As living costs rise, raising a family is becoming a more expensive endeavor. Priorities are changing too — more families are seeking out areas that offer easy and affordable access to education and childcare, low crime rates and family-friendly policies to help support a growing family. A good education will shape your child’s future, so it’s important to have good and affordable schooling nearby. Salaries and rental prices provide a good indication of cost and quality of living, where higher salaries and lower rental costs suggest a higher standard of living. Family and social policies, particularly around parental leave, are essential, though it’s surprising to see how many countries lag behind, particularly when it comes to paid paternity leave. With this in mind, BigTravel compiled a list of the best places in the world to raise a family using a comprehensive points system. They ranked more than 100 countries in the following five categories: Global Safety Index Healthcare OECD Median Salary Rent Index United Nations Education Index For maternity and paternity leave, countries were ranked 25 points each, bringing the total overall points to 150. The Czech Republic ranks 10th and is described as: “The Czech Republic frequently ranks as...
The Mozart Prague Hotel has prepared a Mozart Night for the 27th of January 2023 to celebrate the birthday of the famous Austrian composer. Listening to the soprano singers and the Melody Quartet, in the beautiful and unique setting of Pachtův Palace – now The Mozart Hotel – you can become Mozart too and celebrate like him. The celebration doors will open at 18:00 when every Mozart Night guest will be able to enjoy a welcome drink. Afterward, a rich musical program will follow, with Mozart’s masterful music, represented by the Little Night Music, and you will be entertained by the selections from the six German dances, which after 300 years will be heard again where they were written, in the premises of The Mozart Prague Hotel, the former Pachtův Palace, when the composer himself wrote them for the Count Pachta. This unique informal musical experience will be provided by sopranos and soloists Michaela Šrůmová and Dasha Williams, as well as the Melody Quartet. Program of the concert “Mozart’s Night 27.1.2023”: From 18:00 Welcome Drink 18:30 Mozart Concert Part 1 19:00 – 19:30 Break with served canapés 19:30 Mozart Concert Part 2 20:00 Traditional Austrian Dinner Mozart will be honored...
Danuše Nerudová, who finished third in the first round of the presidential race and thus did not qualify for the second, has announced her support for candidate Petr Pavel. Nerudová said that she will support him verbally, publically and by providing him with her advertising spaces. The Czech National Bank is marking its 30th anniversary with a special edition of the 1,000 crown banknote, the bank’s vice governor, Eva Zamrazilová, told journalists on Monday. A team of scientists from the Faculty of Information Technology at the Czech Technical University in Prague has won the international Weather4cast NeurIPS Competition in New Orleans, Czech Television reported on Tuesday. The aim of the competition was to predict as accurately as possible precipitation based off satellite data collected over a period of two years in seven selected regions. Large crowds have gathered to view the exhibition of the Bohemian Crown Jewels in Prague’s Saint Vitus Cathedral, the Czech News Agency reports. The first visitors started gathering as early as 6am to see the symbols of Czech statehood that are only rarely displayed to the public. Markéta Irglová, who, together with Glen Hansard, won the Oscar for Best Original Song in...
Meteorologists have warned of heavy snowfall on Wednesday and the days to follow. The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute has announced a warning for heavy snowfalls. They will occur in most areas of the country on Wednesday, January 18. The warning is valid from midnight to 15:00 on Wednesday for Prague, Vysočina, Central Bohemia, Plzeň, South Bohemia, South Moravia, Pardubice, Olomouc. Up to 5 centimeters of snow are expected to fall in the lower altitudes around the country, and up to 15 centimeters in the north-east in the Jeseníky and Beskydy mountains. The snow may cause complications for transport and energy and may also break tree branches. Drivers are advised to refrain from driving at night, if possible, and to take into account heavy weather conditions when driving. Find further information about the current warning in the Czech Republic from CHMI.
The Vršovice district, with its Krymská street, is a cultural hub of local Praguers. However, the cultural area would not be complete without a local cinema. Thanks to the Kino Pilotů that opened six years ago, the cultural district has everything it needs. The Program of Cinema Kino Pilotů opened a few years ago its third screening room, so the diversity is becoming wider. Initially, two screening rooms had a capacity of about 150 people. The third one is really a small-scale place for 15-20 people, and it looks like it is becoming the most popular one. We really like the diversity of movies. You can find here new movies in distribution, but also the popular art movies that you won’t find in cinemas anymore. There is plenty of choices. Just check the actual program of Kino Pilotu. Occasionally, you can join debates with the authors and artists of particular movies. Every good cinema should have a good café/bar for its visitors. Kino Pilotů has a nice offer of quality coffee, fresh drinks, and small snacks. What I appreciate is the atmosphere during the hot summer nights when you sit outside and enjoy the vibes of the district. The Story...
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Support for EU membership has strengthened across the bloc, according to the results of a survey conducted by London University and cited by The Guardian. In Czechia, 70.8 percent of respondents expressed support for EU membership. The Czech National Bank is marking its 30th anniversary with a special edition of the 1,000 crown banknote, the bank’s vice governor, Eva Zamrazilová, told journalists on Monday. The seven key holders to the crown jewels gathered at St.Wenceslas Chapel in St.Vitus Cathedral on Monday to open the doors of the Crown Chamber where the symbols of Czech statehood lie to have them prepared for an upcoming exhibition. The precious relics will be on display in St Vitus Cathedral from Tuesday, January 17 until January 21. Opposition ANO leader and ex-PM Andrej Babis clearly prevailed in the first round of the Czech presidential elections in towns with a higher incidence of poverty and debt collection, and with lower levels of education and socio-economic status, according to analysis from Daniel Prokop, a sociologist and PAQ Research head has tweeted. Producer prices in the Czech Republic rose last year. They increased by 31.8 percent year-on-year in agriculture, 24.3 percent in industry, 12.3...
