Despite the pandemic, living standards were close to the EU average last year; the country also maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the EU, according to data published by the Czech Statistical Office in the Statistical Yearbook 2021

Prague is witnessing a surge in Airbnb prices, which have increased by about 25% due to high demand, prompting the government to plan new regulations

The annual March for Life, organized by the largest pro-life activist group, took place in Prague with an estimated turnout of several hundred people; counter-protesters also gathered and blocked the procession from crossing the Legion Bridge

Prague Municipal District 1 launched an initiative to help area residents address common problems aimed at curbing depopulation and reassuring residents that the heart of the city is actually a comfortable place to live and not just a reserve for tourists

Plans have been unveiled to build a gigafactory for electric car battery production worth €7,9 billion by an undisclosed foreign investor in the Karviná region