The Czech Republic’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in April, in line with expectations, figures from the labor office showed Wednesday. The unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in April, down from 3.7 percent in March. In the same month last year, the jobless rate was 3.3 percent. There were 261,700 unemployed people in April, compared to 273,500 a month ago. The labor office reported that by the end of April, job offices had registered a total of 284,530 vacancies. According to the latest Eurostat data, the Czech Republic still has the lowest unemployment rate in the entire European Union. Youth unemployment In March 2023, 2.763 million young persons (under 25) were unemployed in the EU, of whom 2.264 million were in the euro area. In March 2023, the youth unemployment rate was 14.3% both in the EU and in the euro area, down from respectively 14.5% and 14.4% in the previous month. Compared with February 2023, youth unemployment decreased by 33 thousand in the EU and by 14 thousand in the euro area. Compared with March 2022, youth unemployment increased by 105 thousand in the EU and by 91 thousand in the euro area. Unemployment by sex In March 2023, the unemployment rate...
Czech President Petr Pavel has said he supports the creation of an international war crimes tribunal to hold Russia accountable for its atrocities in Ukraine, he said in a video address posted on Twitter on May 9. “It is important to investigate these crimes, which is why I unequivocally support the creation of the tribunal,” Pavel said. “It is a key step on the road to both peace and justice,” he went on to say. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at an online summit of the Core Group international coalition of May 9 dedicated to the issue of establishing a special tribunal to investigate numerous Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine. All 37 participants of the summit “confirmed their resolve to hold Russia’s top leadership accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote later on Twitter. The European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have also voted to support the creation of a special international tribunal. On Monday, May 8, Mr. Pavel and other leading state representatives honoured the victims of the Second World War at Prague’s Vítkov memorial on the occasion of the anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. In his speech, the president compared the conflict to...
All-female band Vesna have made it as one of the 26 artists who will be competing in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Liverpool. The girl group, representing Czechia in the contest, are among the top 10 performers from Tuesday night’s semi-final, along with Sweden, Norway, and Israel. The Czech government has introduced a clear definition of domestic violence, set to take effect next year. Almost 30% of women and 12% of men in Czechia have experienced domestic violence. The new definition identifies domestic violence as acts committed against a victim that affect their physical or mental integrity, freedom, dignity. Unemployment in Czechia fell slightly last month from 3.7 percent in March to 3.6 percent in April, according to data published on Wednesday by the Labour Office. There were 11,800 fewer people out of work than in the previous month, with 261,700 people unemployed overall. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala received the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, with military honours on Wednesday afternoon at his official residence in Prague. Bilateral relations, the EU, energy cooperation and new technologies were some of the topics on the meeting agenda. The government has exceeded its aim of saving at least CZK 70 billion from the state budget, environment...
In case you are a food lover or you would like to try out some different tastes, you will have a unique opportunity to do so this Sunday at Karlín food truck festival! Let yourself be carried away by the aroma and taste of quality dishes and unusual ingredients. A great selection of food and drink from the best gastronomic professionals awaits you. Mexicali Taco truck, Mac’s cart, Take Eat EZ, Nabu sandwich, WoW bar and MATE’S Pizza truck. This is just a small taste of what you can look forward to. The whole day is going to be accompanied by Dobré Ráno Blues Band starting at 12:00pm and an exclusive live set by DJ Hlava. As always, the organizers will have creative workshops and other accompanying programs for children. Venue: Karlín Market, Karlínské náměstí, Prague 8 Date: 14 May 2023, 11:00 – 19:00 Admission: FREE Find all the updates on the official FB event
In March of this year, the price of sugar in the Czech Republic rose by 98% compared to 2022, making it the most expensive in the European Union. Monthly data shows that this increase has been steady since August 2021, with inflation rates for February and March 2023 reaching 61%. This means that the average sugar prices in these two months were 61% higher than during the same months of the previous year. Czechia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, and Latvia observed the highest annual inflation rates for sugar, with an increase of 98%, 97%, 82%, 72%, and 70% respectively, while substantial, though lesser, increases were also recorded in Luxembourg (19%), Belgium (35%), Bulgaria (36%), and Ireland (37%). Hungary had the smallest increase in sugar prices by 17%. The rise in sugar prices is partly due to gas prices demanded by sugar mills during their production process. According to Eurostat, the gas price in the Czech Republic was the highest in the EU during the latter half of the previous year, increasing by 231% YoY, while it was only by about 30% in Hungary. A limitation on sugar prices imposed by the Hungarian government as part of its anti-inflation strategy earlier last...
Holeovice Market invites you to another of its gastronomic events, this time with a focus on Ukrainian delicacies. On Thursday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 22 p.m. you can attend the second annual UKA UKRAJINU, a successful Ukrainian gastronomic festival. There will be plenty of half-moon shaped dumplings called vareniki, popular cabbage rolls filled with minced meat and rice with tomato sauce golubky, soups, and sweets. The first edition of the festival, which drew 4,000 people, was a huge success last year. “The main purpose of the festival is to celebrate the neighborhood.” Whether in the sense of being Ukrainian, the Czech Republic’s largest minority, or of two mutually close countries that have come together considerably more forcefully in the last two years. We wish to showcase the best of Ukrainian culinary available in the Czech Republic,” said Michal Tošovský, Program Director of the Holešovice Market Hall. Visitors will be able to purchase jewellery and accessories symbolizing Ukrainian traditions by Ally Pecherskaya or make a donation to help those affected by the conflict through the Refugee Aid Organisation. You can also look forward to a musical program because, at the same time, the #5PROSTOR music series will take place in the Market Hall....
