Highly-trained Ukrainian workers could fill thousands of job vacancies in the Czech arms industry to help meet demand triggered by the war in Ukraine, a Czech defence official said on Monday. The Czech Republic has been one of the top weapons providers to Kyiv among NATO allies since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Deliveries, though, have badly depleted inventories, and officials have warned it could take years to restock. Some Czech arms producers have already signalled that they need to boost their workforce. “(There) will be thousands of jobs,” said Deputy Defence Minister Tomáš Kopečný, suggesting that workers could come from Ukraine, whose own arms industry has been targeted by Russian attacks. “It depends on how the production capacities of Czech companies or the production of joint Czech-Ukrainian arms factories will be increased.” According to him, the agreement was reached during the meeting between Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in October. Besides, according to the deputy minister, these agreements will be beneficial for both parties, as Czech defense industry enterprises lack qualified workers. As an example, the deputy minister gives Tatra company from the Czechoslovak Group holding company that lacks five hundred workers. At the...
Czech Boy and Girl Scouts collected the Bethlehem Light on the Austrian border on Sunday morning. They will now distribute the Peace Light across the country, placing it in churches and various institutions, from where people can light their own lamps. The Bethlehem Light is a Scouting tradition dating back over 30 years. As a symbol of peace and friendship, it is considered a modern symbol of Christmas time. “The message of hope that the flame brings, the light that transcends the darkness, is even more relevant this year than ever before,” said Zuzana Hrbková, a spokeswoman for the Bethlehem Light project. Scout couriers will travel with the flame around the Czech Republic by train. The organizers believe the delivery is possible, as the size of the courier groups will be reduced to a minimum and all volunteers will use protective equipment. The flame is traditionally taken to homes and retirement homes, but these deliveries will be limited this year and all deliveries will be made without contact. The Scouts have been bringing the Bethlehem light to the Czech Republic for 30 years. For their first time, they brought the light under the statue of St. Wenceslas in Prague during...
Czech Boy and Girl Scouts collected the Bethlehem Light on the Austrian border this past weekend. They will now distribute the Peace Light across the country, placing it in churches and various institutions, from where people can light their own lamps. The Bethlehem Light is a Scouting tradition dating back over 30 years. As a symbol of peace and friendship, it is considered a modern symbol of Christmas time. “The message of hope that the flame brings, the light that transcends the darkness, is even more relevant this year than ever before,” said Zuzana Hrbková, a spokeswoman for the Bethlehem Light project. Scout couriers will travel with the flame around the Czech Republic by train. The organizers believe the delivery is possible, as the size of the courier groups will be reduced to a minimum and all volunteers will use protective equipment. The flame is traditionally taken to homes and retirement homes, but these deliveries will be limited this year and all deliveries will be made without contact. The Scouts have been bringing the Bethlehem light to the Czech Republic for 30 years. For their first time, they brought the light under the statue of St. Wenceslas in Prague during...
The authorities of Karlovy Vary, the Czech spa city close to German borders, face criticism for a campaign attracting Russian-speaking tourists. The Russian clientele was crucial, but the number of Russians in Karlovy Vary has dropped significantly due to sanctions. The campaign was intended to be online-only so that it would only appear on computers and phones in Europe and only to people who have Russian set on their devices. Among the suggestions for a suitable slogan was the motto: “Karlovy Vary understands you,” but it was withdrawn later, Deník N reported. Mayor Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová, from the Renew affiliated ANO party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, defends the campaign, saying it targets EU citizens. “It is not aimed at Russia, but at people who live within Europe, most of all in Germany, and only speak Russian,” the mayor told Czech News Agency. “We are not targeting Russians in Russia to come to us. That needs to be differentiated,” she added. Opposition councillors have called on the authorities to end its marketing campaign. “Populations of Russian origin in European countries, traditionally very strongly linked to their homeland, are mostly not actively opposed to the war, and on the contrary, some Russians...
Czech choreographer Yemi A.D. will be among the eight crew members to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s crew on a trip around the Moon next year on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. Four years after announcing that he’d lead an around-the-moon mission aboard SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has named the eight people he wants to fly with him. In 2018, Maezawa said he’d fund a mission aimed at letting creative artists on the level of the late Pablo Picasso or Michael Jackson experience a trip beyond Earth orbit. Some of the people he’s picked are making use of creative channels that didn’t exist when Picasso was in his prime. The eight crew members — and two alternates — were chosen out of more than a million people from 249 countries and regions who registered their interest via Maezawa’s DearMoon website. Here’s the eight primary crew members: Steve Aoki, an electronic dance music artist, DJ and record producer, born in Miami. TOP (Choi Seung Hyun), a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Yemi A.D., a Czech choreographer, art director and actor. (Video) Rhiannon Adam, an Irish-born photographic artist specializing in portraiture and social documentary projects. Tim Dodd, a...
To those who only know Wenceslas from the popular Christmas carol, he is a kind-hearted king helping the poor. To the people of the Czech Republic, he is their patron saint and a national hero. “Good King Wenceslas looked out / On the Feast of Stephen / When the snow lay round about / Deep and crisp and even.” So begins the Christmas carol, first published in 1853 by English hymnwriter John Mason Neale, with the assistance of music editor Thomas Helmore. With a tune from the 13th century – unearthed in the Finnish song book Piae Cantiones, a collection of medieval songs published in 1582 – it tells of a king, Wenceslas, and his page who braved the winter weather to come to the aid of a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (better known now as Boxing Day). Was Wenceslas a king? The first thing to say about the real Wenceslas is that he was not actually a king, but Duke of Bohemia. The Holy Roman Emperor Otto I bestowed the more prestigious title on him posthumously, as well as being made patron saint of the Czech nation. But if the legends are to be believed, it can be...
