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According to Miroslav Kalousek, leader of opposition party TOP 09, relations within the three-party governing coalition are rapidly souring, with Cabinet members failing to communicate among themselves. Kalousek also dismisses finance minister and ANO leader Andrej Babiš’s idea to give customs officials full police powers as absurd.

Six companies have joined the tender process to select two official taxi firms for Prague’s Václav Havel Airport. Among these are existing operator Fix. The second of the current leaseholders of a priority pickup area outside the airport’s terminals, AAA Radiotaxi, will not be partaking in the tender due to a series of unresolved issues. However, Prague Airport representative Jiří Petržilka says the firm’s list of objections is unwarranted.

HSBC won eight prizes at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2016.

The Czech trade and industry minister discusses the Ukraine crisis and sanctions – which he sees as simply another point on a dangerous scale of potential escalation.