Czech President Petr Pavel will receive Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura (ODS) at Prague Castle on Wednesday morning to discuss the government’s budget consolidation package, the Finance Ministry announced. According to its earlier statements, the bill could include around 60 austerity measures. A new bill on domestic violence is designed to establish a consistent approach to domestic violence victims between the courts, police and child social and legal protection authorities, who presented the draft legislation today. The bill will embed a definition of domestic violence, lacking in Czech legislation until now. Czech Parliament approves amendment to make removing illegal billboards from highways and roads easier. Companies exploiting loopholes and renting unauthorized ad spaces will now face immediate removal of their structures. The Ministry of Transport aims to enforce existing rules more efficiently and maintain road safety. Czechia’s automobile production saw a year-on-year rise by 42 percent in March and grew by more than 10 percent when compared to February, according to data published by the Czech Statistics Agency this Tuesday. This was largely down to an improvement in the deliveries of necessary parts. A travelling outdoor exhibition called Faces of the CITES Convention is coming to Prague Zoo, and was...
The expat artist collective FRUIT JUICE COLLECTIVE are excited to announce their upcoming exhibition WTF Is Going On, featuring ten brand new paintings from members Vinny Bonger, Big Kill and Kilo Blimp. The exhibition opens May 12 at the recently rebranded Bistro Tri in Vinohrady, and will be celebrated with an opening event from 18:00 – 22:00. FRUIT JUICE COLLECTIVE was formed in 2022 by three expat artists with a mission to make art more accessible and to establish a more vibrant community for creative people living in Prague. They collaborate frequently with local businesses like Bistro Tri, Version Coffee and more to host events. WTF Is Going On will be their sixth exhibition, and their third at Bistro Tri. During their first year of meeting, they held five exhibitions, and painted two murals both in Breda Shopping Centre, Opava, and Young Dust Vintage Store in Prague. Now, they have (4) exhibitions lined up until the end of 2023 , including at Skautsky Institut in early June where they will be donating a painting to raise money for Czech women’s charity, Jako Doma. Following that they have two murals commissioned by PRE and the Prague 3 Municipality on two huge...
Czech lawmakers have launched a proposal to remove the sterilisation requirement for legal gender transition, but progress to lift society-wide prejudices is slow. The Czech Republic is one of the few European Union countries to continue to require a sterilisation procedure before a trans person can legally change their gender. This, despite the European Court of Human Rights officially declaring such state-imposed requirements to be a form torture. Leaders of the country were largely undisturbed by this comment, believing that legalising registered partnerships – as well as an interrupted attempt to legalise same-sex marriage – were more important to the LGBT community. But with more and more European countries lifting the sterilisation requirement over the years, the Czech Republic remains the westernmost EU member state to still officially demand the procedure. A bill has now been proposed by the Ministry of Justice to change this, despite the government’s strong conservative leanings. The draft still needs to be passed by both houses of parliament and be signed by the president before it can be enforced. In the Czech Republic you have to go to a sexologist if you want to start transitioning. Kryštof Stupka, an activist and member of the government’s...
Czech President Petr Pavel said in his interview with the Guardian that he had warned the leadership of Ukraine against a rushed counteroffensive. He added that while Ukrainian top military commanders “still have a feeling that they do not have everything to start successfully an operation,” a poorly planned counteroffensive could turn into a disaster. Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and members of the Sokol organisation were among those who gathered on Monday to commemorate the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Czechoslovakia at the Red Army memorial at Prague’s Olšany Cemetery on Monday. Acclaimed Czech mezzosopranist Soňa Červená has died at the age of 97, Czech Television reported on Monday. Červená dated the start of her career back to the times of the so-called interwar avant-garde Prague Free Theatre period, during which she performed alongside the famous dramatists Jiří Voskovec and Jan Werich. Czechia’s President Petr Pavel and other leading state representatives honoured the victims of the Second World War at Prague’s Vítkov memorial on Monday on the occasion of the anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, celebrated in Czechia as Victory Day. Vesna, the Czech girl group...
Prague Airport is preparing for a strong summer season, during which, according to current estimates, it expects to handle over three million passengers. Passengers should get ready for their flight ahead of time and arrive at the airport at least two hours before departure. “A demanding summer season is again upon us. We have been getting ready for this for a long time. We launched a recruitment campaign and invited interested parties to two recruitment days at the airport, during which we presented various job positions to them,” Jiří Pos, Chairman of the Prague Airport Board of Directors, said. “We work closely with travel agencies and inform passengers on how to best prepare for their departure. We are also launching projects which will make the demanding summer traffic easier for us in the coming years, for example, replacements of X-rays at security screening points,” he added. The recruitment campaign covers job positions across the entire airport. Applicants can find all open positions on the Prague Airport’s website pracenaletisti.jobs.cz. “It has proven useful for us to provide passengers with information on how to prepare for their departure well in advance. We are therefore running our extensive educational campaign again this year, asking passengers...
Microbreweries and their specialties are gaining increasing popularity among Czech beer lovers. Due to their significantly lower production compared to large breweries, they can experiment more and try new flavors in smaller batches. If you’re also a fan of unconventional tastes and are tempted to discover something new, head to one of these 5 microbreweries for a chilled beer. All of them are located in Central Bohemia, which is full of interesting historical and natural landmarks. You can easily combine your visit with a trip to a castle, or lookout tower, or treat yourself to a draft beer after a hiking trip. If you’re unsure what to do with the upcoming weekend, here are our tips. 1. Pivovar Matuška Located in the town of Broumy, 40 kilometers from Prague, Pivovar Matuška is a popular destination for beer lovers. They offer a wide range of beers, including stouts, lagers, and ales, and their brewery tours are a great way to learn more about the beer-making process. Besides this, there can be found American-style IPAs and Raptor IPA. Czech cuisine is also a hallmark of the brewery, so be sure to check this place out! The village where the brewery is located...
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