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 board of the Czech National Bank is likely to raise the base interest rate by 0.75 percentage points or more at its meeting later this month, the outgoing governor of the central bank Jiří Rusnok said in an interview for Aktuálně.cz. . Russian President Vladimir Putin should be prosecuted by an international tribunal for the atrocities committed in Ukraine, Czech President Miloš Zeman said in an interview for Radio Free Europe. The average wage in the Czech Republic fell by an average of 3.7 % in real terms in the first quarter of this year due to inflation, the Czech News Agency reported citing data from economic analysts. The Czech Post has started testing extended working hours for parcel deliverers in Prague. They will deliver parcels 12 hours a day instead of the current eight. The delivery will thus last until approximately 20:00. The Sudeten German Association has launched a new app Sudeten.net designed to help Sudeten Germans search for their ancestors, but also to re-establish old contacts and find people...
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. Former PM Andrej Babiš currently has the highest support of all candidates in the race for the 2023 presidential elections, according to the outcome of a May poll conducted by the Median agency. Babiš received 28.5% support, followed by General Petr Pavel with 19.5% and trade union leader Josef Středula with 7.5%. . The Czech Republic, during its forthcoming EU presidency, will promote the acceptance of Ukraine for a candidate for EU entry, said Czech Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka. “We will explain to other EU states why the granting of the EU candidate status to Ukraine is also important in connection with the current Russian invasion”, Ruzicka said. Czechs’ awareness of sustainable development goals (SDGs) increased from 52 percent last year to 62 percent now, according to a poll conducted by the Ipsos agency for Association of Social Responsibility. The SDGs include eradication of extreme poverty, fight against inequality and climate protection. The presence of two new Omicron subvariants, designated BA.4 and BA.5, have been confirmed in the Czech Republic by the...
Approximately 1,000 Ukrainian refugees are leaving the Czech Republic every day, but still around 300,000 of the original 350,000 asylum seekers to arrive during the conflict in Ukraine remain in the country, according to Interior Minister Vít Rakušan. Rakušan, who is also the country’s deputy prime minister, also revealed that a similar figure was still arriving in the country on a daily basis, and explained around half of the 50,000 that have departed the Czech Republic actually went home to Ukraine, with others traveling on to other countries, mostly Germany. The Czech interior minister stated that 80-85 percent of refugees have stayed in Czechia while the numbers of arrivals and exits are balanced. It is, however, hard to ascertain an exact number of people leaving because the Czech Republic does not lie on the external Schengen border. “If we now have the idea that 75-80 percent of people are in their places, then this is quite telling. We need to know the conditions of those who want to go to school. That is the most important thing,” commented Rakušan on the issue of obtaining more precise data. “When enrolling in schools, we want to collect additional data, use it to...
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. On a visit to Stockholm on Thursday the Czech foreign minister, Jan Lipavský, said the Czech Republic fully supported Sweden and Finland in their plans to join NATO. . Joint meetings of the Czech and Polish governments are set to take place in Prague on Friday next week, the Prague government announced. The main items on the agenda will be Russian aggression toward Ukraine, energy security and preparations for the Czech presidency of the European Union in the second half of this year. According to Eurostat, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the European Union was 6.2 percent in April, the same as in March. The Czech Republic continues to have the lowest unemployment rate, although it rose by a tenth of a percentage point to 2.4 percent. The German fashion retailer Orsay is leaving the Czech and Slovak markets. Last week, Forbes magazine reported the news, citing anonymous sources familiar with the situation. The company is expected to sell its Czech stores by the end of June and the Slovak ones even...
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 Prague City Hall will close the assistance centre for Ukrainian refugees in Vysocany as of June 15 due to the capital being overburdened and the lacking system of the relocation of refugees to other regions with vacant capacities. . The Czech Republic’s most influential woman is EC Vice-President Vera Jourova. Prague High Prosecutor Lenka Bradacova is the second most influential, followed by Renata Kellnerova, the widow of the PPF group owner Petr Kellner, according to the Forbes magazine’s rating released on Wednesday. The sixth case of monkeypox in the Czech Republic has been confirmed in Prague, the Czech News Agency reported on Wednesday. The person in question is an EU citizen aged 34 who is currently in isolation. PM Petr Fiala will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Tuesday and with Pope Francis in the Vatican next Thursday. In Paris, the topics for discussion will be the EU presidency, which the Czech Republic is taking over from France, and nuclear energy. With the Pope, Fiala will discuss current international...
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. Over 40,670 hectares of forests were planted in the Czech Republic last year, according to data released by Czech Statistics office on Tuesday. That is an increase by 7,000 hectares on the previous year and a record-high figure in the modern history of the country. . The Czech Republic has so far granted 360,370 temporary protection visas to Ukrainian refugees fleeing from the war since its start on February 24, the Interior Ministry tweeted today. Between 75 and 80 percent of the originally registered refugees still stay in the Czech Republic, Interior Minister Vit Rakusan said. “The EU agreement on a partial ban on Russian oil imports is an excellent result for the whole EU and the Czech Republic that will be granted an 18-month exemption from the ban on trading in products made of Russian oil”, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters on Tuesday. The embargo will entail an exception without a time limit for the oil imported through oil pipelines, Fiala said. The German fashion retailer Orsay is leaving the...
