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The Czech carmaker Škoda Auto is set to begin producing cars in Germany, its CEO says. The reason is that the company’s plants in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe are already going flat out and are struggling to meet demand.

The makers of probably the Czech Republic’s best-known beer, Pilsner Urquell, sold a record volume last year. Over a third of Plzeňský Prazdroj’s sales in 2017 were outside the Czech Republic, representing an increase of 8 percent on the previous year.

The German carmaker BMW has asked for a major investment incentive from the Czech Republic in connection with a test centre for electric and self-driving cars in Sokolov, in the region of Karlovy Vary.

The revenues of Czech music business increased last year by 11 percent to 834 million crowns, according to a press release by the Czech branch of International Federation of Phonographic Industry.

The introduction of massively cheaper train and bus travel for Czech pensioners and students has been put back until September. The acting minister of transport says the delay is due to the fact that regional authorities are unable to meet the original deadline.

The centre of Prague will see the opening of a unique but temporary open air market introduced on plots of land across from the city’s Masaryk train station and Prague’s Florenc. Named Manifesto, the market will consist of some 20 transport containers specially-modified as design boutiques, bookshops, street food stalls and more.

Personal data protection is a hot issue these days, not just among Facebook users. Czech beekeepers are up in arms over information released by the Czech agriculture ministry, arguing that it violates their privacy and puts their business at risk.

It’s no secret that Czechs make some of the best beer in the world and also that many enjoy beer almost more than any other alcoholic or even non-alcoholic beverage. But habits appear to be changing. Last year, they consumed the least amount of beer in 50 years.

The Czech Republic and Slovakia have received a five-year exemption from the European Union which allows them to can continue with the production of the popular liquor known as ‘tuzemák’, the Czech News Agency on Tuesday.

A Czech company is flying high just two years after being created. Primoco UAV produces mid-sized unmanned aircraft used to survey oil and gas pipelines, create 3-D maps, or for monitoring borders. And over the next month it plans a stock exchange launch to fuel its development.