Archive: Business | Agriculture Agriculture
Police uncover almost one million litres of illegal alcohol
After last year’s methanol affair in the Czech Republic, the police
redoubled efforts in uncovering bootleg liquor. A week ago, it was
confirmed Tuesday, they found three secret sites and uncovered close to one
million litres of undeclared alcohol. Earlier searches at different
warehouses around the country missed the hidden chambers as they were
sealed underground beneath metre-thick concrete. More
Business News
Business news: the Czech economy is in record-long recession, the
government pledges to help farmers, ČEZ launches arbitration proceedings
against Albania and Freedom Tax Day will come two days later this year. More
Business News
In this week’s Business News: The grey economy in the Czech Republic is
estimated to be 16% of the GDP; Average fuel prices have gone done for the
fifth week in a row; The Czech energy company Enrgo-Pro has been fined by
the Bulgarian anti-monopoly agency; Unemployment sees a small decline to
7.7% in April, due to more seasonal positions; A group of international
solar energy investors have filed an arbitration suit against the Czech
Republic; Czech and Poles want to oppose planned EU legislation curbing
cigarette sales. More
Czechs and Poles to boost food safety links
In a meeting in Prague on Monday, the Czech and Polish agriculture
ministers addressed a long-running dispute over the quality of Polish food
imports to the Czech Republic. In what may prove to be the first step to
defusing the row, the Czech agriculture minister, Petr Bendl, and his
Polish counterpart, Stanisław Kalemba, have agreed to boost cooperation
and to improve the exchange of information between their food inspection
agencies. More
Business News
This week in Business News: The construction sector in the Czech Republic
is expected to restart growth in 2014; Škoda Yeti was voted the most
popular car by British car owners; ČEZ has asked two remaining contenders
in the Temelín expansion deal to submit better offers; Economic confidence
is down in April, after two straight months of improvement; The Federation
of Food and Drink Industries wants to introduce stricter rules on product
labeling; Trade unions and employers reach no agreement on minimum wage
increase. More
Czech-Polish food row heats up
The drawn-out Czech-Polish dispute over the quality of food imports this
week reached a new level after Polish officials accused the Czech
authorities and media of waging a campaign aimed at hurting Polish food
sales in the country. Czech officials, meanwhile, complain about poor
quality of some Polish foodstuffs, and say inspections prove they fail to
meet set standards much more often that Czech products. More
Business News
In this week’s Business News: Czech wine producers have begun raising
prices; the majority of Czechs are far from optimistic with regards to the
country’s economy; Prague’s Václav Havel Airport will offer flights to
fewer destinations this summer season; unions and automaker TPCA have not
found common ground on a collective bargaining agreement. More
Green Marketing expert: organic food sales holding their own in crisis
A survey of shopping habits by the KPMG agency published this week suggests
that organic food products have lost their initial attraction: shoppers
find them too expensive and often question their superior quality.
According to the results of the poll only 4 percent of Czechs buy organic
food on a regular basis. 37 percent of respondents said they did so
occasionally and approximately the same number of people said they had
tried organic products in the past but no longer shopped for them. So are
Czechs losing interest in organic food and should organic farmers and
producers be worried? I spoke to Tom Vaclavík of Green Marketing to find
out how organic products are doing on the market. More
Business News
Two mobile service providers will introduce first 4G networks in the Czech
Republic; ČEZ and Czech Coal strike a major deal worth CZK 200 billion;
Tesco is facing a possible fine over horsemeat; European Commission has
begun reviewing the tax evasion case against the Czech government;
Opposition Social Democrats say they will introduce higher taxes; Famous
sportsmen invest in solar energy. More
Contaminated products and false labeling fuel concerns over food in Czech supermarkets
Recent scandals involving food products sold in Czech supermarkets are
making some consumers in this country quite nervous. The growing
food-related controversies may not be enough to change their mind about
choosing price over quality. More
+1
+10
