On the evening of Thursday, July 14, the lower house of the Czech Parliament approved the bill on the so-called “economical tariff.” This is a program to help residents pay bills for electricity and gas in the new heating season. All the MPs present voted in favor. The program envisages that the state will compensate all household consumers with up to CZK 16,000 for energy costs. In an earlier version, the bill only assisted with electricity and gas, but the deputies added to it also heating. The Government will determine the exact amount of compensation for specific cases by a separate decree. This is expected to take place in early August. Compensation will be provided automatically in the form of a discount. Residents will not have to file an application or additionally ask about it in another way – the energy companies will independently conduct the recalculation and resolve all issues with the state directly. However, compensation will not apply to temporary residences (e.g. cottages) and tariffs that include recharging points for electric vehicles. “People will see the results in their invoices from October 1. The support will be valid for the whole heating season,” stated the Minister of Industry...
Cities face critical challenges on the path to sustainable mobility, yet they also hold the key to action. More than 70% of Europeans live in cities, and urban areas account for around 23% of EU greenhouse gas emissions from transport. At the same time, European cities are home to some of the boldest and most innovative solutions for passenger and freight transit. This year’s edition of the Urban Mobility Days will address these key challenges. From 20 to 22 September, the city of Brno will host the Urban Mobility Days 2022 event. This biennial conference, jointly organised in 2022 by the European Commission, and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, is a major event in the urban mobility calendar. Participants will have the change to meet in person, whereas at the same time there will be a virtual option available. “It is a great opportunity for Brno that was involved twice in CIVITAS projects to host Urban Mobility Days 2022 during Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union. We are looking forward to welcome participants in Brno and share successes, experiences and know-how in the field of sustainable urban mobility with the representatives of cities, European politicians and mobility experts,” said Markéta Vaňková, Mayor of...
This year’s June was one of the warmest in the Czech Republic in the last six decades. At the same time, it was rich in precipitation, but there were large regional differences and it rained more in Bohemia than in Moravia. The average monthly air temperature reached 18.7 degrees Celsius last month, which is 2.2 degrees above the so-called normal from 1991 to 2020, meteorologists said on their information website on Tuesday. “We assess June 2022 in the territory of the Czech Republic as strongly above normal in terms of temperature and above normal in terms of precipitation. The average length of sunshine this month was 206 hours,” meteorologists summarized. Czechs experienced the warmest June so far since 1961 in 2019 when the average temperature was 20.7 degrees. Conversely, meteorologists recorded the lowest average temperature for June in 1985, which was only 13 degrees. Also according to measurements in Prague’s Klementinum, where they have been monitoring the weather for almost two and a half centuries, June this year was exceptionally warm. In the historical tables kept since 1775, he ranks fifth. The average monthly temperature reached 22.3 degrees Celsius at the oldest station in the country. In the territory of...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The United States will provide $10.2 million (roughly CZK 248 million) to organisations in the Czech Republic supporting people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is part of a roughly $368 million (nearly CZK 9 billion) humanitarian aid package announced last week by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to the US Embassy in Prague. . On Monday, 11 July 2022, in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle, Czech President Miloš Zeman received the President’s Medal of the State of Israel from the Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog. Several Czech ministers said they were saddened by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to recall his Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Yevhen Perebyinis, saying he should have kept his post for longer because of the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy recalled his ambassadors to Hungary, Norway, India and Germany. In Czechia, May industrial production rose by 2.4 percent, which was the third highest level of growth registered among member states, after Ireland and Greece. Meanwhile, the biggest decrease was registered in Lithuania, the Netherlands and...
July 22 will see demolition work begin at a former pig farm at Lety in South Bohemia that was the site of a concentration camp for Romanies during World War II. The cost of the demolition should not exceed CZK 110 million and is being financed by the Czech Culture Ministry. Visitors will be given one last opportunity to tour the grounds of the former industrial pig farm in the presence of activists. History: The industrial pig farm was built during the 1970s The industrial pig farm, which was in operation from the 1970s until the spring of 2018, is located on the site of what initially was a disciplinary labor camp and later an internment camp. As of August 1942, the facility at Lety u Písku (just like its counterpart in Hodonín u Kunštátu) became what was called a “Gypsy Camp” where, unlike the two previous types of facilities located there, entire families of Romani people were imprisoned in inhumane conditions – and it thereby became a concentration camp. What was called the “Gypsy Camp I – Lety” saw 1,309 persons pass through it, of whom at least 326 died there. Most of those who died at Lety were...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. An 1890s merry-go-round at Prague’s Letná has been reopened after a 16-year renovation job. The carousel, which is administered by the nearby National Technical Museum, is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. . Unemployment in Czechia fell by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.1 percent, in June, according to official data published on Tuesday. Unemployment in June last year was at 3.7 percent. Czechs purchased 2.2 billion CZK worth of cryptocurrencies in the first half of this year, 37% less than in the same period last year. In June, the volume of trades was around CZK 300 million, but this is up by almost half year-on-year. A former pig farm in Lety, situated on the site of a former wartime Roma internment camp, will soon be pulled down to give way to a memorial to the Roma and Sinti Holocaust in Bohemia. The museum is in charge of building the memorial. The costs should not exceed 110 million crowns. PM Petr Fiala expressed himself in favour of the...
