A girl was raped at Letenské sady, Prague 7, on Friday night. Police officers are investigating the case and searching for the perpetrator, but they have not provided further details to avoid jeopardizing the outcome of the search. They are asking any witnesses to call 158. Matěj Paprčiak, a well-known model and participant in Survivor 2022, who is also the partner of Eva Holubová’s daughter, drew attention to the case on his social networks. “Girls, beware! A girl was brutally raped on Letná on Friday night. I’m sharing this because she was a close friend, and it deeply affected us,” he wrote on Instagram. “If anyone saw a person acting suspiciously after midnight in the area of the Letná steps or on Letná or somewhere around the Štefánikov Bridge or the Čechov Bridge, please contact the police,” he added. According to his information, the man was very tall (close to two meters), with short dreadlocks and wearing white trousers. According to a statement by police spokesman Richard Hrdina, Prague detectives are intensively investigating and searching for the perpetrator. However, he did not disclose any further details. “We cannot provide more specific information at the moment to ensure the success of...
The Prague Rocks Festival, now in its fourth year, is one of the most important music events in the Czech Republic, with the biggest stars of the guitar scene taking to the stage. On Wednesday, June 21, the second part of this year’s one-day festival Prague Rocks will take place at Letňany Airport. Maroon 5, one of the most famous bands today, which has become famous for its many hits, boasts the unmistakable lead singer Adam Levine. Another major headliner is the author of hits like Hollaback Girl and Rich Girl, Gwen Stefani, with her only performance in Europe. British singer Rag&Bone Man returns to Prague after last year’s cancelled tour. He will once again perform hits from his most famous album Human. James Bay, who already knows Letňany Airport from 2018, when he performed as a guest at Ed Sheeran’s concert, will come with his latest album Leap. The Australian star Delta Goodrem, who is known not only for her singing career but also as a judge on The Voice, will present herself to the Czech audience for the first time. Vojtěch Dyk will present his latest project D.Y.K., which is unconventionally focused on soul, funk and jazz. And...
The Czech minister of the environment, Petr Hladík, will propose a lower VAT rate on products made from recycled material at a meeting of the EU’s Environment Council in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Mr. Hladík said he would push for the change in response to an EU directive barring individual member states from cutting VAT on recycled goods. A Prague street called after Red Army commander Ivan Konev is to be renamed, following a City Hall vote on Monday. The proposal had come from the Prague 3 district, which said it wanted to rename the present Koněvova St. as Hartigova, after Karel Hartig, the first mayor of the local Žižkov district. The Czech Confederation of Trade Unions is planning four protest actions against the government’s austerity programme by the start of July. The head of the unions umbrella body, Josef Středula, told reporters on Monday that if their demands were not met his members would hold more demonstrations in September. 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. Czech Republic...
On Monday, city councillors approved the renaming, and starting from October, the street will be known as Hartigova Street, in honor of the first mayor of Žižkov. The proposal to rename Koněvova Street was endorsed by Prague 3 councillors last year and received a recommendation from the municipality’s local history commission. The renaming of the street will necessitate document updates for local residents, and businesses will also incur additional costs. The complexity of administrative procedures was one of the primary reasons why the majority of locals, who expressed their opinions in a poll last year, rejected the renaming. However, the replacement of identification cards will be offered free of charge, and individuals will have a six-month period to complete the process. Approximately 5,000 people will be affected by this change. “We are aware that the process of exchanging identification cards may be seen as a complication or an additional task by the residents of the current Koněvova Street. Therefore, the City Hall has made every effort to ensure that this task is as simple as possible, without any waiting times or fees. Additionally, we will employ all available means to provide timely and comprehensive information on all essential aspects,” stated...
Prague 1 and the City Hall have collaborated on a plan to reduce traffic congestion in the city center. Their latest proposal involves the implementation of measures to regulate traffic passing through specific streets near the Vltava River, including the introduction of a daily fee of 200 CZK for non-residents and transit traffic. The initial phase of the plan focuses on implementing a toll system for entering certain streets around the Vltava River. According to Vojtěch Ryvola, Prague 1 councilor for transportation (ANO), they have chosen to begin with a small area: Divadelní and Smetanovo nábřeží on the right side of the river, and Karmelitská Street on the left side. Ryvola highlights the importance of thoroughly testing the entire system before expanding the toll area, and mentions that there are several exemption requests to be considered. Starting with a limited approach allows them to address any concerns and resolve any issues before proceeding. Residents with parking permits, permit holders, the integrated emergency system, visitors, and patients of the Hospital under Petřín will be granted exemptions. The fee for others is set at 200 CZK for a 24-hour period, while drivers using the roads along the Vltava River will be required...
Unemployment in Czechia fell by one percentage point month-on-month to 3.5 percent in May, according to data released by the national Office of Labour on Thursday. At the end of last month almost 254,000 people in the country were out of work. The number of vacant positions rose slightly, reaching over 285,000. The toll on Czech motorways could increase by 10 to 15 percent from next March, Transport Minister Martin Kupka said in an interview for Czech Television on Sunday, adding that the increase is needed to cover the investments in transport infrastructure. The production of passenger cars in Czechia increased by 23.7% in the first five months of 2023, amounting to 595,580 vehicles. 12% were electric cars, with 52,668 electric vehicles and 20,128 plug-in hybrids produced by car manufacturers. Škoda Auto, increased production by 34.4% to 375,981 cars, of which 11% were battery-powered. Czechia still does not fully implement most of the recommendations on how preventing corruption among MPs, judges and prosecutors, and lacks a law on lobbying, a code of ethics for MPs, or enforceable rules on accepting gifts and other benefits, according to a report presented today by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group GRECO....
