If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, will hold talks with his British counterpart, Liz Truss, at his official Kramář Villa residence in Prague on Thursday, Czech government officials said on Tuesday. Twenty-five large companies based in the Czech Republic have launched Rethink, a new project seeking carbon neutrality and energy security, signing a joint declaration to present the project. The founders of the project include Czech Railways (CD), Czech Post (CP), the CEZ energy utility, the Ostrava Public Transport Company, IKEA, Komercni banka, Metrostav and Skoda Auto. The governing Czech coalition SPOLU, comprising the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) and TOP 09, will not nominate its own candidate for the January presidential election, in order to not split the vote, Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) told journalists today. The Czech government will extend current border controls with Slovakia due to “unprecedented” irregular immigration and wants the European Commission to devise a solution as the problem concerns multipe EU countries. River flows in three Czech regions have been below average every month...
Over the past several days, Czech social media users have been sharing humorous tweets, and tweaked maps showing that the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is, in fact, historically Czech and that a referendum should be held to decide the date of the problematic 220-square-kilometer region. As reported by iDnes on Monday, Czech MEP Tomasz Zdechovsky shared a satirical joke on his Twitter about the distribution of the Russian Kaliningrad region between Poland and the Czech Republic. In particular, the politician reposted a tweet from an anonymous author from Poland. “The time has come to divide Kaliningrad so that our Czech brothers finally have access to the sea,” the original note says. In Russia, this joke has already been called a “revanchist statement.” Zdekhovsky replied that Russia should be prepared for the fact that if it tries to annex foreign territory on the basis of fake referendums, this could provoke discussions about whether it should leave Kaliningrad. “I believe that the debate is legitimate and that Russia should really consider its future international moves,” he stressed. “Je čas rozdělit Kaliningrad, aby naši čeští bratři měli konečně přístup k moři” A pak nemilujte Polaky 😄 https://t.co/hLhyBDZQJm — Tomáš Zdechovský (@TomasZdechovsky) September 29,...
The Czech state-owned brewery, Budějovický Budvar, will raise prices for all brands of its beer, from November. The increase will average 10%. It comes after the company said its prices will rise because of “vicious” cost pressures: electricity, gas, hops, malt and packaging materials. Budějovický Budvar’s chief executive Petr Dvorak said: “These kinds of price increases and inflation, I think we have not seen in a generation.” He added that putting up prices could lead to “softer beer consumption” as drinkers reined in their spending due to soaring living costs. “Electricity has risen in price by 300%, which means tens of millions of crowns per year. The same applies to the prices of cans, bottles, cardboard boxes, packaging materials and gas. For example, we expect a larger increase in the price of malt, which is our most important expense. Reports from hop factories show a catastrophic harvest. “Although we have long-term three-year contracts, I expect that they will not be fulfilled because hops simply do not exist. Raw materials and packaging have already increased in price by more than 10%,” he added. Budějovický Budvar increased its net profit by some 10% for the second straight year as it saw record...
On Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October, the heads of state of the 27 EU Member States and the leaders of 17 European countries outside the EU will attend two meetings hosted by the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU in Prague. The first-ever meeting of the European Political Community will take place on Thursday, followed by an informal meeting of the members of the European Council on Friday. The aim of the European Political Community is to provide a policy coordination platform for countries across the European continent. Its inaugural meeting will be held at the level of heads of state or government. The agenda for the meeting will include thematic roundtable discussions in small groups focusing on security and stability, the economy, energy and climate, in addition to the opening and closing sessions. Along with the heads of state or government of the 27 EU Member States, the meeting will be attended by the leaders of 17 European countries outside the EU. Representatives from the following non-EU countries have been invited to attend: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom....
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. It is guaranteed that all the trucks will offer you the best in modern gastronomy! The whole day is going to be accompanied by DJ Hlava and an exclusive live set by Honza Žampa, frontman of Eddie Stoilow and Dafonic. As always, the organizers will have creative workshops and other accompanying programs for children. Venue: Karlín Market, Karlínské náměstí, Prague 8 Date: 9 October 2022, 11:00 – 19:00 Admission: FREE Find all the updates on the official FB event
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the informal EU summit which will start in Prague on Thursday, Turkish Ambassador to the Czech Republic Egemen Bagis confirmed. EU leaders and the leaders of 17 non-EU countries, including from the UK and Ukraine, have received invitations to the two-day summit organised by the Czech EU presidency. Turkey has recently signalled via its ambassador that it would like to strengthen its relationship with the EU after years of stalemate. A meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Erdogan, requested by Armenia, could take place in Prague, Bagis told Lidovky. Discussions at the summit will focus on protecting gas pipelines and critical infrastructure after the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. It is also expected to see the signing of a joint EU-NATO declaration and to present the new format of cooperation with non-EU members known as the European Political Community. The project, first proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, aims to bring together democratic European nations that share the EU’s values and may seek to join the bloc. Those invited to the summit include the leaders of non-EU countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Switzerland, Norway, Kosovo and the UK. NATO Secretary-General...