Deputies from the ANO movement and the Czech Ministry of Health want to amend legislation to prohibit the use of nicotine substitutes in pouches or candies which have been legally available to children for a long time. The products do not contain tobacco, and so under current legislation, they are not among the products that would be restricted as is the case with cigarettes, other tobacco products, or alcohol. Tighten up sales and advertising However, some experts warn that it is better to leave such a substitute unrestricted than for children to smoke cigarettes. According to a survey by the State Health Institute, most users of nicotine sachets last year were between the ages of 15 and 24. The bags contain a nicotine mixture and are thus an alternative to cigarettes. The amendment to the law is mainly about limiting sales to people under 18 years of age. “It is impossible for the sale of nicotine pouches to people under 18 to work here,” Marek Novák (ANO), who is presenting the amendment, told the Právo newspaper. “Nicotine is a highly addictive and health-damaging substance,” he added. According to Novák, Lyft nicotine sachets are attractive to children due to their packaging....
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Prague has reopened its centre for Ukrainian refugees in Vysočany as of Monday morning, the Czech News Agency reports. The centre was closed in mid-June due to the overburdening of the capital’s resources, while the decision to reopen was taken only a couple of weeks later at the end of June. . Germany and the Czech Republic have signed a joint declaration, pledging to overcome Russian fossil fuel dependency and to accelerate the transition to low carbon energy as falling Russian gas imports threaten security of supply across Europe. Several Czech ministers said they were saddened by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to recall his Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Yevhen Perebyinis, saying he should have kept his post for longer because of the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy recalled his ambassadors to Hungary, Norway, India and Germany. Warner Bros Discovery announced this week that it would halt all local original productions for HBO Max in several European countries, including the Czech Republic. The move is part of global restructuring and cost-cutting scheme a...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Three Czech tourists got stuck on Sunday morning in the mountainous area between the villages of Theth and Valbona in the Albanian Alps. Due to the steep and difficult terrain, the area where the Czechs were could not be reached by car, so they had to be rescued by helicopter. . According to the Ministry of Health, Czechia will receive 2,800 monkeypox vaccines purchased by the European Commission from the common budget, meaning the state will not have to pay for them. The EC purchased a total of 110,000 doses. The Czech police detained further 35 illegal migrants from the Middle East in the Zlin Region close to the Slovak border this week, their spokesman Petr Jaros said in a press release. In the previous weeks, the police also detained dozens of refugees from the Middle East in the Zlin Region. The Czech Republic should start aiming at the goal of adopting the euro as the national currency again as it would boost the economy, but the government does not plan euro adoption...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Czechia will strive to ensure that EU decides to grant Croatia entry into the Shengen Area, Czech PM Petr Fiala said on Thursday after meeting with his Croatian counterpart Andrej Plenković in Prague. Plenković said that Croatia wants to enter the EU’s borderless zone in January 2023. . Interest in state rooftop solar power subsidies is growing. The Czech Environment Ministry already having registered more applications this year (34,544) than for the entire year of 2021. Construction production in the Czech Republic slowed down year-on-year growth in May. It grew by 3.3 percent in real terms, down from 4.4 percent in April. Construction output also rose month-on-month by 0.4 percent. Warner Bros Discovery announced this week that it would halt all local original productions for HBO Max in several European countries, including the Czech Republic. The move is part of global restructuring and cost-cutting scheme a few months after completing the WarnerMedia and Discovery merger. PM Petr Fiala expressed himself in favour of the Czech Republic adopting an energy sector tax, that...
Several hundred Russians studying technical subjects at Czech universities may be forced to stop their studies or switch degrees. Czech authorities say this is in order to comply with EU-wide sanctions against Russia. In an official memo to all universities, Deputy Education Minister Radka Wildova said EU sanctions forbid providing technical assistance to people or organizations from Russia. As such, providing higher education or supporting applied research could count as rendering technical assistance, she said. Czech universities, however, are largely autonomous in their decision-making, meaning Czech authorities can merely recommend Russian students be excluded from certain courses or subject areas. Wildova nevertheless warned that universities “risk losing international credibility” if they do not comply with EU sanctions, according to Czech news platform Aktualne.cz. Universities reluctant to kick out students The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) is one of the institutions that could be most severely affected by the move — some 800 Russians are enrolled there among its 17,000 students. “We are trying to find a way to comply with the sanctions and at the same time enable Russian students to continue their studies,” said CTU Chancellor Lucie Orgonikova. “We want at all costs to avoid students being forced to return...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. According to the Czech Vaccination Society, people over the age of 60, as well as those over the age of 12 who have weakened immunity and health workers, should take a fourth vaccine dose against Covid-19. Relevant booster shots should become available from mid-August. . A Czech mountaineer died in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the Italian Alps while ascending the Ortles Mountain, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. EU energy ministers will meet on July 26 to discuss how the bloc will cope with the Russian gas crisis in the coming winter, the Czech Republic presidency said on Wednesday as part of its rotating presidency of the European Union. Award-winning artist Kateřina Šedá has launched an online database where anyone can submit bad habits. The project was launched on the occasion of the 200th birth anniversary of the founder of genetics, Gregor Johann Mendel. One can report their own bad habits, their friends’ and relatives’ habits and even national habits and features typical for all Czechs. PM Petr...
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