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The average wage in Czechia rose 6.4% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, reaching 51,966 crowns. Compared to the same period last year, employees earned 3,105 crowns more on average. Adjusted for 2% inflation, real wage growth

The plenary session of the Czech Constitutional Court has rejected the government's request to remove rapporteur judge Pavel Šamal from the case concerning President Petr Pavel's jurisdictional dispute lawsuit. This was stated in the court'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described as "an utter disgrace" a shootout between officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) that took place in Kyiv on Wednesday. He said he had

The ANO movement has abandoned the idea of contesting this autumn's Czech Senate elections as a united bloc with its coalition partners in government — SPD and the Motorists — and has decided to field its own candidates in 24 electoral dist

The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority has pulled a batch of baby rice porridge with strawberry and raspberry, sold under the Nature's Promise Bio brand, from store shelves after lab tests revealed nearly seven times the permit

Andrej Babiš's government has submitted for parliamentary approval its first full budget with a deficit of 389 billion crowns, equivalent to 2.8% of GDP. However, an analysis of the document shows that the real figure, once additional expen

There's no magic number that guarantees a worry-free life without a job — it all comes down to your desired spending and how much you're able to set aside each month. That's the conclusion reached by Lukáš Nádvorník, an investment blogger a

The Czech Ministry of the Environment is preparing to raise fees for groundwater extraction charged to large consumers — above all water utilities that supply cities and towns. According to the ministry, the rate hasn't changed since 2001,

Residents of Vladivostok have complained about widespread street closures and massive traffic jams caused by unprecedented security measures during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit. Troops in full combat gear were stationed along th

The director of the Czech Environmental Inspectorate (ČIŽP), Pavel Straka, has spent several weeks avoiding questions about the criminal past of his closest relatives. According to a journalistic investigation, his brother Luděk was convict

The first four crime prevention assistants have hit the streets of Prague 14, working in pairs and patrolling the district through the end of the year. The project stems from a new district security concept approved by Prague 14 councillors

On 1 September 2026, a new slide opened in Prague's Julisky neighbourhood, running alongside the well-known staircase that connects Pod Juliskou and Na Julisce streets. Locals and athletes from the nearby Julisky stadium have long used thes