Who else could open a unique ice cream showroom and museum in Prague than Honza Hochsteiger, an enthusiastic expert on the entire history of ice cream production? After four long years of hard work, the owner of the Crème de la Crème ice cream parlour is opening an exceptional place where visitors can see dozens of beautiful objects from the history of ice cream, a working replica of the original ice cream bar, and two historic ice cream laboratories. The space offers more than 200 exhibits. The most valuable treasures of the museum are the Czech Frigera ice cream makers, which are not exhibited in any other museum in the world. On the other hand, the oldest are the Baroque ice cream recipe books – Francois Massialotte’s book dates from 1693, in its original and pristine condition. “The museum must be fun, but above all, it must be educational, which is why we have set up a section dedicated to refrigeration technology and a working model of an ice cream machine in a section. Part of the exhibition is interactive – visitors can run several ice cream machines themselves to see how the machines that wrote the history of the ice...
The Czech Philharmonic’s regular open-air Concert will take place on June 26 at the end of this year’s season. The event will take place once again at Hradčanské náměstí, opposite Prague Castle. Musicians under the direction of conductor Petr Altrichter will perform works by outstanding Czech classical musicians such as Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich and Vitezslav Novák. The concert will start at 20:15. Admission to the open air concert is free. However, limited seating is available, and no reservations are possible. Most of the audience is standing. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is the best known and most respected symphonic orchestra in the Czech Republic. It was founded 127 years ago in Prague. In 2008 it was listed among the 20 best orchestras in the world by English magazine Gramophone. The Czech Philharmonic has won many awards, ten Grand Prix du Disque de l’Académie Charles Cros, five Grand Prix du disque de l’Académie française and several Cannes Classical Awards. It was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2005, and also two Wiener Flötenuhr awards, with Pavel Štěpán, Zdeněk Mácal and Václav Neumann (1971 and 1982) (Supraphonline). Program: Antonín Dvořák Festive March, Op. 54a (6′) Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor, Op. 46 (3′) Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op....
The Czech cabinet yesterday approved a preliminary draft of the state budget, expected to run a deficit of CZK 235 billion, with revenues expected to be CZK 1.899 billion and expenditures CZK 2.134 billion, Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) told reporters. Seven activists from the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany occupied an excavator in the Bilina coal mine in the early hours of this morning, and the operation of the mine was stopped for safety reasons, Severoceske doly mining company spokesman Lukas Kopecky told CTK. Czechia has fallen in the World Economic Forum’s global gender equality index, the Czech News Agency reported on Thursday. The country is currently ranked 101st out of 146 countries, 25 places lower than it was last year. Its sudden slump is mainly down to its low score in the area of equal representation of men and women in politics. The multinational online retailer Amazon opened a new distribution centre in the small town of Kojetín in the Olomouc Region on Monday. The 50,000 square-metre centre should employ up to 2,000 people, the company said. Czechia is not in a conventional war with Russia, but it is engaged in an information war, Czech President Petr Pavel said in...
The 11th annual gathering of VESPA owners and fans is the largest and now legendary festival of the Italian scooters in the Czech Republic. It will take place from 23 to 25 June in Prague in the HG Sport Sportcentru Troja, right by the Vltava River. The ride, organised by the Vespa Club Prague, started in Prague’s Holešovice district and continued across the Letná plain to the district of Žižkov. Some participants have brand new Vespas, while others are looking after their scooters for years carefully. Several fans drive even historical Vespa scooters from the 1950s. The scooter’s name means “wasp” in Italian as its engine sounds like a wasp’s buzzing. Others point to the scooter’s shape that resembles this black-yellow insect. Keep watching this event on Facebook PragoVespa 2023, Instagram vespaclubpraha or on this website, there will be more information to come. Programme Friday, June 23, 2023 3p.m. Open reception, registration of participants 6 p.m. Nightvesping I – evening group ride – registration at reception 7p.m.-? Musical programme DJs – Brothers in basic Dillon Werry Band in concert Free entertainment 10 p.m. Nightvesping Il – night group ride – registration at reception Saturday, June 24, 2023 8-10am. Breakfast, open reception, registration of participants (only...
The Czech government agreed to give the green light to ratify the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence on Wednesday, sending the document to the Chamber of Deputies for a decision. The Czech Republic is among a minority of six EU countries, including Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania, that have not yet ratified the document. The Czech Republic is the only country from the group where the debate on the convention is moving towards adoption. “We have approved the ratification of the Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Violence at the governing cabinet meeting. Any step that helps prevent sexualised violence and violence against women is a good step,” Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (STAN) tweeted after Wednesday’s government meeting. “The Convention should also contribute to the more sensitive treatment of victims. I hope that it will soon pass the Chamber of Deputies,” Rakušan added. The Czech Republic signed the Istanbul convention in 2016, but parliament was never allowed to vote on it until now. Whether the document will pass parliament remains uncertain as the current Czech five-party coalition government remains divided, while centrist parties – STAN, Czech Pirates (Greens/EFA affiliated) and...
Today, June 21, Prague Transport Company has dispatched a tram with a unique design in Ukrainian national colors. On its side are QR codes that allow people to send money to help Ukraine. The funds are collected by the United24 platform, a centralized place to collect donations for the war-torn country. It will run around Prague for at least 6 months. The campaign is currently running in other European cities such as Vienna, The Hague, and Riga. The aim of the fundraising platform is to become a centralized point for collecting donations in support of Ukraine. The money is then transferred to the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and relevant ministries. Thanks to the contributions, the United24 platform has managed to raise $359,909,505 as of 21 June (about CZK 8 billion). The money is going towards the reconstruction of the country, humanitarian aid, demining, or defense against Russian genocide. According to Zdeněk Hřib, Deputy Mayor for Transport, this is not the first or last step Prague is taking to help. Immediately after the conflict began, Prague sent aid through People in Need. Subsequently, it tried to provide support and comfort to Ukrainian refugees in the capital. However, to enable...
