In the last decade, the share of foreign workers in the Czech labour market has almost tripled to about 15 percent.

The Chamber of Deputies has approved a requirement that bigger shops sell a minimum share of Czech food - while the EU warned against it.

The government plans to adjust the list of basic goods that shops can offer next week - while several retailers already made some changes.

The volume of trade in cryptocurrencies in Czechia has this year increased by a third to about four billion crowns - Bitcoin dominates.

The Ministry of Health might propose tightening the anti-COVID measures from December 25 - the government will discuss this on Wednesday.

If the government succeeds in extending the state of emergency, it will explicitly allow shops to stay open before noon on December 24.

The government of ANO and ČSSD still lacks support to approve the 2021 state budget. Voting has been adjourned until Friday, December 18.

Starting December 18, Czechia will return to level four of the anti-epidemic PES system - but shops and services will remain open.

Only half of Czechs want to spend as much on gifts as last year due to the pandemic - at the same time, more people shop online.

From Wednesday, bars and restaurants (including take-out windows) will have to close by 8 p.m. - but the PES level will not change for now.

As e-shops expect record revenues this year, several delivery companies are already restricting their services.

This morning, the government agreed to loosen some anti-coronavirus measures according to the current PES score - starting December 3.

The 8th National Food Collection started on Saturday in supermarkets all around the Czech Republic and became the most successful ever.

Some anti-coronavirus measures will be relaxed from Monday - and it will be possible to buy Christmas trees and traditional carp this year.

The Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček intends to propose some changes to the current restrictions on shopping on Friday.

From November 18, there is a new limit on the number of customers allowed in stores - no more than one person per 15 square metres.

As the R-number dropped below 1, there is hope stores may reopen before Christmas - says the Minister of Trade and Industry Karel Havlíček.

The Chamber of Deputies has approved the 2021 state budget draft in its first reading, setting the planned deficit at 320 billion crowns.

Due to the still increasing numbers of new coronavirus cases, the country will go into second lockdown on Thursday, October 22, at 6 a.m.

The government has approved additional financial support for businesses affected by the anti-coronavirus measures.