Russell Crowe to Perform in Prague for the First Time in May 2027
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- The Czech minister of the environment, Petr Hladík, will propose a lower VAT rate on products made from recycled material at a meeting of the EU’s Environment Council in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Mr. Hladík said he would push for the change in response to an EU directive barring individual member states from cutting VAT on recycled goods.
- A Prague street called after Red Army commander Ivan Konev is to be renamed, following a City Hall vote on Monday. The proposal had come from the Prague 3 district, which said it wanted to rename the present Koněvova St. as Hartigova, after Karel Hartig, the first mayor of the local Žižkov district.
- The Czech Confederation of Trade Unions is planning four protest actions against the government’s austerity programme by the start of July. The head of the unions umbrella body, Josef Středula, told reporters on Monday that if their demands were not met his members would hold more demonstrations in September.
- The multinational online retailer Amazon opened a new distribution centre in the small town of Kojetín in the Olomouc Region on Monday. The 50,000 square-metre centre should employ up to 2,000 people, the company said.
- Czech Republic plans to reduce VAT on tap water to 12%! The government has proposed a reduced VAT rate for tap water to consolidate public finances, provided it is not flavored with juice, syrup, or added fruit. Mineral and baby waters and coffee with milk or cream will continue to be taxed at the standard rate of 21%.
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