Czech Republic

The Czech Republic's 10,5 million inhabitants host the largest number of Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection status per population among EU nations, Eurostat data show

The Czech government organised a meeting of the countries that could fight together against the new emission standards for cars, which according to the country are unreasonably strict and pose a danger to the European automotive industry

Buying an electric car in the near future is completely unimaginable for most Czechs, who are still sceptical about e-mobility due to the high cost of cars and misunderstandings about emission standards, said expert Helena Truchlá

Heineken will start a new pub franchise across the country, planning to open nine locations in 2023 and 2024

A newly approved amendment to the Road Traffic Act brings stiffer penalties for the most serious offences, like speeding and drink driving, and young people will start driving a year earlier, from the age of 17, under the supervision of a parent

The Czech retail market once again proved its attractiveness for retail brands, with 38 new arrivals last year, the same figure as in 2021 but an increase of around 50% compared to 2019 and 2020

The country, currently exempt from the EU embargo on Russian oil imports, will resolve its current dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports in 2024, Trade and Industry Minister Jozef Síkela said

The prime minister stated that he will appoint his current emissary, Tomáš Pojar, to the position of the soon-to-be-created national security adviser, with the task of coordinating intelligence and security forces

France's EDF, South Korea's KHNP and US-Canadian group Westinghouse Electric have submitted their first bids to build a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic

By placing fake mustache on its vehicles, the Prague Transport Company is taking part in the Movember initiative that spreads awareness about men's health key issues and draws attention on prevention

The country is considering hosting the UN climate summit COP29 in 2024

According to sexologists, interest in sex change among young Czechs is on the rise; while in 2013 a special commission of the Ministry of Health approved 47 requests for gender transition, last year there were 195