Electric car sales in Czechia up 17 percent

Sales of new electric cars in Czechia rose by 17 percent year-on-year to 6,479 vehicles in the first five months of the year. Their share of the new car market increased to 6.3 percent. Registrations of hybrid cars also grew, rising by 15 percent to nearly 30,000 vehicles. Hybrids now account for almost a third of all new cars sold.

Macinka would like to complete embassy move to Jerusalem

Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motorists) said he would like to complete the relocation of the Czech embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by the end of his term in office. He told journalists this after a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar at Prague’s Černín Palace.

Dog owners to register pets in new central database

Dog owners in Czechia will be required to register their pets in a new Central Dog Register from July 1, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday, citing the Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons and the Agriculture Ministry. Dogs must be entered into the database by their next rabies vaccination at the latest, with fines of up to 300,000 crowns for non-compliance.