What factors will influence transportation in the future? Some believe that ride- and car-sharing will assist in determining the answer. Shared mobility is a cutting-edge transportation approach that allows consumers to receive on-demand, short-term access to various forms of transportation. It can encompass car-sharing, bike-sharing, carpooling, and platform-based travel services, among other modes of transportation. Historically, people could move throughout an urban region in a variety of methods; but new travel options made possible by modern technologies and commercial models have given people even more options. Car-sharing has risen to the forefront of the sharing economy thanks to the convenience of requesting a car from our mobile phones. We spoke on various topics with Mr. Švaříček, the CEO of HoppyGo, a Czech based peer-to-peer P2P car-sharing company. Q: What is the vision of the HoppyGo, and how do you incorporate it into your daily activities? The vision is to offer an affordable, convenient and flexible mobility solution in a few clicks that is environmentally friendly and helps local communities. We fulfill our vision via connecting the owners and drivers via our platform, offering a very flexible mobility offering (starting on one-day rentals all the way up to a year, starting...
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. Reinforced Czech police patrols found another 31 illegal migrants from the Middle East in a van on a border crossing with Slovakia on Friday, police spokesman Petr Jaros told journalists. The van with a Czech licence plate was driven by a man, 35, who may be sentenced up to five years in prison if convicted. . Czechia saw fewer people who drink alcohol daily or once or every other day in 2020 and 2021 and the average amount of consumed alcohol per capita dropped as well, a report by the National Institute of Public Health (SZU) shows today. Nevertheless, one in six Czechs over 15 drank every other day or more frequently, the report reads. The Czech Telecommunication Office (ČTÚ) has prepared a proposal to regulate the Czech mobile phone market. In its analysis, the regulator argues that retailer mobile service prices, especially when it comes to mobile data, is disproportionately higher than the EU average. The Czech Republic’s main public health insurance company, VZP, expects that the influx of 350,000 Ukrainian refugees...
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. A total of 358,048 special visas have been handed out to Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war on their country since it began in late February. Around 75 or 80 percent of the refugees who have registered with the local authorities have remained in the Czech Republic. . The Czech government plans to help citizens cope with fast-rising energy prices by offering them a discount of up to 20 percent, the minister of industry and trade, Jozef Síkela, told the newspaper Právo on Saturday. Mr. Síkela said that the details of the proposal still needed to be worked out. A survey conducted by STEM Trends investigated attitudes among the Czech population towards the information released about the current war in Ukraine. The majority of respondents, nearly 80%, think that the spread of misinformation poses a threat to the nation. On May 27, Delta Air Lines landed back at Prague Airport, restoring the only nonstop service between the Czech Republic and United States. Both the inbound and outbound flights operated at near capacity showing the demand...
According to the Eurostat report, women are significantly more educated than men in the EU Higher education in the European Union is a fact for more and more people, with 2021 reaching an all-time peak for the continent. These are the findings of the most recent Eurostat research on the topic, published this week. According to the data, Ireland leads the pack, with around 50% of people 25 to 74 years having completed higher education, meaning, a university or other higher educational institution. This result is followed by Luxembourg, where that percentage is just under 50 and Cyprus, where this group comprises around 45% of the population. For comparison, the EU average is just above 30%. On the other side of the spectrum with the lowest amount of people having gained tertiary education, Eurostat points to Romania, Italy and the Czech Republic, where higher education levels hover around the 20% mark. This result is particularly low in Romania, in fact, the lowest in the EU, where people with a university degree or an equivalent account for around 18% of the population between 25 and 74. Higher education in the new generation and the 21st century Higher education is increasingly vital for...
A beer label mocking Russia’s President Vladimir Putin — with the Ukrainian words “иди на хуй,” (Go f*ck yourself!) — is now on sale in the Czech Republic. The anti-Putin label is a flagship beer from the Raven Brewery in Pilsen. The brewery’s special drop has an image of the Russian President near the Moskva cruiser sunk by the Ukrainian military. Sea blue and yellow sand symbolize the flag of Ukraine. The cost of beer is CZK 350 for a bottle of 0.7 liters. You can buy it in the brewery’s online store at this link. In addition, Raven will participate in the charitable beer festival “Drink for Ukraine“, which will be held in Prague on June 4. Raven brewery has been actively supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the war – helping with the transportation and accommodation of refugees, and sending humanitarian aid. Raven Brewery Exclusively producing top-fermented ales, at Raven, you can find 20 types of malt and an enormous variety of hops in stock. By combining them, Raven creates a wide range of beers to suit even the fussiest of palettes. There are currently two pubs with the same name. The first is the brewery pub located...
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 state of emergency that has been in effect in Czechia since March 4 in connection with the refugee wave from Ukraine will last 119 days, until the end of June, the coalition government of Petr Fiala confirmed on its website today. . British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will visit the Czech Republic on Friday to attend commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of the Anthropoid Operation killing high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich and meet her Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky. The National Institute of Public Health (SZÚ) has confirmed three further cases of monkeypox in the Czech Republic, bringing the total number up to five. According to the hygienists, all of the individuals live in Prague. The SZÚ stated that all five cases are of a milder variant. Czech National Football Team striker Patrik Schick, who has been playing for Bayer Leverkusen since 2020, has extended his contract with the Bundesliga side until the summer of 2027, the team has announced on its website. Tomáš Zima, the former rector of Charles University,...
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