Podcasts Other Radio Prague International - Topic «Arts» Czech musicians ask government to throw them a lifeline

Czech musicians ask government to throw them a lifeline

Published: July 28, 2020, 12:52 p.m.

Several hundred people gathered on Prague’s Old Town Square on Monday to support people in the music industry who face an uncertain future due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions. The industry which employs roughly 130,000 people and has an annual turnover of 20 billion crowns, is now operating at 15 percent capacity with no light at the end of the tunnel.