Number of Czechs who support the right of homosexuals to adopt children and enter into a registered partnership or marriage has increased over the past four years, suggests a poll by the CVVM. 83% of respondents are in favour of a registered partnership between homosexuals, while 58% said gay people should have equal rights to marry. The Czech government on Wednesday agreed to continue the process of ratifying the Istanbul Convention on combatting violence against women. The cabinet has sent the document to a vote in the lower house of Czech Parliament. The statues of three apostles that were damaged by vandals last July have returned to Prague’s Astronomical Clock after undergoing a renovation that cost CZK 35,000. Last year a vandal broke the glass door separating the room with the apostles from the chapel and damaged the statues of St. Philip, St. Thomas and Jude the Apostle. The multinational online retailer Amazon opened a new distribution centre in the small town of Kojetín in the Olomouc Region on Monday. The 50,000 square-metre centre should employ up to 2,000 people, the company said. Slovak President Zuzana Caputova told journalists yesterday that she does not intend to seek re-election...
The idea of a lower VAT rate on products made from recycled materials, which could be applied at the EU level, will be presented by Czech Environment Minister Petr Hladík at the meeting of EU environment ministers on Tuesday. Currently, EU law does not allow member states to reduce VAT on products made from recycled materials. However, the Czech Republic wants to introduce a reduced 12% VAT on these products as a part of a tax package aiming to consolidate public finances. The lower rate must be allowed at the EU level for such a move. According to the minister, the reduced VAT should be applied to all plastic products made from recycled materials, including toys, hygiene tools, daily necessities, snow rakes, flower pots, and even building materials. “These are also materials that today end up either in landfills or incinerators that we can recycle for use in the municipal sector, such as benches or urban furniture,” Hladík told Czech media on Monday. The minister said possibly including products made from secondary raw materials at a lower rate would encourage the development of a circular economy. At the same time, it would increase the motivation of end customers to use...
Food stalls, bistros, cafés and restaurants are all still short of staff. According to the Association of Small Businesses, there are up to 20 percent fewer restaurant staff than four years ago. Currently, the chance to find a job or a temporary job in the industry is not difficult. The interest in hospitality jobs has waned since before the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic changed the image of the industry. The connection that restaurant jobs can bring has been seriously underestimated in the wake of the pandemic. For young people, starting their working lives, hospitality is the perfect opportunity to gain experience with customer service and teamwork. Luboš Kastner from the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and Entrepreneurs says all hospitality jobs are understaffed at the moment but most of the pain comes in the kitchen with chefs and kitchen professions, like line cooks particularly understaffed. These are professions that require a certain education and craft so they cannot be temporary workers, says Kastner. There is also a lack of front of house servers. Since servers can be trained on the job, these positions do not require as much experience as the kitchen staff. The temporary work that is available...
The United States is to donate USD 8.2 million to support refugees from Ukraine and organisations that help them in Czechia. The amount is part of over USD 107 million that the US is giving to European countries to provide assistance to people who have fled Ukraine since it was attacked by Russia. It would have taken on average 16.6 years for people to earn enough money to buy a new apartment in Prague with an area of 70 square metres in the first quarter of this year, according to developers Central Group. In the third quarter of last year it would have taken 16.4 years, going by the company’s CG-Index. Hollywood star Robin Wright will attend the closing ceremony of this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the organisers said on Tuesday. The US actress, known for such works as Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride and House of Cards, will receive the festival’s President’s Award. Prague City Councillors approved a commitment to adopting quality standards for specialised social services for victims of domestic and gender-based violence. The commitment was announced in a joint memorandum with the ProFem centre for victims of domestic and sexual violence, the...
Starlink, the satellite-based ISP model owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has reportedly launched commercial services in the Czech Republic, according to online portal ISP.page. The service, which promises broadband internet access in remote and rural areas, is tipped to have a significant impact on internet connectivity in a country where over 300,000 households currently lack access to high speed internet services. The ISP claims to provide customers with download speeds of up to 150Mbps and uploads of a maximum 30Mbps with low latency and good reliability, while satellite news agency TS2 notes that the cost of the equipment and access charges – current pricing for the Starlink kit, which includes a satellite dish and modem, is USD499, with a monthly subscription fee of USD99 – could limit its initial take-up. Starlink the newcomer began developing the platform back in 2021, claiming it would deliver reliable ‘5G’ connectivity in remote locations with poor ground cable infrastructure. The link is provided from a network of more than 1,500 satellites brought into space by SpaceX, and provides an alternative to fibre-optics/cables in the ground or mobile broadband from wireless operators. Until now, however, the service has been very much limited to select testing at the pre-commercial level....
The historic boutique hotel The Mozart Prague has always been a place where art and music were born. Whether it was in the past, when the hotel was still the Pachta Palace and the culture of Mozart’s time was supported by the Pachta family, to the present, when the Ott family, the current owners of the hotel and great lovers of art in every form, continue this centuries-old tradition. The magnificent 400-year-old courtyards inside the hotel offer magical seating areas where the general public, not only hotel guests, can enjoy delicious food, wine or just a cup of coffee, but also again art and music. And all this in the best location in the city centre, just a few minutes walk from the Charles Bridge. Throughout the summer, the courtyards will host a cultural programme full of concerts, from classical music to jazz or swing. You name it. The main star of the Music And Art Courtyard Festival will be the well known contemporary artist David Strauss, who will surprise with very unexpected artistic achievements in different locations of the hotel. His first modern fresco has already been painted on one of the walls of the first courtyard and another will soon be added to the walls of the hotel...
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