Stalls in Wenceslas Square are still selling, Prague wants to address it

Prague - Some stalls in Prague's Wenceslas Square are still selling goods. Their owners received a notice from the city at the end of last year. Prague wants to address the situation, and the mayor has called a meeting with the directors of some municipal departments for Tuesday. Tereza Králová, spokeswoman for the Prague City Hall, told ČTK. According to the spokeswoman, stall owners face fines of up to hundreds of thousands.
     Králová told ČTK that municipal officials are inspecting the stalls. During today's inspection, four of those that were supposed to disappear by the end of last week were still operating. Therefore, the mayor convened a meeting for Tuesday, which should include, for example, the directors of the trade and property departments and representatives of the municipal police.
     The City Hall previously stated that if the owners do not remove the stalls in time, they risk being sued. The deadline expired on Sunday. The city is prepared to resolve the matter in court.
     One of the owners, Milan Janeček, insists that he cannot remove the stalls due to the Christmas markets taking place.
     The discussion surrounding the stalls in Wenceslas Square has been ongoing for several months. Originally, all but one were to disappear. According to the latest agreement, however, two food stalls will remain, one until mid-year, the other until the end of the year. The operation of one press stall and one flower stall will not be terminated for now. Additionally, two more sales locations with newspapers will remain, which are part of the urban furniture, along with a vendor of tourist tickets.
     This year, the capital city plans to place glass kiosks shaped like ships in the upper part of the square, designed by Cigler Marani Architects. It is still unclear when this will happen. According to Králová, the tender documentation for selecting a contractor and operator is currently being prepared.