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09/03/2020
The average gross monthly salary in the Czech Republic increased by 0.5 percent in the second quarter of this year to CZK 34,271, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office on Thursday.
In real terms, taking into account inflation, wages dropped by 2.5 percent, which is the biggest slump since the end of 2013.
The median wage, a midway between the highest and the lowest levels, was CZK 29,123, up by 0.2 percent compared to the same period last year.
Some 80 percent of employees earned wages between CZK 14,659 and 56,263 CZK. Two thirds of employees earned less than the average wage.
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09/03/2020
Unemployment in the Czech Republic remained at 3.8 percent in August, according to data released by the Czech Labour Office.
Compared to the same month last year, there were over 74,000 unemployed people more.
The country’s labour offices registered over 279,000 job seekers last month, which is the highest August figure in the past three years.
Technically-skilled manual workers, truck drivers, cooks and cleaners are the most sought after.
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09/03/2020
The Czech Republic has submitted an official application on behalf of the President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Vladimír Dlouhý for the position of the head of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
According to Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček, Czech diplomats are intensively lobbying in his support.
Mr. Dlouhý, an economist, served as minister of industry and trade for five years in the 1990s. The current head of the OECD is due to step down next year.
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09/03/2020
Health Minister Adam Vojtěch has tested negative for COVID-19, but will quarantine himself for 10 days, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday evening. Mr Vojtěch took the test, because he had previously met the country’s chief hygienist, Jarmila Rážová, who recently tested positive.
Other Health Ministry employees who came into contact with Mrs Rážová for longer than 15 minutes will be tested on Thursday, according to the ministry’s spokeswoman Gabriela Štěpanyová. Mr Vojtěch has stated that the functioning of the ministry has not been affected.
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09/03/2020
The Czech Republic has the highest rate of new coronavirus infections when compared to its neighbouring countries. Wednesday saw 650 new cases, a record rise since the pandemic hit the Czech Republic.
Overall, 25,773 COVID-19 cases have been registered in the country, of which 425 have died and more than 18,300 recovered.
Health Minister Adam Vojtěch said that it may be necessary to further increase protective measures, particularly in Prague, to curb the growth in cases. He mentioned they may involve new rules on face mask wearing.
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09/02/2020
Songwriter and author of many Czechoslovak hits, such as Řekni, kde ty kytky jsou, Jiřina Fikejzová died aged 93 on Wednesday, her son Daniel Fikejz has informed the Czech News Agency. Fikejzová wrote songs for the stars of 1960s Czechoslovak pop music such as Karel Gott, Eva Pilarová, Waldemar Matuška, Václav Neckář, Marta Kubišová or Marie Rottrová.
Aside from 240 songs to her title, she also wrote several scripts for Czechoslovak Television and Radio.
Fikejzová was a musician herself in her early years, performing in a band, as well as an athlete.
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09/02/2020
Police in Prague have cancelled an unplanned event. of several activists, who raised a “non-binary Madonna“ flag on the balustrade of the Marian Column on Old Town Square and prayed in front of it, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday.
An artist named Darina Alster said that she wanted the event to raise awareness about oppression faced by LGBTQ individuals and eco-activists. Alster claimed that the Czech Catholic Church is heading in the direction of its counterpart in Poland.
Police spokeswoman Irena Seifertova said that municipal police were patrolling the area when they noticed a large group of people standing around the Marian Column and upon investigation found that this was a religious gathering. They asked Darina Alster to remove the flag from the column, which she subsequently did.
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09/02/2020
The Czech government has approved legislation that would see pensioners and invalids receive a one off CZK 5,000 contribution in December, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on Wednesday. The law is now headed for a vote in Parliament.
Some 2.89 million Czech citizens would be eligible for the contribution, which would take away CZK 14.5 billion from the budget.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs says the legislation is aimed at mitigating the difference between wages and pensions that has expanded over the past years.
However, the proposal has come under heavy fire from members of the opposition who say it is a “bribe” to get voters ahead of the October Senate elections.
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09/02/2020
The Czech national football team which was set play Slovakia as part of the League of Nations tournament on Friday, will travel to the country and play despite one of the national side’s support team’s members testing positive for COVID-19. However, the team will travel to Slovakia on Thursday rather than on Wednesday as was originally planned, news site Aktuálně.cz reports, citing the national side’s spokesman Petr Šedivý.
The individual who tested for the coronavirus immediately left the hotel where the team is currently staying and went into quarantine, the spokesman said, adding that new tests have shown none of the players or wider team members have the disease.
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09/02/2020
Thursday will see cloudy skies and temperatures lie at around 21 degrees Celsius, with winds ranging between 7 to 10 kilometres per hour.
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