Prague is the best region to live in the Czech Republic again this year, followed by the Hradec Kralove Region and the Vysocina Region, according to the Place to Live survey carried out by the Databank agency. Karlovy Vary Region was the worst region. The thirteenth edition of the comparative survey, known as Place to Live (Místo pro život), revealed these rankings. The survey was conducted by the analytical agency Datank and sponsored by the company Communa, which awarded the winning regions. Various social and environmental parameters, as well as resident satisfaction, were assessed in this research. The survey encompassed areas such as ecology and the environment, childcare, education, and safety. Prague was commended for its exceptional health and social care, which can be attributed to its high number of doctors and dentists, low average morbidity rate, and lengthy life expectancy. Additionally, Prague boasts highly regarded universities and outstanding performance by students in state matriculation exams for Czech and mathematics. Infrastructure and the job market also received high marks, with the city offering the highest average wages. However, the survey revealed that the capital city faces challenges in terms of ecology and safety. The city exhibits the lowest proportion of...
Thanks to Google’s new maps feature, you can take a closer look at Prague Castle. Immersive View brings digital models of cities, including virtual visits to landmarks and other iconic places. Developers at Google have billions of Street View and aerial images with which to compose their maps. This year, they introduced a new feature that’s largely thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. They have been able to create a realistic digital model of the world from available data. They have now expanded it to include four new cities as well as 500 landmarks around the world. With your phone, you can see what the Acropolis in Athens, the Colosseum in Rome, and Prague Castle look like from every angle. Maybe you’re planning a trip to Paris and want to go to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica. With Google Maps, you can both virtually “hover” over the building and see where the main entrance is. Using the timeline, you can then explore how the site changes at different times of the day and what the weather forecast looks like. In addition, if the necessary data is available, you can also take a look inside the surrounding restaurants and cafés – and make...
The Neo-Renaissance Stránov Château is situated in the village of Jizerní Vtelno near Mladá Boleslav in Central Bohemia. However, the interiors and exteriors are currently undergoing partial reconstructions. You can take a guided tour through the château interiors or climb up the Gothic castle tower with a beautiful view of the River Jizera valley. The original castle was built between 1463 and 1468 by Jaroš of Svojovice. The period is represented by the well-preserved distinctive stone tower. At that time, the castle was the centre of a relatively large property that was in the 2nd half of the 16th century in the possession of the Berka family from Dubá. It was at that time that the original castle was completely changed – rebuilt in the Renaissance style: the renovation was completed at the beginning of the 17th century. The last stage of the renovation, in the late Renaissance style, was carried out on the order of Vilém Slavata of Chlum. The look of the chateau was then maintained until the mid 18th century, when (in 1746) the family of Příchovský from Příchovice took the assets into their possession. In 1767, Jan Příchovský had a new church built on the premises...
The City of Prague plans to enter into negotiations with Interior Minister Vít Rakušan regarding Czech Post’s proposed sale of buildings on Jindřišská and Moravská streets. Despite multiple rounds of negotiations, Czech Post remains committed to selling these buildings through an e-auction, a decision that city authorities believe is not in the best interest of Prague or the Czech Republic. “The news that Czech Post plans to offer the Jindřišská building through an e-auction, instead of a direct sale to the capital as previously discussed, came as a surprise,” stated Prague Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda. “We are analyzing the situation and preparing for all possible options. However, we strongly prefer negotiations for a direct sale, which would be clearly in the public interest of the city and the country. That’s why I have requested a joint meeting with Minister of the Interior Vít Rakušan and Czech Post management to find a win-win solution as soon as possible.” Mayor Svoboda expects the meeting to take place no later than the next Prague council meeting, which is scheduled for next Thursday. According to the city, selling the buildings through an e-auction does not align with the public interest, as acquiring the properties would...
Czech banks and building societies provided new mortgage loans at a value of CZK 12.3 billion in May, which was a month-on-month rise of 17 percent, according to data released by an industry body on Thursday. The interest rate on fresh mortages rose almost imperceptibly, from 5.89 percent in April to 5.9 percent last month President Petr Pavel could appoint Marek Vyborný of the Christian Democrats as minister of agriculture on June 29. Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Thursday that he and the president had provisionally agreed on that date. The Czech Olympic Committee has proposed that athletes from Russia or Belarus sign declarations condemning aggression against any states before being allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics under a neutral flag. The position drafted by a committee expert group was presented to the media on Thursday. Prague city has allocated 165 million CZK to update its public lighting system, reducing energy consumption and improving road safety. The renovation will replace old sodium lamps with modern and more efficient LED lights and include the smartification of public lighting. Czechia has made a donation of equipment worth CZK 6.5 million to a maternity hospital in Zambia. The...
The long-criticized Czech Agriculture Minister Zdeněk Nekula is set to be dismissed from his post later on Wednesday after a less than satisfactory performance in recent months, which was not helped by rising food prices. Government officials called an extraordinary press conference in the Chamber of Deputies for 2:30 p.m. where they are expected to announce that Nekula will be replaced by former KDU-ČSL party chairman, Marek Výborný. The move has been in the pipeline for several weeks, according to sources cited by the Echo 24 news outlet. Nekula has faced public criticism, and members of his own party have expressed concern over what they consider to be insufficient efforts by the agriculture minister in lowering food prices. Nekula sought to assert his position in a press conference on Tuesday in which he explained that food prices were 14.5 percent higher year-over-year in May, compared to almost 25 percent back in January. He did concede, however, that this doesn’t tell the whole story, revealing that staple food items continue to rise at considerable speed. “Some foods have even become more expensive compared to April,” he told the press, citing meat, dairy products, and vegetables as examples. Other critics took issue...
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