The US company Westinghouse will supply both Czech nuclear plants with fuel, so the country can quit importing Russian nuclear fuel until the end of 2023. The Czech nuclear plant in Dukovany has used fuel from the Russian company TVEL, which is part of the Russian state holding Rosatom since the plant began operation almost 40 years ago. However, after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Czech energy company ČEZ which operates the nuclear plant decided to replace the supplier for safety reasons. “Securing a Western supplier of fuel assemblies for Dukovany is a significant step not only for the Czech power industry but also for the entire Czech Republic. It is another significant strengthening of energy security,” said Daniel Beneš, the CEO of ČEZ Group. Czechia is not the only nuclear country that wants to replace Russian nuclear fuels, which are not subject to EU sanctions. Meanwhile, Slovakia’s largest electricity producer, Slovenské elektrárne (SE), is also selecting a new supplier of nuclear fuel. “We clearly need to have enough fuel from safe sources, which is why we are trying to move away from the Russian source as quickly as possible,” Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said after his meeting...
The US company Westinghouse will supply both Czech nuclear plants with fuel, so the country can quit importing Russian nuclear fuel until the end of 2023. The price of eggs in Czechia increased the most of any EU country in February, the German statistical office reported on Tuesday. Year-on-year, egg pricess rose by 95.1 percent, while the EU average was 31.1 percent. The price of eggs in Czechia was also the highest in the EU in January. Renáta Kellnerová, widow of the late billionaire Petr Kellner, who died in a plane crash in the US two years ago, is the wealthiest Czech and 101st wealthiest person in the world, according to an annual rich list published by Forbes on Tuesday. The market value of her assets is estimated at CZK 355.9 billion. The natural environment in the Czech Republic remains one of the worst in the European Union, with the country ranking 22nd out of 27 EU members according to the annual Index of prosperity and financial health, released today. The best-selling American writer Robert Fulghum is among the high-profile guests set to attend the upcoming 28th edition of the annual Book World Prague, the organizers...
The Czech Republic has announced some new rules regarding housing and free health insurance for Ukrainian refugees, which changes came into force on April 1 of this year. As reported by VisitUkraine.today (Ukrainian information portal for help), such a move came due to changes in the law on refugees from Ukraine, “Lex Ukraina V”, signed by the Czech president. The updated rules for free accommodation include the point that the maximum duration for free accommodation for Ukrainians is 150 days, starting from the date of receiving temporary protection. At the same time, the period of free accommodation before the entry into force of Lex Ukraine V should also be taken into account. Based on these new rules, Ukrainian citizens will lose their right to free housing if they refuse to live in the apartment or leave it without a good reason. This means that the person has exhausted the maximum term. In addition, if the 150-day period has already been exhausted before the entry into force of Lex Ukraina V or within 90 days thereafter, then there remains a protection period of 90 days from the date of entry into force of Lex Ukraina V. As a result, Ukrainian refugees...
Prague Music Performance brings the top of the crop in the avant-garde for one-night events; in recent times this has included last year’s guest, Roscoe Mitchell (last standing founder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago), and previously John Zorn for his bagatelles 5 hour-non-stop marathon. This year brings the “Music of Terry Riley & La Monte Young” as minimalist innovators of legendary status who both influenced developments in music from the earliest art rock of the Velvet Underground to No Wave, and inevitably more popular music from disco to electronica. There will be two compositions performed for this evening, each approximately an hour. Terry Riley’s “In C” is a series of 53 short musical figures played in sequence by any number of players and with any instruments depending on the whim of the moment. Two hits of the C-note plays over this on piano (or keyboard) and best result is an hypnotic even hallucinogenic journey. The careful attention to modal variations and repetition makes it an iconic step in modern music. “In C” was first performed in 1964, in San Francisco, and when it was released on album in 1968, the linear notes had the stamp of approval from San...
