Inflation accelerated again in November and would have been at a new record high without government measures. Prices will rise further but the key question is the January number. “This is heading towards 19% in our estimates. Even so, this will not be a reason for the central bank to hike rates. However, the risk is a later rate cut than our forecast,” states ING. Inflation is back Consumer prices rose by 1.2% month-on-month in November, a re-acceleration from the 1.4% decline in October. Of course, in the previous month, the main reason for the fall in prices was the introduction of government measures against high energy prices. Thus, inflation has rather returned to the normal of recent months. Month-on-month growth was mainly driven by higher prices of housing, food and clothing. By contrast, the only item that fell in November, as we expected, was fuel. In year-on-year terms, consumer prices rose by 16.2% in November, which was 1.1pp higher than in October. The higher year-on-year figure is partly due to the comparative base from last year when VAT on energy prices was waived. In terms of year-on-year contributions to the CPI, only energy prices and transport prices showed a...
Czech Boy and Girl Scouts collected the Bethlehem Light on the Austrian border this past weekend. They will now distribute the Peace Light across the country, placing it in churches and various institutions, from where people can light their own lamps. The Bethlehem Light is a Scouting tradition dating back over 30 years. As a symbol of peace and friendship, it is considered a modern symbol of Christmas time. “The message of hope that the flame brings, the light that transcends the darkness, is even more relevant this year than ever before,” said Zuzana Hrbková, a spokeswoman for the Bethlehem Light project. Scout couriers will travel with the flame around the Czech Republic by train. The organizers believe the delivery is possible, as the size of the courier groups will be reduced to a minimum and all volunteers will use protective equipment. The flame is traditionally taken to homes and retirement homes, but these deliveries will be limited this year and all deliveries will be made without contact. The Scouts have been bringing the Bethlehem light to the Czech Republic for 30 years. For their first time, they brought the light under the statue of St. Wenceslas in Prague during...
British comedian Ricky Gervais will be live in Prague at the Congress Center on March 4, 2023. Ricky Gervais will visit Prague with a new stand-up show called Armageddon. The outspoken comedian has been doing warm-up dates in London and the provinces in recent months. Fans who have seen the work-in-progress shows have been tweeting that this could be his most outrageous, controversial, taboo-busting show yet. Gervais was previously on the receiving end of criticism for anti-woke jokes in his last show Supernature, but the show was still a massive hit on Netflix. Tickets priced from CZK 1,390 will be on sale from this Friday on Ticketmaster. Gervais has become one of the most popular and omnipresent comedy performers of the 21st century, hosting the Golden Globe awards, lending his talent to films, becoming a voice artist and appearing on numerous talk shows. He has become one of the best-known British comedy figures in America. He is also regularly the subject of controversy due to his dark comedy. Some critics have called him insensitive and outrageous. Ricky became a huge star in the US after his 2005 series Extras proved a massive hit. The Emmy-winning show, which was written and directed by Ricky and...
Thousands of skiers descended on Czech mountain resorts as the season opened this weekend. Following the first heavy snowfall there is 20 to 40 centimetres of snow on the slopes of the Giant Mountains and many resorts have started making artificial snow as well. Špindleruv Mlýn welcomed over 4,000 skiers at the weekend. Year-on-year sales in retail trade decreased by 9.4% in real terms to October, and by 1.8% compared to September, according to the latest data published by the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO). Sales of non-food products fell by 11.2%, fuel by 8.0%, and food by 7.0% y-o-y The population of the Czech Republic rose to 10 511 109 in the first three quarters of this year. This is due to migration. The Czech Statistical Office (CSO) stressed that the figures do not include Ukrainians who were granted temporary protection in their homeland due to the war conflict. Speaker of the Czech Republic’s Chamber of Deputies, Marketa Pekarova Adamova, revealed her plans to lead a delegation to Taiwan in March. Adamova said the delegation would include Czech businesspeople, adding that the Czech government is committed to maintaining long-established partnerships. Prague City Hall says it is...
