Czech electric motors producer Siemens Elektromotory, controlled by Germanys Siemens, will invest EUR 12mn in the construction of a new assembly hall in 2011, CIA news agency reported. The investment will create 200 jobs. The new hall is expected to start trial operations in March 2012. Siemens Elektromotory operates an electric motor plant in the Mohelnice, where it employs nearly 2,200 people. |
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