U Pinkasů is an excellent beer garden and pub in Prague to mix with locals while tasting Pilsner Urquell on the tap. This pub is highly recommended because of its authentic Czech food and the fair prices. Be sure to try pickled cheese, nakladany hermelin, and wash it down with Pilsner on the tap. How it All Began When Mr. Pinkas came back from a visit to Pilsen where he tasted a new type of beer, he wanted his friends in Prague to have a similar experience. Hops from Zatec and bottom fermentation made this beer stand out. This new beer was such a success that in 1843 Mr. Pinkas wanted all people in Prague to enjoy Pilsner Urquell and he decided to open a pub; U Pinkasů. Beer Garden or Restaurant? U Pinkasů is both a beer garden and a restaurant. In summer tables spill out on to an outdoor area. This attractive, hidden garden is overlooked by the Gothic Church of Our Lady of the Snow. Downstairs is a traditional-style Czech pub with wooden tables. As this is a popular pub, it is often crowded and sharing a table is very common. If you want a meal, you go upstairs...
Veteran English goth-rockers the Sisters of Mercy will play in Prague on 12 October 2023 at the Lucerna Music Bar. The band’s founders Andrew Eldritch and Gary Marx started out playing post-punk, before moving towards a darker Goth-influenced style over the course of their career. Czechia still has military equipment in its stores that it can send as aid to Ukraine, said Defence Minister Jana Černochová. The minister and the chief of the Czech Army’s general staff, Karel Řehka, will meet with President Petr Pavel in the coming days to discuss the topic and supply him with a list of the equipment that could be sent. Czechia’s public deficit for 2022 lay at 3.6 percent of GDP, an improvement when compared to to the 5.1 percent registered in the previous year. Meanwhile, government debt rose from 42 to 44.1 percent of GDP during the same period, the Czech Statistics Agency announced on Monday. Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová has returned to the world top ten for the first time in two years, following her triumph in the Miami Open at the weekend. The 33-year-old is now 10th in the women’s rankings after her maiden victory in Miami....
After eleven years, DámeJdlo.cz, a network for eatery delivery, is rebranding. It will now operate under the name foodora. The company announced it in a press release, adding that the change will be gradual. Smartphone owners will be the first to notice the rebranding in mid-April. The update will be accessible for the first time to iOS users on April 11, and for Android users a few days later, on April 17. In addition to the name and logo change, foodora will also offer new services. These include a PRO subscription, for which customers will get free delivery, discounts on personal order pick-up and other discount promotions. The foodora brand is operated by Delivery Hero, which has owned DámeJídlo.cz since 2015. It operates in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. In addition to the Czech Republic, it will expand to Slovakia, Hungary and Austria from May. DameJidlo recently announced the expansion of its services to deliver purchases from e-shops under the name Dáme Delivery. DameJidlo.cz was launched in October 2010 by Tomas Cupr and quickly became one of the largest food ordering platforms in the Czech Republic.
Galerie Lapidárium in Prague will host a multimedia exhibition entitled “Ukrainian Renaissance” from 4th to 18th April. The project will introduce visitors to iconic Ukrainian artists, unique images, metaphors and a deep philosophy in their work, which is based on the Ukrainian mentality and centuries-old spiritual heritage of Ukraine. The art project will feature works by famous Ukrainian artists such as Volodymyr Garbuz, Oksana Fursa, Serhiy Popov, Volodymyr Kamynin, Vitaliy Vlasenko and others. The exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, photography and other media. The project will take place with the informational assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine. More info: Where: Galerie Lapidárium (Rámová 735/6, Praha 1) When: April 4 at 18:00 – vernissage April 5th-18th from 12:00 to 18:00 Price: 100 CZK (children up to 18 years – free of charge) Curators: Oksana Fursa – Ukrainian artist, rector of the Salvador Dali Art Institute, doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor, president of the Confederation of Designers and Stylists of Ukraine. Vadym Krechmar – Ukrainian artist, art historian.
