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The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is investigating a suspicious grant machinery related to the non-profit Platform for Social Housing, which, according to criticism, spends tens of millions of crowns intended for helping people in housing distress primarily on personnel costs and promotion, without actually supporting the households in need. #bytovákrize #dotace #sociálníbydlení (translated)

The founder stated that someone asked him on Flitr about investing in real estate abroad. According to him, such an investment is a "big headache" for most people, and it is often driven more by the desire to boast to others about having their own apartment than by actual necessity. Owners typically do not have time to go there, and so they rent out the property short-term through Booking or Airbnb. As an example, he mentioned a wealthy friend who had to go to his apartment in Italy to repaint a wall allegedly stained with chocolate by guests from India. According to the founder, the income from short-term rentals often gets swallowed up by agency fees, repairs, taxes, and utilities, while the apartment wears out faster than with private recreational use. He asked whether someone over fifty with wealth in the mid to upper tens and a demanding job would want to deal with such a concern. He deemed three situations meaningful: when the owner does not work, wants to spend at least three to six months a year at the destination, and can pay in cash; when such an apartment is also used by the owner’s extended family, including adult children; or when a young family with small children who are not yet in school can spend half a year by the sea. Finally, he recommended reading the story of a person who, according to him, bought apartments in various places around the world, mostly in less attractive locations, for passive income. However, in reality, it brought him worries, extra work, and financial loss. https://t.co/9cTBrLdPVX #investování #nemovitosti #pronájmy (translated)

Large unrest in France, linked to anger over rising living costs and the government's economic problems, is having a negative impact on the stock market, where the main index CAC 40 has seen a drop of more than 4 percent since the beginning of the year. #Francúzsko #Protesty #Investovanie (translated)

The D6 motorway in the Podbořansko region is nearing the completion of the last section between Petrohrad and Lubenec, but due to problems with the foundation, the completion deadline is being pushed back to 2028, and the construction costs will exceed four billion crowns. #DálniceD6 #Podbořansko #KarlovarskýKraj (translated)

Our partners only need to make a political decision about the permanent deployment of troops. Lithuania is ready to cover the related costs. Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius subsequently announced on Facebook: “Our partners only need to make a political decision about the permanent deployment of troops. Lithuania is ready to cover the related costs.” #Litva #americkávojenskázákladna #DonaldTrump (translated)

The Norwegian company Lerøy Seafood Group and other salmon producers are starting to use chicken by-products in salmon feed in an effort to reduce costs, while fearing the reaction of customers who have long rejected fish fed with these ingredients. #losos #krmivo #vedlejšíprodukty (translated)

We are fighting because the cost of living is too hard, fuel prices are too high, because high school students are violently attacked and injured across the country just for trying to protest and demand more teachers and decent educational conditions," said a nineteen-year-old protester in Paris who introduced herself as Lola to Reuters. #demonstrace #Francie #inflace (translated)

Petr Holec noted that former German President Christian Wulff resigned on February 17, 2012, after just 20 months in office due to allegations of corruption and receiving benefits from entrepreneurs. According to information he cited from Echo24, Wulff, a CDU politician who was pushed into office in 2010 by Chancellor Angela Merkel, faced criticism for his contacts with business people during the time he was leading the government of Lower Saxony from 2003 to 2010. Holec also stated that there were suspicions that Wulff accepted invitations for vacations and other benefits. Investigators, according to him, focused on his relationship with film producer David Groenewold, who allegedly covered some of Wulff's hotel stays on the island of Sylt and expenses related to a visit to the Munich Oktoberfest. Wulff claimed that these were private friendly relationships and that he subsequently paid the costs. Holec further wrote that Petr Pavel is allegedly set to announce his resignation as president on Monday at 9:00 and to apologize to the public for its undignified performance. #politika #korupce #česko (translated)

According to a survey by CEEC Research, construction companies lag in robotization, with only four percent of respondents directly using robotic technologies, and many face issues with high costs and a lack of qualified workers, which may jeopardize the fulfillment of key projects in the future. #robotizace #automatizace #stavebnictví (translated)

Libor Němec asked in his post how much the vacation of a constitutional official cost, who, according to him, waved from the sea, how he paid for it, where he traveled, and what carbon footprint he left behind. https://t.co/9QzK1Pe3Il #dovolená #uhlíkovástopa #náklady (translated)

The fall of the masts in Liblice has evoked strong nostalgia in Czech society and sparked discussions about the emotions associated with the past, while highlighting the unwillingness to bear the real costs of maintaining unproductive infrastructure elements. #Nostalgie #Demolice #ČeskáSpolečnost (translated)

Zdeněk Šarapatka criticized the plan to convene a meeting in the Chamber of Deputies regarding the privacy of President Petr Pavel. He compared it to political processes from the communist era and claimed that its initiators were diverting attention from the problems facing Andrej Babiš's team, including the budget deficit and what he described as a fraud against pensioners. He also mentioned statements from representatives of the European Union regarding Babiš's conflict of interest. Šarapatka stated that Pavel publicly acknowledged a mistake concerning the elections and made his travel expenses public, although he emphasized that this is a private matter. He labeled the meeting in the Chamber as an unsuccessful political action and criticized Rajchl and Vondráček; he added a personal remark towards Rajchl. He described the President as a symbol of the Czech Republic in the West, in NATO, and the European Union, and called for support in the Senate. As a defender of democracy, he named Karel Řehka, Tomáš Třetina, Adéla Sucharda Šípová, Martin Dvořák, Jiří Padevět, and Tomáš Goláň and urged readers to go to the polls. #demokracie #politika #volby (translated)

Robert Ágh wrote that Rajchl was interested in the costs of the president's private vacation, while he allegedly concealed information about the revenues of the company "Wives Rental s.r.o.". He stated that the audited results of the company are also not known, and added that Rajchl may have operated the activity as a charitable endeavor within a non-profit organization. #politika #transparentnost #ekonomie (translated)

Matěj from Tetín asked Luboš and the Czech Police how much the transportation of Miloš Zeman across the pond and on cross-country skis cost, and how much the medical team that he claimed had to take care of him throughout his mandate cost. At the same time, he asked if they thought such expenses were reasonable. #Zeman #českápolitika #náklady (translated)

The president is not personally acquainted with Mr. Hubáček. The aircraft was rented by a group of expedition participants, and the costs were shared among themselves, including the president, "The president is not personally acquainted with Mr. Hubáček. The aircraft was rented by a group of expedition participants, and the costs were shared among themselves, including the president," said the head of the castle communication Vít Kolář earlier. #PetrPavel #Maroko #transparentnost (translated)