137,000 new apartments worth almost 1.5 trillion CZK are currently being prepared in Prague. They could bring over 190 billion CZK to the state in VAT alone. In the long term, however, an average of only around 3,500 new apartments are permitted and built in Prague per year. The number of apartments under construction in the metropolis is continuously growing. Year-on-year, the number has increased by 8 thousand to 137 thousand. 60% of them are in Prague 9, 5, and 4. The largest number of apartments (24%) are planned for the long term in Prague 9, where there is land that is not currently in development. “Residential construction tends to be underestimated, yet its potential contribution to the economy is the largest of all segments of the construction industry. Slow permitting not only hinders the development of the entire country, but the state loses billions in taxes. He is profiting greatly from the new construction. Each new apartment in Prague brings the state an average of 1.5 million crowns in VAT alone,” points out the founder and head of Central Group Dušan Kunovský. Last year, a record number of more than 8,000 apartments in apartment buildings were approved in the Czech capital...
Winter is arriving across the Czech Republic as night temperatures are expected to plummet to -7C at night in parts of the country and sleet, frost and snow are forecast for some areas. During the upcoming weekend, the thermometers will vary from +1 to -3°C depending on the region, report the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. According to the forecast, on Sunday, December 11, there will be snowfall all over the country with up to 20 centimeters in the eastern regions. Showers are forecast for northern and eastern parts of the country, with snow beginning to accumulate on hills in the north. The next week will be marked by the arrival of severe frosts. On Monday, December 12, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute forecasts snowfall again across the whole country. Night temperatures will range from -3 to -7°C, while during the day the temperature will not exceed the freezing point. Over the next few days (until December 18), night temperatures will gradually fall to -15°C, while during the day temperatures will range from 0 to -5°C. “In the case of wet snow, there may be damages to trees and power lines and power outages. While traveling, it is recommended to follow traffic information...
Which habit do Europeans find the hardest to give up? With lifelong habits taking an iron will to give up, experts at ICE Headshop utilised online analytics tool SEMrush to analyse phrases for the most common habits to establish which Europeans were trying to conquer most. Furthermore, Helen Norbury, Lifecoach and wellbeing expert, offer their expertise on how to kick your bad habits to the curb. Of the 40 European countries analysed 28 find smoking to be their hardest habit to give up, with combined online searches of 850,440 each year from Europeans hoping to find tips on breaking their nicotine habit. The United Kingdom (166,440), Turkey (124,560) and Spain (122,040) were among the top searchers. Czech Republic’s hardest habit is also smoking, with 18,360 searches. Alcohol is the second hardest habit to give up and features in the top results for many European countries, but is the hardest habit to break for just seven. Combined online searches for quitting alcohol reach over 312,000 annually. Bulgaria (2,040), Italy (32,760) and Lithuania (3,120) among those who find alcohol the hardest to part with. Dan Currey, Director at ICEHeadshop.co.uk, commented on the findings: “Understanding your health and behavioural patterns is important when navigating personal habits and exploring how to...
A unique piece by Ludwig van Beethoven is finally set to be returned to the heirs of its original owners. The manuscript ended up in the archives of the Moravian Museum in Brno to protect it from being stolen by the Nazis, as the Petscheks, once the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia, fled the country to escape the Holocaust. The museum kept the autograph of the 4th movement of the string quartet in B-flat Major, op. 130 — a highly valued late quartet by the German composer — in its collections for more than 80 years. Now, a local restitution law on the property stolen by the Nazis is making the return possible. For the first time, the Moravian Museum curators have put the score on display for five days before it is set to be handed over to the Petschek family. “The item itself has a fascinating collecting story,” says curator Simona Sindlarova. “The whole story reflects the history of Central Europe in the last 200 years.” High-stakes lie to Nazis works, saves the manuscript Details about how the family, whose wealth came mainly from the mining industry and business in the banking sector, acquired the piece after...
Training of Ukrainian servicemen has begun in the Czech city of Libavá. The Armed Forces of the Czech Republic reported about this. For better interaction, Czech teachers were assigned translators. “The aim is for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to be able to independently conduct combat operations and effectively defend their territory and sovereignty. We do this for our protection as well,” the Czech military said. According to the proposal of the Czech government, five four-week training sessions must be held by the end of next year. Up to 800 Ukrainian servicemen can take part in each training. The training in Libavá was approved by Czech deputies last week. The Czech Senate also supported sending Czech military personnel to train Ukrainians in other EU countries. The Czech Republic will be able to send up to 55 military personnel to participate in the EU mission to train the Ukrainian military. The training is conducted on the basis of a bilateral agreement between the governments of the Czech Republic and Ukraine. In the future, according to the documents, they may transfer to the EU mission, which may reimburse the Czech Republic for part of the costs, estimated at 975 million Czech korunas (about $36...
UNESCO has decided to include in its representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity the Czech “timber rafting” tradition. The multinational application “Timber Rafting” was made by six countries – Austria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, Spain and Germany. The craft, dating back to the 14th century, involves the transport of wood by waterways from areas rich in woodland to those in which it is scarcer. Timber rafting had a long tradition in the Czech lands, ranking among highly respected and recognised, but also dangerous professions. According to most sources, the first historical mention of timber rafting on the Vltava River dates back as far as medieval times. At the time, the biggest source of timber, needed for the construction of houses, was in South and Southwest Bohemia, and the fastest way to deliver the logs to different destinations was the river. Rafting on the Vltava ended after the Second World War when a cascade system of dams was built on the river. The timber rafting tradition received a very positive assessment from experts, who said it demonstrates the close connection of man with nature and the rational use of natural resources, which is fully in line with the European course towards sustainable development....
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