The crown jewels of the Kingdom of Bohemia are to be displayed to the public from January 17 to 21, 2023. (update: Due to the huge amount of public interest, Prague Castle has extended the exhibition until next Tuesday) On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Czech statehood, the Bohemian Crown Jewels will be displayed to the public. The crown jewels will be on display in the transept of Saint Vitus Cathedral. The skull of Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of the Czech nation, will be displayed in the Saint Wenceslas Chapel within the cathedral. The set of Crown Jewels consists of the St. Wenceslas Crown including a casket and cushion, the Royal Sceptre and its casket, the Royal Apple and its casket, the Coronation Cloak and other pieces of attire: a belt, a maniple (an ornamental band worn on the left arm by the celebrant of the Eucharist), a stole and ermine collar. In the Middle Ages, the items also included a ring, golden bracelets and a crystal vessel for holy oil. The value of the Bohemian Crown Jewels can in no way be expressed in terms of money. Apart from possessing priceless historic value, they have also become a rare symbol of Czech statehood. Visitors will...
The majority of Czech castles and chateaus close their gates for the winter season. But there are some historical pearls that welcome visitors all year round, even without any prior booking. They include palaces in city centres or chateaus and castles in small villages. We have some tips for the most interesting sights across the country. Křivoklát Castle Křivoklát Castle in Central Bohemia was one of the representative seats of Bohemian kings and it contains a lot of valuable late-gothic spaces. There is a library with over 52 thousand volumes, a torture chamber with instruments and a prison where the English alchemist Edward Kelley was forced to stay for two years. The castle is open on the weekend in winter. Karlštejn Castle Majestic Karlštejn Castle near Prague was built by Emperor Charles IV as a dignified seat for the placement of the Czech crown jewels, collections of holy relics and for receiving noble guests. In winter (from Friday to Sunday), you can visit the private and representative rooms of Emperor Charles IV. Mníšek pod Brdy Chateau The classicist chateau in Central Bohemian Mníšek pod Brdy was a mansion occupied until mid-20th century. And that is the period atmosphere that you...
The winner of the first round of the presidential election, General Petr Pavel, is expecting “allegations” and “lies” from his opponent, former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, before the second round. Babiš congratulated Pavel on his victory, but immediately went on the attack against his opponent. “I don’t understand why he’s running,” he said, stressing Pavel’s past as a soldier and a Communist Party member. Babiš referred to him as a “communist intelligence agent”, which Pavel described as “whining”, adding that Babiš is “losing his head”. “I congratulate him for making it all the way to the NATO military committee as a communist intelligence officer – trained in Russia – who welcomed the invasion of Russian troops. Hats off to him,” said Babiš, who was also a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and is on trial for registering as an StB agent. Among other assertions, Babiš said that currently, the only president in Europe who had been a “Communist agent” was Russia’s Putin. Pavel subsequently told the Czech Press Agency that if Babiš’s campaign before the second round looks like his press conference, then “a lot of lies can be expected”. “I didn’t manage to watch the press conference...
Former Czech Army Petr Pavel has won the most votes in the first round of elections to choose the next president of Czechia. Mr. Pavel (on 35.40 percent) finished just ahead of ANO leader and ex-prime minister Andrej Babiš (34.99 percent) and the two will now face one another in a second round run-off in two weeks’ time. ANO chief Andrej Babiš was successful in the first round of voting for the Czech presidency in the same electoral districts where outgoing head of state Miloš Zeman picked up support five years ago, according to analysis by the Czech News Agency. There was 94.5 percent concurrence between their results, it said. Rents and house prices in the EU continued to increase in the third quarter of 2022, by 2.1% and 7.4% respectively, compared with the third quarter of 2021, according to data published by Eurostat on 10 January. Luxembourg looks likely to become the first country in the EU to legalize cannabis, including recreationally. While cannabis is decriminalised or tolerated in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the Czech Republic – and most EU countries currently allow some form of medical cannabis – Luxembourg is the first to pursue legalisation. ...
Billionaire former premier Andrej Babis and retired NATO general Petr Pavel topped the first round of the Czech presidential election on Saturday. Babis scored 35 percent and Pavel 35.39, while economist Danuse Nerudova came third with 13.92 percent, according to results published by the Czech Statistical Office. Babis and Pavel will face each other in a runoff in two weeks if the results hold, since no candidate achieved a majority of votes in the first round. Turnout in the first round during the last presidential elections in 2018 was 62 percent. A court in Prague acquitted Babis, 68, on Monday of fraud charges in a $2 million case involving European Union subsidies. The prosecution can still appeal. Babis had pleaded not guilty and repeatedly said the charges against him were politically motivated. Despite a number of scandals, his popular support remains strong, particularly among older voters. Zeman was the first president elected by popular vote. His second and final five-year term expires in March. Lawmakers elected the previous two presidents, Vaclav Havel and Vaclav Klaus. Voting in the Czech presidential election at the Czech Embassy in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, had to be interrupted for an hour because of a Russian...
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