Tourism in Prague has been greatly affected in recent years by the coronavirus pandemic, and the war conflict in Ukraine has also played an important role. “Russians used to be in the top ten, but they’re no longer coming.” Last year, the decline was 90 percent, but we see that other countries are willing to come back. For example, Poland or the Baltics,” says Josef Říkovský, head of Prague City Tourism’s Quality of Services division. Domestic travel is also growing, and the popular Prague as Home campaign has drawn Czechs who, according to polls, return frequently. “We have statistics from last year, when domestic visitors made up 25% of the total. “Prague was the most visited destination in the country for the first time since 2010,” he added. Prague City Tourism also aims to attract more sophisticated and wealthy visitors, so it commissioned a study of the behavior and typology of visitors to the city. “They have somehow calibrated what individual people are sensitive to for us.” What they truly desire to see in Prague. So, for example, we know that Germans are more interested in Kafka, while Spanish tourists to food,” says Říkovský. “In recent years, Prague’s gastronomic scene...
Tariffs for electricity and gas for consumers in the Czech Republic, which grew sharply since early 2022, have begun to significantly decrease. The Czech E.ON company has revised electricity and gas tariffs for households since March 31. The tariffs on gas dropped most significantly, which will allow consumers who switch to them to save tens of thousands of crowns (many hundreds of dollars) per year. The cost of kWh for electricity in E.ON is 6.63 crown, including taxes. Competing companies offer households tariffs per kWh well above seven crowns. E.ON’s gas fell to less than two crowns (less than nine cents) per kWh. Thus, households will save an average of 1,800 crowns to 5,000 crowns per year on electricity, depending on whether they live in small apartments or cottages. The new gas tariffs will allow them to save much more annually. In the Czech Republic, E.ON offers the most attractive household energy tariffs among other energy companies operating in the country. “This (decrease of energy tariffs) is yet another proof of how well the recovery in the gas market is going,” an energy expert Jiri Gavor said. Meanwhile, according to him, the market price of gas isn’t expected to fall...
Tariffs for electricity and gas for consumers in the Czech Republic, which grew sharply since early 2022, have begun to significantly decrease.The Czech E.ON company has revised electricity and gas tariffs for households since March 31. The cost of kWh for electricity in E.ON is 6.63 crowns, including taxes. Competing companies offer households tariffs per kWh well above seven crowns. Czechia still has military equipment in its stores that it can send as aid to Ukraine, said Defence Minister Jana Černochová. The minister and the chief of the Czech Army’s general staff, Karel Řehka, will meet with President Petr Pavel in the coming days to discuss the topic and supply him with a list of the equipment that could be sent. The Library of Milan Kundera, the famous Czech exile writer living in France, opened in the Moravian Library (MZK) in Brno, on the occasion of his 94th birthday, housing the collection that he and his wife donated to his native town. Czech tennis star Petra Kvitová won the WTA Miami Open on Saturday after beating Elena Rybakina 7:5 6:2. The 33-year-old two-time Wimbledon champion said after the game that her victory shows she can stil play with...
Ovocný Světozor is more than just a confectionery. It was founded in 1992 but its tradition dates back to the 70’… Who among Prague’s residents would not know the Ovocný Světozor (Fruity Světozor) sweet shop chain with its offer of excellent cakes and other sweet delicacies and its renowned soft-serve strawberry-banana flavored ice-cream? Ovocný Světozor is renowned for its fruit cakes and ice-cream sundaes. Its offer also contains various whipped cream cakes and cheesecakes, pancakes, and waffles, but lovers of savory dishes need not fear, for they can choose from delicious open-faced sandwiches, wholegrain pastries, and more. At the Ovocný Světozor branches, you will of course also find a wide offer of warm and cold drinks including delicious milkshakes. All tortes, layer cakes, pastries, and tarts come directly from the bakery of the operator of the Ovocný Světozor sweet shops, the Hájek a Boušová Company founded in 1992, so you can be sure that you are savoring quality sweets. The quality of their products is also evident from the fact that the company supplies cakes and various kinds of ice cream to select hotels, restaurants, cafes, and sweet shops. Even when you feel a preference for savory delicacies you will...
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