DJ Krush is an old-school mix-master DJ from Japan with a singular and muscular sound—some call it abstract hip-hop, but it is overall a slow or dopey atmospheric and mostly instrumental lusciousness culled from rare-groove jazz, and other genres of American black music with a mellow groove. Krush’s real name is Hideaki Ishi (born 1962), and he has been a well-known record producer and DJ since the 1990s, in parallel with the era of trip-hop (Ninja Tune) and his peer, New York’s DJ Spooky. Some could say that this was the era of club DJs at the top of their game, artists handling vinyl like frenzied lab scientists, so for those who had the pleasure of seeing DJ Krush close-up in action back then, he was like a Master sushi-chef handling and flipping records with finesse and speed unlike any others. Unfortunately, now Krush is using computer like everyone else, so this visual treat is an artifact. On tracks with vocals, Krush collaborates mostly with the smoothest American rappers on the scene, from Mos Def, Guru, or DJ Shadow. Soundscapes with urban American poetics in deep and hazy beats is the main treat for Krush, but then he also includes...
The Czech Republic widened a warning for its citizens to leave Russia on Monday following Moscow’s mobilisation orders last month, the Foreign Ministry said. The Czech government had already warned against travel to Russia and urged citizens there to leave in February after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. On Monday, the ministry expanded its warning, saying Czechs simultaneously holding Russian citizenship faced risks after a mobilisation call in September, a ministry spokeswoman said. “Citizens of the Czech Republic who also hold Russian citizenship should bear in mind that if they are on the territory of the Russian Federation, they are perceived by Russian authorities primarily as citizens of the Russian Federation,” the ministry said on its website. “The Czech Embassy in Moscow cannot provide them with adequate, full consular protection.” The ministry also newly warned about the inability to use bank cards issued in the Czech Republic in Russia due to sanctions. The Czech Republic has been one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters, sending military aid to Kyiv, and it has also taken in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees. The country stopped issuing visas for Russians, apart from for humanitarian issues, on Feb. 24, the day of the invasion, which...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on Czech citizens to leave Russia due to the deteriorating security situation in the country for citizens of EU and NATO member states. Gas consumption in the Czech Republic has fallen by 18 percent year-on-year so far in 2022, industry and trade minister Jozef Síkela told the Czech News Agency on Monday. Consumption is now at its lowest since 2016. From November, Czech Post will increase the price of sending letters, parcels, and postal orders. Standard letter delivery will cost two crowns more than CZK 21, while priority mail delivered the next day will cost CZK 28 rather than CZK 26. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will attend the informal EU summit which will start in Prague on Thursday, Turkish Ambassador to the Czech Republic Egemen Bagis confirmed. River flows in three Czech regions have been below average every month for the past year, meteorologists from the Brno branch of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute have calculated.
Czechs have become the first citizens of a country to raise money through crowd-funding to buy a modernised Soviet-era T-72 tank that will soon be sent to the Ukrainian army to help it defend against Russia’s invasion, a Ukrainian government official said on Monday. The crowdfunding effort, run by the Ukrainian embassy in Prague, raised 33 million crowns as of Monday from 11,288 donors, the campaign website said. “The Czech Republic became the first country where ordinary people bought a tank,” Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevhen Perebyinis said on Twitter. The tank, a T-72 AVENGER, has been modernised to improve its protective systems and to add modern night-vision and communications equipment. Fundraising is continuing to provide ammunition, the campaign said on its website www.zbraneproukrajinu.cz. Чехія стала першою країною, де звичайні люди купили для @DefenceU танк – модернізований T-72 AVANGER. Йому дали ім’я Томаш (на фото ліворуч). 33 млн. крон (понад 1,3 млн. дол.) через ініціативу “Подарунок для путіна” зібрали понад 11 тис. людей. Дякуємо!https://t.co/wyOJMt0EvH — Yevhen Perebyinis (@YPerebyinis) October 3, 2022 The Czech Republic, a NATO and European Union member, has been a strong backer of Ukraine. It has shipped surplus army stocks as well as privately sourced equipment funded by...
The leaders of nine NATO nations from Central and Eastern Europe issued a joint statement on Sunday in support of Ukraine’s path to membership in the alliance. “We firmly stand behind the 2008 Bucharest NATO Summit decision concerning Ukraine’s future membership,” the presidents of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Czechia, Romania, North Macedonia, and Slovakia said on Sunday. At that 2008 summit, NATO allies said they “welcomed” Ukraine and Georgia’s aspirations to the join the alliance, though no clear timetable has ever been announced. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tweeted on Sunday that 10 NATO countries support Ukraine’s bid for membership, including some nations that used to belong to the Soviet Union. “We are grateful for the leadership and responsibility,” Podolyak tweeted. “History is being made today.” Within 48 hours of @ZelenskyyUa signing application to join NATO, 10 bloc countries supported Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance – mostly countries that remember poisonous claws of ru-empire. We are grateful for the leadership and responsibility. History is being made today. — Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) October 2, 2022 Zelenskyy said on Friday that Kyiv has “accelerated” its application for NATO membership after Russia annexed four Ukrainian territories. “De facto, we have already proven...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The Czech economy grew by 3.7 percent in the second quarter of this year, according to revised Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) data. The economy’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5 percent in the previous quarter. An estimated half million senior citizens in Czechia are living on the verge of poverty, Czech Television reported on Sunday. There are over two million people of pension age in the country, with most living on old-age pensions alone and concerned about high inflation. Czechia’s Miloš Zeman and eight other presidents from Central and Eastern Europe have issued a joint declaration rejecting Russia’s annexation of territory in Ukraine and calling on NATO members to substantially increase military aid to Ukraine. The Czech government plans to tax the extraordinary profits of energy producers by 40 to 60 percent, the minister of transport, Martin Kupka. He added the specific amount would be decided at an upcoming meeting. Such a move could bring up to CZK 100 billion into the state coffers, he said. The Czech tennis player...
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