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02-09-2011 15:39 | Sarah Borufka

The Czech Parliament is voting on a change in value added tax on Friday, the Czech central bank has launched an investigation into energy supplier ČEZ in connection with a leak of its earnings report, the carrier CŠA will start operating regular direct flights to Tel Aviv, as part of an EU directive 60-watt light bulbs were taken off the market in the Czech Republic on Thursday, and the Michelin-starred Four Seasons Hotel in Prague will have a new chef starting October. More

Current AffairsCzech Airlines Pilots Association announces go-slow protest against redundancies to start Monday

28-07-2011 16:02 | Sarah Borufka

The state-controlled carrier ČSA handed out earlier this week a first round of notices to some of its pilots – a step that the airline’s management says is in line with its government-approved restructuring plan. However, the Czech Airlines Pilots Association does not agree with the layoffs, and has announced a go-slow protest to kick off on Monday. More

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01-07-2011 15:41 | Sarah Borufka

In this week’s business news: Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek has presented three different options for state budget cuts, the Labor Ministry has announced a tender for the new welfare payment cards, direct flights between Prague and Abu Dhabi will be launched in September, for the third time this year, a Czech travel agency files for bankruptcy, and a Czech daily writes that Vietnamese small business owners are often blackmailed into paying protection money. More

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03-06-2011 16:28 | Sarah Borufka

Temelín nuclear power plant In today’s business news: The prime minister says that a German nuclear phase-out could increase domestic energy prices by up to 30 percent, Czech airlines is to further cut its number of destinations along with its staff, the Swiss commodity giant Glencore is set to buy up the Czech food and chemicals conglomerate Setuza, more than half of all Czech households are not able to save any money, and two new wi-fi trams are being introduced in Prague. More

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01-04-2011 15:49 | Jan Velinger

In this week’s Business News: An internet website focussing on bank fees reports Czech banks charge hundreds of millions in fees per day; the new ‘super employment office’ – aimed at saving operational costs – begins operation; Czech national carrier ČSA ends a codesharing contract with Air France; energy giant ČEZ reports the temporary shutting down of a unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant; and Škoda Auto places eighth in a UK warranty company survey. More

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