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Gas giant RWE does not cut the same sort of figure it used to on the Czech market and its latest earnings figures represent a disappointment. But the biggest gas importer and seller is still strategically important for the country.

The number of fatal work-related accidents in the Czech Republic has dropped by half over the last 13 years, the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS) announced Monday. The organisation cited statistics from the Czech Office of Labour Inspection. It released the information ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day remembering those who lost their lives in work-related accidents.

Economic figures and most analysts agree that the Czech economy is growth bound this year and the next. But strong performances by manufacturers, exporters in particular, are not always sharing the good results with their workers. That realization has to some extent united trade unions and members of the central bank board in pointing that there is room for higher wage rises.

The latest snapshot of the Czech tourism sector presents mixed news with more guests overall but shorter stays. And while the relatively small top end of the market was surging ahead, the cheaper options were mostly struggling.

The European Commission’s long delayed decision to launch proceedings against Russian state gas exporter Gazprom for alleged abuse of its dominant position on various markets in the EU garnered quite a lot of attention on Wednesday.

The Czech Republic stands to lose around CZK 1.8 billion after an insolvency administrator rejected all of its claims against Viktoriagruppe, a company that administered some of the country’s strategic oil reserves in Germany but went bankrupt last September. The Czech side is threatening legal action.

The Czech-Slovak investment group Penta wants to go ahead with its plan to transform Letiště Vodochody into a second international airport serving the Czech capital. However, the Czech state does not seem to be in favour of the project, which would compete with the state-owned Václav Havel Airport in Ruzyně.

Czech entrepreneurs are increasingly investing in companies outside their country’s borders, the business daily Hospodářské noviny reported on Monday, citing a 2014 mergers and acquisitions report by consultants EY. The main reason for the trend is the fact that domestic banks are offering bigger and cheaper loans.

The Czech Republic’s embassies and consuls have traditionally been active in supporting Czech businesses and “economic diplomacy” has become a watchword for President Miloš Zeman and other senior politicians.

Czech Railways has launched its own real estate website which should help the firm sell property the state-owned company no longer needs. On offer will be land, family homes, and even former trackside stations, which may be of interest to train lovers and not just. The attraction must be high: online visitors for at least part of Thursday were not able to get through, after the website was down.