- 2 June 2025 Skoda Group reports profit and order growth: 2024 was a breakthrough yearý
The Škoda Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturers of public transport vehicles, is set for significant growth in 2024. Operating profit EBITDA, i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, rose by an impressive 185 per cent year-on-year to CZK 1.55 billion. Revenues remained at the same level as in the previous year, at CZK 34 billion, showing the company's stable financial base despite the economic challenges facing the European market. gnews.cz
- June 3, 2025 President Paul spoke in the House of Commons about the bitcoin scandal, campaign ethics and the functioning of parliament
The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, spoke in the Chamber of Deputies on several key issues currently affecting the Czech political scene.
During his third visit to the Chamber of Deputies since taking office, he focused on the bitcoin case related to the resignation of Justice Minister Pavel Blažek, the sophistication of political debate and the ethics of election campaigns ahead of the upcoming elections. His speech came at a time when the country is facing turmoil caused by controversial events. gnews.cz
- 4 June 2025 US lifts steel and aluminium tariffs to 50%, EU to continue negotiations
The European Union has expressed its deep regret at the announcement by the United States of America to increase the duty on steel and aluminium from 25 % to 50 %. The European Commission spokesman said the above words. This decision adds to the economic uncertainty on both sides of the Atlantic. The spokesman said that negotiations are continuing - both sides have agreed to speed up the negotiation process, which will take place this week. gnews.cz
- June 5, 2025 Protest at Japanese Embassy over irresponsible shooting near Russia
According to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, a strong protest has been lodged with the Japanese embassy in Moscow over the exercise, which poses a risk to shipping and public health. The Foreign Ministry noted that the practice firing involving a Japanese Coast Guard patrol boat took place on 23 May in the open sea 18.5 km northeast of Cape Shiretoko (Hokkaido Island) without prior notification to foreign ships and vessels. gnews.cz
- June 6, 2025 Trump-Musk feuds push Tesla stock down, investors are worried
Growing tensions between US President Donald Trump and Tesla carmaker Elon Musk are causing considerable concern among investors and are having a direct impact on the company's share price. The conflict, which escalated following Musk's accusation of Trump's ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein, contributed to Tesla's stock falling 12 percent in just two days, US broadcaster Fox Business reported. Investors are now worried that the fractured relationship between the two influential figures could threaten the future of one of the most important technology companies. gnews.cz
- 7 June 2025 Bulgaria gives green light to euro, some public protest
SOFIE/BRUSSELS - The European Commission confirmed in its convergence report of 4 June that Bulgaria fulfils all the necessary criteria for adopting the single European currency. If the process is approved by other EU institutions, Bulgaria will change to the euro on 1 January 2026. The report says the country has achieved the necessary degree of price stability, has sustainable public debt, a stable exchange rate and interest rates in line with requirements. gnews.cz
- 8 June 2025 World art photographer Antonín Kratochvíl and his life in hell, purgatory and paradise
Antonín Kratochvíl is listed among the top 100 photographers in the world and is rightfully so. He earned this right not by his own ambitions, as is the trend with most photographers, but by the fact that photography became closely intertwined with his own life, he could not often live without photography and, above all, he took it with humility as his mission. In the beginning, the decision was either photography or who knows what fate. gnews.cz
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