruments of Political Protest Controversy – the owner of Student Agency lets the popular yellow buses “wear” huge posters with faces of Prime Minister Sobotka and Minister of Inferior Chovanec with their phone numbers encouraging people to call them and tell them what they think about ongoing reform of Czech police. Mr Jancura claimed
End of small grocery stores in the Czech Republic? The number of grocery stores in the Czech Republic has dropped by 4% since 2013, to 12,294, according to Nielsen consultancy. Small grocery stores with a shopping area less than 400 m2 experienced the biggest drop in numbers. Picture: Pixabay.com. Supermarkets account for 80% of the overall
Population of the Czech Republic amounts to 10 million and the total number of foreigners registered in the territory is 431,215 persons – statistically, every 25th person in the Czech Republic is of a foreign origin. According to Czech media server IDNES (June 2016), the main groups of foreigners working in the Czech Republic are following: Foreigners working in
Changes in Minimum Wage Outlined by Prime Minister Sobotka Plan of Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs envisages a rise from the current figure of CZK 9,900 a month to CZK 11,000 at the start of January. While trade unions would like an increase of CZK 1,500 from the present level, employers say they regard
