Top Czech News Headlines: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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• The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs is planning to soon set up a representative office in the city of Uzhhorod in western Ukraine, which lies just a few kilometres from Slovakia.

 

• According to a new survey conducted by consultancy company PwC, Czech women earn around 20 percent less than men on average. Women are also less represented in leadership positions in companies.

 

• Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is set to visit the Czech Republic on Thursday where he will meet with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský

 

• President Miloš Zeman signed the 2022 budget law on Tuesday, which was adopted last week with a deficit of CZK 280 billion.

•  The labour minister warned Czech employers against abusing the plight of refugees saying that attempts to do so would be heavily sanctioned. He said a number of dubious offers had already been registered and reported.