A Czech volunteer who is helping in the east of Ukraine with the treatment of soldiers on the contact line as part of Project Phoenix has been seriously wounded in Donbas. “One of our brave volunteer medics received a shrapnel wound in Donbas. His condition is stable at the moment, but the situation is difficult, and it is impossible to predict the further development of events. We are doing everything to get him back home as soon as possible.” His transport to Czechia is being organised. As part of Project Phoenix, Czech medics teach soldiers the basics of providing medical aid as well as transport the wounded from the contact line. A spokesman for the organisation told Czech TV that the wounded volunteer was helping to evacuate one of the wounded. “Unfortunately, there was artillery shelling during this [evacuation of wounded – ed.], and he sustained shrapnel wounds,” he said, adding that wounds were relatively serious. As a result of Russian shelling, a Polish volunteer was injured near Bakhmut when his minibus was hit by a rocket.
As the current heating season comes to an end Czech reserves of gas are more than half full, Czech Television reported on Sunday. Consumers in Czechia used one-fifth less gas year-on-year in 2022, the lowest amount in eight years. A Czech volunteer has been injured in Ukraine’s Donbas, Czech Television reported on Sunday, citing the Fenix organisation. The Czech had been hit by shrapnel in an artillery attack. The volunteer’s injury is described as “relatively serious”. His transport to Czechia is being organised. The incoming tourism industry in Czechia is slowly returning to pre-Covid 19 numbers. Last year the industry generated CZK 118 billion, a rise of around CZK 51 billion on the previous year. However, this was still some way behind the approximately CZK 167 billion recorded in 2019, the year before the pandemic hit. President Petr Pavel is set to meet with Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Tuesday, the spokesman of the German government Steffen Hebestreit has told journalists. Germany is the third country that the new Czech president has chosen to visit after Slovakia and Poland. Euro 2020 joint top scorer Patrik Schick will miss the Czech Republic’s opening Euro 2024 qualifiers...
Once again, strong winds have carried sand grains from the Sahara Desert to Central Europe. According to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, on Sunday, March 19, these grains may fall along with rain in the Czech Republic, settling in characteristic orange streaks on windows, cars, and other exterior surfaces. In the eastern regions of the country, the concentration of sand grains will be so high that they will color the sky orange-red, a phenomenon visible at both sunrise and sunset. This occurrence will also reduce the amount of sunlight that passes through, which will affect the daytime air temperature. Additionally, it may cause breathing difficulties for people with chronic respiratory diseases. It’s worth noting that sand from the Sahara reaches the country almost every year, which upsets drivers but pleases… car wash owners, who immediately see an influx of customers! Approximately 60,000 tons of sand from the Sahara make their way to Central Europe each year during heavy storms in the desert.
New Czech President Petr Pavel has visited his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw, with the pair hailing their country’s close relations and shared support for Ukraine. “I very much appreciate that cooperation between the Czech Republic and Poland is at such a high level,” he said. “Throughout history, I don’t think our relations have been on such a level as they are now.” The plans for president Petr Pavel’s first 100 days in office have been made public. His top priorities include introducing a transparent process for selecting constitutional judges, opening up more of Prague Castle to the public, and travelling to the Moravian-Silesian region, as well as two other so far undisclosed regions. According to preliminary data, there were 374 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Czechia last year. Although this constitutes a slight increase from 2020 and 2021, this figure is still lower than pre-covid rates. 43 percent of cases last year were registered among non-Czechs, more than half of whom were from Ukraine. A new weight loss medication, Wegovy, will be available in the Czech Republic soon. The drug is highly effective in clinical trials, with patients losing an average of 15% of their body weight. However, insurance companies will not cover the cost of the medication, which is expected...
As I’ve written before, we’re entering a sweet spot in the property market where, finally, buyers have more power than I’ve seen in the 10 years I’ve done this job. It’s true mortgage rates are higher than they have been in a long time, but properties are sitting on the market longer and sellers can therefore be negotiated down on their asking prices. For a lot of people, purchasing the kind of property they want, whether that’s size, style, location, or other factors, can still be out of reach with the level of repayments needed. However, for those still wishing to get on the property ladder, there is another option: buy to rent. With many hopeful homebuyers being priced out of the market, they are renting longer, which is increasing demand for rental properties and therefore pushing up prices – more good news for people thinking to invest in a property to rent. In addition to the increasing rents, and adding to that sweet spot for investment, is the expectation that mortgage rates will come down in the future, property values will continue increasing. According to data from property developer Central Group late last year, the average rent gained on...
Czech railway RegioJet has started selling train tickets from Prague to Rijeka, Split and Ogulin. HRTurizam reports that the summer railway line that connected Prague and Rijeka last tourist season attracted great interest from Czech and Slovak tourists. The seasonal service will run from June 16 to September 30, 2023. The average train occupancy was higher than 90%, with a capacity of almost 600 passengers per line, while trains carried a total of more than 60,000 passengers in both directions. The train route will run through Brno and Bratislava to the Croatian cities of Zagreb, Ogulin and Rijeka. There you can take a bus to other resorts of the country, including Split. And in June, the RegioJet train will also stop in Kolin, and from July to September – in Pardubice: In combination with bus transport from Rijeka and Split, RegioJet promotes and offers arrivals to as many as 56 destinations in Croatia. Compared to last summer, the carrier has significantly reduced the frequency of the trains – it will run only three times a week. Ticket prices have increased. The most affordable option to travel from Prague to Rijeka in a seated car costs 690 CZK. However, at this price...
