AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSenate Elections: Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement won no seats in the Czech Senate run-off, while opposition candidates secured 22 of the 27 contested seats and kept control of the upper house. Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil has invited Babiš to its first session on November 19. Women’s representation will fall to 14 senators, about 17 percent. Prague Health: Paramedics recorded 474 call-outs for suspected cannabis intoxication among under-20s from January to September—nearly twice last year’s total. Half the patients were under 18, and the youngest was 11. Transport: The first two renovated platforms at Prague-Smíchov station are due to open on October 20, as work continues on the wider station upgrade and future bus terminal. Jobs: Czechia faces a shortage of more than 90,000 workers, prompting plans to ease recruitment from abroad, particularly from the Philippines. Travel: Starlux has increased its Taipei–Prague service to four weekly flights; combined with China Airlines’ three, the route now offers daily nonstop connections. Attractions: Toyota’s Kolín factory will begin offering free, two-hour public tours in November.
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