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- Unemployment in Czechia fell by one percentage point month-on-month to 3.5 percent in May, according to data released by the national Office of Labour on Thursday. At the end of last month almost 254,000 people in the country were out of work. The number of vacant positions rose slightly, reaching over 285,000.
- The toll on Czech motorways could increase by 10 to 15 percent from next March, Transport Minister Martin Kupka said in an interview for Czech Television on Sunday, adding that the increase is needed to cover the investments in transport infrastructure.
- The production of passenger cars in Czechia increased by 23.7% in the first five months of 2023, amounting to 595,580 vehicles. 12% were electric cars, with 52,668 electric vehicles and 20,128 plug-in hybrids produced by car manufacturers. Škoda Auto, increased production by 34.4% to 375,981 cars, of which 11% were battery-powered.
- Czechia still does not fully implement most of the recommendations on how preventing corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors, and lacks a law on lobbying, a code of ethics for MPs, or enforceable rules on accepting gifts and other benefits, according to a report presented today by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group GRECO.
- President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva will move into the Lumbe villa, located near Prague Castle, in the summer. They plan to live there during the work week, the president said in an interview for CNN Prima News on Sunday. Mr. Pavel is currently commuting to Prague from his permanent home in the village of Černouček in central Bohemia.
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