The Hard Rock Café American chain, which has been operating a restaurant and a merchandise store in the center of Prague for over ten years, is now adding another venue to its portfolio. The Rock Shop will launch its operations at Václav Havel Airport Prague on August 3, 2021, offering passengers all the iconic items from the brand’s range of merchandise, starting with T-shirts, sweatshirts, pins, mugs and many other things. The new store is located in Terminal 1, designated for flights to countries outside the Schengen area.

At the end of June, the Czech Ministry for Regional Development held a conference entitled “Green and Digital Czechia? But What About People…”, at which it presented the main goals and investment opportunities encompassed within the EU funds for the following programme period of 2021–2027.

The month-on-month rise in consumer prices was twice as fast as expected in July. The year-on-year inflation rate reached 3.4%, which is 0.4pp above the CNB forecast, and is heading for 4%. Above all, the prices of services are rising. Concerns about rising inflation expectations will lead the CNB to further raise interest rates. Uncertainty about price developments in the near term remains elevated.

After two years, there is another amendment to Act No. 326/1999 Coll., on the Residence of Foreign Nationals in the Czech Republic and amending certain laws with related regulations. Let us briefly summarise what the main changes will include and whom they concern.