The City of Prague has begun to consider additional ways to attract tourists to the capital of the Czech Republic. Recently, the city has increased the budget for media campaigns supporting tourism by 8 million crowns. In 2023, the municipal government will provide 30,850,000 CZK to events which promote tourism, as well as organizations such as the Prague Audiovisual Foundation Fund. The increased spending is expected to support a more vibrant and full calendar of cultural events, which will draw greater numbers of tourists to the capital. The additional funding of 8,350,000 CZK will be allocated to Prague City Tourism for the production of marketing campaigns, promoting cultural events, sustainable tourism, as well as addressing the negative impact of increased tourism on locals in the city. One such campaign – At Home in Prague – seeks to nurture domestic tourism, whereas another project – Stay in Prague – is a campaign which promotes the wealth of cultural history in the city. Enjoy and Respect Prague is another campaign funded by the municipal budget. “Being at home in Prague does not mean behaving irresponsibly towards your surroundings. Prague should not be a destination where people go for alcoholic parties. Therefore, at...
Step into the Retro Muzeum Praha and find yourself transported back in time to the Czechoslovakia of the 70s and 80s. The museum, located on the top floor of the iconic Kotva department store, offers visitors a fascinating look into the daily life and culture of Czechoslovakian times. The museum’s 2500 square meter area will be filled with 12000 unique exhibits. The exhibits cover a wide range of topics, from fashion and technology, to housing, leisure, as well as communist propaganda. For some the museum will awaken a familiar feeling, for the younger visitors it will be a new world to discover. The museum will open on May 19th, and promises to be an experience for all to discover. “Several years we attended auctions and contacted various organizations, while in 2018 we announced a collection for design objects from the 1970s and 1980s in Czechoslovakia. We managed to gather an impressive 12,000 exhibits. 12,000 pieces of history and memories. I am pleased that thanks to such support and enthusiasm, we can remember this time for the ‘Husak’s children’ and their parents, and also present it to young people in the most authentic way possible,” says Robert Vujtek, Chairman of the...
Czech President Petr Pavel said on Wednesday he would sign a bill slowing down an inflation-linked pension hike, a bill the ruling coalition pushed through to relieve pressure on budget at the time of soaring inflation. The centre-right government of Prime Minister Petr Fiala has said the bill would save around 20 billion crowns worth of spending in the central budget, currently planned with a 295 billion-crown deficit this year. The change has to be implemented by late March in order to prevent the faster pension hike which would kick in automatically in June. The bill is the government’s first tangible move to rein in the exploding budget deficit. The central state budget showed a record gap of 119.7 billion crowns in the first two months of 2023, due to soaring welfare payments and energy price subsidies. The pension adjustment bill was approved in a rushed procedure earlier in March and after a fight from opposition lawmakers. The main opposition party said it will challenge it at the Constitutional Court if signed by the president. The bill limits the rise in the average monthly pension to 750 crowns in June in the next round of hikes to be triggered by...
President Petr Pavel says he will sign into law a government bill under which the indexation of state old-age pensions will be reduced in June. “Supporting the bill had not been an easy decision, but in the current circumstances there was no good solution that would work for everybody,” he said. Production of passenger cars in Czechia rose by 26.2 percent year-on-year to over 215,000 vehicles in January and February, according to data released on Wednesday by the Association of the Automotive Industry. Czechia’s postal service plans to lay off several thousand employees this year due to declining interest in its services, the company’s director Miroslav Štěpán told the news website Seznam Zprávy on Wednesday. He also confirmed a previously announced plan to close some 300 branches of the postal service. A new weight loss medication, Wegovy, will be available in the Czech Republic soon. The drug is highly effective in clinical trials, with patients losing an average of 15% of their body weight. However, insurance companies will not cover the cost of the medication, which is expected to be around CZK 1,300 per injection. Czech president Petr Pavel concluded his two-day visit to Slovakia on Tuesday. Over...
Although hydrogen powered cars are readily accessible in the Czech Republic, fuelling stations are far less prevalent. With the completion of Prague’s first hydrogen car fuel station, this is slowly starting to change. Over the course of the past several years, there has been a significant influx in the interest in hydrogen fuel cells, with automobile manufacturers starting to invest in this technology for both commercial and domestic usage. Currently, three models of hydrogen cars are available in the domestic market, manufactured by Toyota and Hyundai. Without further investment in more fuel stations, the growth of the market for hydrogen cars will be stunted in the Czech Republic. This problem has been addressed by the completion of the first publicly available hydrogen station with 24/7 operation in Barrandov. The hydrogen fuelling station is owned and operated by Orlen Unipetrol, a Czech chemical company owned by Polish oil company PKN Orlend. Currently, the cost for fuelling sits at CZK 278 per kilogram – which can power a hydrogen car for 100 kilometres. Director of Toyota and Lexus in the Czech Republic, Martin Peleška, believes that hydrogen cars could be adopted for use in fleets, Additionally, he maintains that the development of hydrogen fuelling infrastructure will accelerate in the near future, with the...
Enjoy the true Czech Easter! The traditional markets in cities, at castles, and châteaux will take you back a few centuries and the festive Easter dishes will expand your gastronomical horizons. In short, the program for this year’s Easter festivities is quite rich again. In Brno, you can look forward to forty stands with the most diverse products, such as wicker baskets, whips, pottery, jewelry, decorations or Easter painted eggs. This year’s program will be rich in cultural events full of dance and singing, performed by Moravian folklore groups and bands. In Český Krumlov, the local farmers and artisans will offer stylish products, Easter whips, or painted eggs. You can admire wooden products or fur sheep, as well as spring flowers, decorations and seasonal goodies. The tourist season at many landmarks often starts at Easter. The Křivoklát Castle in Central Bohemia will celebrate the Princely Easter in the middle of April. The festival will start with a historical costume show and you can look forward to medieval jugglers, a series of concerts and a theatre performance. In Moravia, Wallachian Open-Air Museum in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm is also bringing the traditionally rich, three-day Easter program. The Museum will be open from...
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