According to the WHO, the speed of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a problem. After the summer slump, the number of newly confirmed cases is currently rising sharply, in many countries around the world. Infection is increasing rapidly, especially in Europe. It’s not just about that Czech, but also Slovenska, Poland, Austria or … Read more
Competitions in Poznan Posen (dpa) – Shivering instead of encouraging. Oliver Zeidler averted an early end at the European rowing championships in Poznan with great difficulty. In a hard-fought semi-final, the 24-year-old world and European champion had to admit defeat to the Danish Sverri Nielsen and the Greek Stefanos Ntouskos, but defended third place in … Read more
The South Bohemian town of Vyšší Brod is located only six kilometers from the border with Austria. The local hotel also depends on tourists. A month ago it was full of Austrians, but in October they stayed at home. “We had a big drop compared to last year, in some weeks by up to 50 … Read more
Another 234 million zlotys were fined by five companies involved in financing the Nord Stream 2 project, the agencies said. Gazprom said it did not agree with the fine and that it would exercise its right of appeal. The Russian company claims that it did not violate Polish antitrust rules. Poland considers the Nord Stream … Read more
Year-on-year growth in house and apartment prices in the Czech Republic slowed to 7.7 percent in the second quarter, while prices rose by 8.6 percent a quarter earlier. Growth was the sixth highest among EU countries. While in previous recessions in the Czech Republic apartments have become cheaper, prices have not yet fallen. According to … Read more
The network of second-hand car dealers AAA Auto expects to sell 73,000 cars this year, which is 15 percent less than last year. The main reason is the effects of the coronavirus epidemic, due to which the facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia were closed for five weeks. So far, the group has sold … Read more
October 05, 2020 13u05 Source: Belga Getty Images – – In Europe, 32 billion euros is awarded in subsidies for company cars. This has emerged from a new study by the green pressure group Transport & Environment (T&E). Almost the full amount is allocated to cars with a petrol or diesel combustion engine. In Belgium, … Read more
In addition to Hungary and Poland, the two Member States are formally under investigation in infringement under Article 7 of the Lisbon Treatya, the European Commission has identified other countries where the independence of the courts is under “serious threat”. In Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia and Romania, “the resilience of the rules that safeguard the rule … Read more
Most pensions went to Slovakia, over 35,000. This follows from CSSA statistics. Old-age or disability pensions are received from the Czech Republic by people who worked in the country and paid pension insurance and met other conditions. Widow’s, widower’s and orphan’s pensions belong to surviving wives, husbands and children. In the future, the number of … Read more
The government of Poland has reached an agreement with unions in the country on the closure of the coal mines. Extraction in those mines will be phased out step by step until 2049, it has been agreed. – Poland still generates most of its energy from coal. Partly because of this dependence on the polluting … Read more