A hidden gem in Stare Mesto Mesto’s quiet streets, where food is served quickly and you are always welcomed with a smile. Bo District is well-known among locals for their fresh and simple pan-Asian meals that are high in flavor and served within no time. Their menu is full of filling and nutritious meals for a reasonable price, with rice and noodles as popular staple. They also offer a variety of desserts, teas, and specialty coffee. Bo District can be found on Ostrovní 28, from 10 am to 10 pm. Besides serving delicious food, Bo District is focused on giving their clients a memorable experience. The food might be served fast, but the memory remains. From their minimalistic and calming interior, to their well-thought-out playlist, Bo District does everything to make their customers feel at home, causing many of them to become regulars. As manager Patrik describes, “It shouldn’t be you come into a restaurant, order the food, get it, pay and leave. It should be an experience; staff is supposed to be your friends and they are here because they want to be here.” They also encourage everyone to come and try their food on location instead of ordering....
The authorities of Karlovy Vary, the Czech spa city close to German borders, face criticism for a campaign attracting Russian-speaking tourists. The Russian clientele was crucial, but the number of Russians in Karlovy Vary has dropped significantly due to sanctions. The campaign was intended to be online-only so that it would only appear on computers and phones in Europe and only to people who have Russian set on their devices. Among the suggestions for a suitable slogan was the motto: “Karlovy Vary understands you,” but it was withdrawn later, Deník N reported. Mayor Andrea Pfeffer Ferklová, from the Renew affiliated ANO party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, defends the campaign, saying it targets EU citizens. “It is not aimed at Russia, but at people who live within Europe, most of all in Germany, and only speak Russian,” the mayor told Czech News Agency. “We are not targeting Russians in Russia to come to us. That needs to be differentiated,” she added. Opposition councillors have called on the authorities to end its marketing campaign. “Populations of Russian origin in European countries, traditionally very strongly linked to their homeland, are mostly not actively opposed to the war, and on the contrary, some Russians...
According to Median’s November election model, economist Danuše Nerudová would come in first in the presidential race with 28 % of the vote. ANO chair Andrej Babiš would receive 26.5 % and retired general Petr Pavel 23.5 %. Entrepreneurs will no longer have to pay royalties for music playing on the radio as a soundtrack in their shop or restaurant. President Miloš Zeman has signed an amendment to the Copyright Act, which will bring about the change, despite objections from copyright administrators and producers in the audiovisual industry Year-on-year inflation appears to have accelerated by several tenths of a percentage point in November, from 15.1 percent in October, according to analysts cited by the ctk news agency. Speaker of the Czech Republic’s Chamber of Deputies, Marketa Pekarova Adamova, revealed her plans to lead a delegation to Taiwan in March. Adamova said the delegation would include Czech businesspeople, adding that the Czech government is committed to maintaining long-established partnerships. Flights to Greece and Turkey will begin in August 2023 from České Budějovice Airport. This was confirmed by the Governor of the South Bohemian Region, Martin Kuba (ODS), and the CEO of the Čedok travel agency Stanislav Zeman....
Danuše Nerudova is the leading candidate for the Czech presidency for the first time, currently polling at 28%, ahead of Andrej Babis (26.5%) and Petr Pavel (23.5%), according to the latest poll from the Median agency released yesterday. It is an improvement of 13 percent from the October poll. Support for the other two leading candidates has increased over the past month as well, but not so markedly – opposition leader and former prime minister Babis (ANO) is polling 4.5% higher than in the previous poll, and retired general and former NATO and Czech military official Pavel is up 1%. In the previous Median poll, Pavel was the most popular. Both Nerudová and Pavel would beat Babiš if the two faced each other off in a second round of the elections. However, many voters remain undecided. “This is why it is not appropriate to clearly predict which of the candidates will eventually advance to the second round,” said the report from Median. Danuše Nerudová was born in Brno in 1979 into a family of computer technicians. She is the eldest of four siblings. Her expertise is in the field of international taxation and tax policy. She has contributed and led...
