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The Industrial Union called on Prime Minister Babiš to cancel the planned special tax on refineries, which is to apply to economic results in 2027 and 2028, as it would disrupt the fair market environment and weaken the competitiveness of the Czech industry. #sektorovádane #rafinerie #českýprůmysl (translated)

Tomáš Fiala, a candidate from the Our Czech Republic movement, has more than 57 percent of the votes after counting 70 percent of the precincts and is on track to become the first elected senator from Strakonice, while in other districts it appears that candidates without opposition from the opposition have a better chance of success already in the first round of elections. #Senát #volby #Češi (translated)

Tomáš Prouza claimed that the Prague magistrate abolished price caps for traditional taxis with taximeters from October 1, without notifying residents and tourists. According to him, this allowed drivers to charge a starting rate of 666 crowns and 444 crowns per kilometer, which he said could lead to rides costing tens of thousands of crowns. He linked the change to the long-term effort of traditional taxi drivers to limit competition from digital platforms. He stated that the parliamentary amendment, advocated by ANO and the Pirates, aimed to drive thousands of taxi drivers out of Prague. He attributed falling prices, better ride availability, and the ability to know the price in advance to the applications. According to Prouza, the responsibility for the taxi service area lay with Prague's deputy mayor for transport, Jaromír Beránek. Prouza called the change an adjustment pushed through at the request of the taxi mafia and warned that it could damage Prague's reputation. He also referred to the city's decision to abolish the price cap and questioned the timing of the change before the elections and its secrecy. https://t.co/ipI2QMVBLE #taxi #prague #praha #magistrat #taxi #praha #magistrat (translated)

"We have created a coalition of 16 countries that are friends of cohesion, with which we will coordinate our approach. We will support a new fund for competitiveness, but it will be crucial how these funds will be used. We do not want to accept a model where only the richest states will draw from the fund," stated Andrej Babiš before his last departure to Brussels for the summit. #EUrozpočet #AndrejBabiš #auditnízpráva (translated)

The author stated that Europe had a problem with competitiveness and innovation and that its competitiveness largely depended on cheap Russian gas. He related this to the crisis across the continent. He associated the disruption of supplies, which he described as key to the competitiveness of the European industry, with the conflict. https://t.co/X59csoZz0W #konkurenceschopnost #inovace #Evropa #CZ #RU #EU (translated)

The media company Paramount Skydance has completed the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, creating a new, strong center of absolute control that combines leading Hollywood studios and significant television brands to address competition concerns and strengthen investments in the film industry. #ParamountSkydance #WarnerBrosDiscovery #medijubizness (translated)

Paramount Skydance has completed a merger with Warner Bros. Discovery worth $110 billion, creating a new media group aimed at maintaining the independence of both studios and responding to challenges in streaming and competition. #ParamountSkydance #WarnerBrosDiscovery #Hollywood (translated)

Zdeněk Šarapatka stated that the company FAU and 13 people were acquitted of tax evasion after four years, even though, according to him, no one among those who "cracked down" on the company was punished. He claimed that the judge noted the absence of evidence of the defendants' guilt and that the prosecutor's attempt to gain more time through an appeal seemed like favoritism towards Andrej Babiš. According to Šarapatka, the criminalization of competition was similar to punishing inconvenient citizens. He announced that he sent a criminal complaint via a data mailbox to the High Public Prosecutor's Office in Prague; in it, he expressed his suspicion that unknown then-leading government officials, the Ministry of Finance, or the Financial Administration exceeded their authority in an effort to destroy FAU. #spravedlnost #korupce #soudnictví (translated)

Libertarec noted that in the eighties there was no competition, and on television, cowboy movies from the sixties were being aired, while the cartoon Tom & Jerry was a special event. He estimated that today the best Slovenian films are being made by Okorn in Poland. #filmi #kultura #nostalgija (translated)

The Formula One patient wrote that RBPT achieved its first victory after its first pole position. According to him, whether Red Bull has made a comeback will only be shown in the upcoming races and the performance of the improved Mercedes on other tracks. He noted that Baku and Sepang are significantly different circuits, and Red Bull was extremely competitive on both; on this track, he said they were undoubtedly the fastest. #F1 #RedBull #Motorsport (translated)

„Konkurenceschopnosti nemůžeme dosáhnout, pokud jednotlivé oblasti nebudou mít stejné podmínky,“Italská premiérka Giorgia Meloniová chce s českým protějškem Andrejem Babišem (ANO) spolupracovat v EU na reformě systému obchodování s emisními povolenkami. #GiorgiaMeloniová #AndrejBabiš #EUreforma

Šest zemí v čele s Německem hrozí blokací rozpočtu EU na léta 2028 až 2034, pokud nebudou schváleny škrty v řádu stovek miliard eur, což odráží hluboké spory o nové výdajové priority unie mezi obhájci tradičních dotací na zemědělství a regionální rozvoj a těmi, kteří chtějí více investovat do obrany a konkurenceschopnosti. #EUrozpočet #měnícíseprioritě #rozpočet2028