Credit rating, prises to rise, New Year celebrations
Police gearing up for New Year celebrations
Police, paramedics and fire fighters are gearing up for the New Year celebrations in the centre of Prague and other big cities. Officers will be out in force in the city centre where thousands...
Majority of Czechs make New Year’s resolutions
Fifty-six percent of Czechs have made a New Year’s resolution for 2019, according to a survey conducted by the Albert supermarket chain. The most frequent resolutions concern losing weight, leading a healthier lifestyle and exercisin...
Weather forecast
The first day of the New Year should be overcast around the country with rain or snow showers in the higher altitudes and day temperatures between 3 and 7 degrees Celsius. ...
Number of centenarians dropping
The number of centenarians in the Czech Republic has been dropping in recent years, according to data from the Labour and Scial Affairs Ministry. There are presently 437 Czechs aged over a hundred, and the...
Number of public service employees on the rise
The number of public service employees is the highest in seven years, the ctk news agency reports citing data released by the Labour Ministry. The number of people working in state administration in 2017...
Czechs to pay more for food, housing and electricity in 2019
Czechs will have to pay more for food, housing and electricity in the coming year. According to economic experts the price of electricity is expected to go up by eight to ten percent, the price...
Czech Republic gets excellent credit rating
The Czech Republic has maintained an excellent credit rating in the past year, getting some of the best ratings in Central and Eastern Europe from key international rating agencies. Standard & Poor’s gives the country...
Czech music highlights of 2018
Join us for a look back at some of the Czech music highlights of the past year. In Radio Prague’s New Year’s Eve music show we bring you some of the most-played songs on radio...
Daily news summary 30.12.2018
Digoxin fall-out,Brexit hot priority,man who held-up bank in custody