Czech choreographer Yemi A.D. will be among the eight crew members to join Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s crew on a trip around the Moon next year on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. Four years after announcing that he’d lead an around-the-moon mission aboard SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has named the eight people he wants to fly with him. In 2018, Maezawa said he’d fund a mission aimed at letting creative artists on the level of the late Pablo Picasso or Michael Jackson experience a trip beyond Earth orbit. Some of the people he’s picked are making use of creative channels that didn’t exist when Picasso was in his prime. The eight crew members — and two alternates — were chosen out of more than a million people from 249 countries and regions who registered their interest via Maezawa’s DearMoon website. Here’s the eight primary crew members: Steve Aoki, an electronic dance music artist, DJ and record producer, born in Miami. TOP (Choi Seung Hyun), a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Yemi A.D., a Czech choreographer, art director and actor. (Video) Rhiannon Adam, an Irish-born photographic artist specializing in portraiture and social documentary projects. Tim Dodd, a...
Around 30 percent of Czech households may fall into poverty next year as a result of the sharp increase in energy prices and rising housing costs. Despite caps approved by the government, housing costs could account for up to 34 percent of their monthly income According to a new opinion poll, the attitudes of Czech citizens towards the issue of sexual assault are changing for the better in many respects. At least 40% of Czechs still considers the victims of sexual assault to be complicit in the attack, such as by dressing suggestively, flirting, being drunk, being in a deserted place, or not saying a clear “no” Tax revenues will increase by 15 percent this year and 10 percent next year, basically copying inflation, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said at a conference of the Union of Towns and Municipalities on Thursday. EU interior ministers approved Croatia’s entry into the Schengen area on Thursday. Travelers from the Czech Republic and other parts of the free movement zone will be able to reach Croatia without border controls at the beginning of next year. Unemployment in the Czech Republic stagnated in November. 3.5 percent of people were unemployed, the...
To those who only know Wenceslas from the popular Christmas carol, he is a kind-hearted king helping the poor. To the people of the Czech Republic, he is their patron saint and a national hero. “Good King Wenceslas looked out / On the Feast of Stephen / When the snow lay round about / Deep and crisp and even.” So begins the Christmas carol, first published in 1853 by English hymnwriter John Mason Neale, with the assistance of music editor Thomas Helmore. With a tune from the 13th century – unearthed in the Finnish song book Piae Cantiones, a collection of medieval songs published in 1582 – it tells of a king, Wenceslas, and his page who braved the winter weather to come to the aid of a poor peasant on the Feast of Stephen (better known now as Boxing Day). Was Wenceslas a king? The first thing to say about the real Wenceslas is that he was not actually a king, but Duke of Bohemia. The Holy Roman Emperor Otto I bestowed the more prestigious title on him posthumously, as well as being made patron saint of the Czech nation. But if the legends are to be believed, it can be...
„I just wonder where our German comrades made their mistake“ is a famous line from undoubtedly one of the best Czech films of all time. Besides showing peculiar Czech Christmas traditions the movie comedy COSY DNES (1999) gives an account of growing up and growing old under the previous regime, of the golden sixties, and the betrayal that happened to the whole nation. This December (16.12.), you have a very rare opportunity to see this Czech Christmas classic with English subtitles on the big screen. All thanks to the screening project Some like it Czech and cinema Aero. As part of the “Some like it Czech” screening series, which aims to introduce Czech culture and history to expats living in Prague, you can attend a screening of the movie COSY DENS (1999, watch the trailer). This comedy-drama is directed by famous contemporary Czech director Jan Hřebejk and based on a book by Petr Šabach called “Hovno hoří”, which in translation literally means Shit burns. Yes, you read correctly. This movie follows two normal families who live in a two-storey villa in Prague. Their story unfolds over the course of a year, and we get to #czexperience their Christmas, their wedding,...
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