Analysts say the unemployment rate in the Czech Republic in April 2012 decreased further to 8.5% from 8.9% in March, mainly due to the start of seasonal work, CTK newswire reported. The Czech labour market, will continue to be tense in the next few months amid the worsened hiring outlook as the economy slid into recession in the second half of 2011. According to data from the statistics office, published last week, the economy created only 0.1% more jobs in the first three months of 2012 than a year ago but in quarterly terms the number of jobholders fell by 2,000 people to 4.87mn. The labour ministry will release the April unemployment data on May 10, 2012. |
Social Democrats (CDDS), the major Czech opposition party, proposed next year's general and European elections to be held on the same day, CTK news agency reported. CSSD leader Bohuslav Sobotka ... more
The Czech unit of UK retailer Tesco faces a fine of up to CZK 3mn (EUR 116,000) for selling beef lasagne containing undeclared horsemeat, Radio Prague reported. The state-run Agricultural and Food ... more
The upper house of the Czech parliament, the Senate, voted on March 20 a constitutional amendment to limit the immunity of lawmakers and constitutional judges, Radio Prague reported. Out of the ... more