Czech and Slovak prime ministers reject EU call for more Ukraine funding

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico have rejected a call by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for all EU member states to help cover Ukraine’s budget deficit next year. They said so in opening speeches at a joint meeting of the Czech and Slovak governments in Bratislava on Tuesday.

Czechia has seventh-lowest inflation in Europe, analysis finds

Czechia had the seventh-lowest inflation rate among 42 European countries in October, with consumer prices rising by 2.4 percent year on year, according to an analysis by investment company Portu. All four of its neighbouring countries recorded higher inflation. Inflation reached 3.1 percent in Slovakia, 3.5 percent in Poland, 2.8 percent in Germany and 3.6 percent in Austria.

Tram disruptions in central Prague due to track repairs

Tram services have been suspended across part of central Prague as the city's public transport operator (DPP) carries out track repairs in Spálená and Národní streets and on Vítězná Street near Újezd. The disruption affects the section between the Újezd and Lazarská stops. No replacement bus service has been introduced. The works are scheduled to continue until Monday, August 10.