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. Events were held in many places in Czechia on Sunday marking the 54th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia on the night of August 20 to 21, 1968. A number of Czech politicians drew parallels between events of that time and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. . Czechia plans to continue supplying military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the country’s prime minister, Petr Fiala, said on Sunday after a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Mr. Fiala told reporters that Czechia wished to help repair damage to schools, hospitals and other facilities. Around half of the regions in Czechia are planning to increase fares on their public transport systems. Prague does not intend to raise fares at present, though running the city’s transport system will cost an extra CZK 1 billion in the next year. The Czech Republic has granted temporary protection visas to 415,691 Ukrainian refugees since the war in Ukraine started in February, with 4,116 visas issued over the past seven days, 69 more than...
Czech nationals have been sending exactly 1,968 crowns to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia and to commemorate the 1968 invasion of then Czechoslovakia by Soviet-led troops, the Ukrainian embassy said on Sunday. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, which has killed thousands, forced millions to flee and caused damage worth billions of dollars, enters its seventh month next week. The Czechs were using a special payment code to donate 1,968 crowns to an already existing account set up by Ukraine’s embassy in the Czech Republic to collect funds. “Even at the weekend, dozens and dozens of payments in the value of 1,968 crowns are arriving to our account, thank you so much, Czech friends!” the embassy said on Twitter. Early on August 21, 1968, around 250,000 soldiers, 2,000 tanks, and hundreds of aircraft from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland rumbled into Czechoslovakia. Just 29 years after the nightmare of the Nazi invasion, Czechs and Slovaks once again awoke to foreign troops on their soil. Within hours, First Secretary Dubcek had been seized from his Prague offices (pictured in background) and flown to Moscow for interrogation. Bewildered Czechs and Slovaks erupted to challenge the invading soldiers...
The Czech Republic has the most handsome man in the world: Dominik Chabr won an international beauty contest in Bali. Czech’s Dominik Chabr was named Man of the World 2022 at the finals night of the 4th Annual Man of the World pageant held in Bali on Sunday. The second, third and fourth runner-up titles went to Bogdan Iusypchuk of Ukraine, Lee Jooyong of the Republic of Korea, and Pablo Gallego of Spain respectively. “Immediately afterward we talked on the phone, he was excited and moved. I wish him the best, he worked hard all year. For us, it is a great honor to win another international victory. The last Czech who brought home the gold from the Mr. Global competition in 2016 was Tomáš Martinka, by coincidence also from Most. Probably the nicest guys are born there,” the president of the Man of the Year competition, David Novotný, beamed with satisfaction. Dominik had originally planned to stay in Bali for another week after the final and enjoy his vacation. In 2019, another Czech, Jakub Jurčák, was 3rd runner-up and won Best in Beach Wear. Man of the World is an international male beauty pageant that began in 2017 that...
A company from the Czech Republic is hoping to use 3D printing to rebuild damaged infrastructure in Ukraine. ICE Industrial Services is a technology company based in the Moravian town of Žďár nad Sázavou, which focuses on designing and building new automation machines and lines. In recent years, it has also been exploring the possibilities of 3D-printed concrete. The company has already delivered an anti-tank shelter to the war-hit country and is now discussing ways to build houses, hospitals, and schools. Digital printing with concrete makes building work faster, offers greater flexibility, and can save about 70% in materials. “We will try to use this technology to make civil infrastructure defense installations and also for schools or even for bus and tram stations. In the first stage, we intend to build bomb shelters”, said the director of the company Valerii Gruganovski. “The technology is brought to a special platform, on which a 3D printer is installed together with all the auxiliary devices necessary during the process, which then translates the three-dimensional digital model into reality,” said the engineer of the Czech company, Marec Zloc. This installation can build a complete off-grid house with several living rooms equipped with solar panels and...
Prague will celebrate Oktoberfest twice this autumn, with four-day events planned in both Vysočany and Holešovice next month. Vysočan Oktoberfest will go first from the 14th to the 17th of September at Permanent Pragovka beer garden in Prague 9, followed by the Holešovice festival from September 21st to 24th at Food Truck Point in Prague 7. The third edition of the annual festival will feature six traditional Bavarian beers on tap such as Hofbräu Dunkel, Paulaner, and Löwenbrau as well as several Festbiers including from Germany’s oldest brewery: Weihenstephaner. Typical bavarian food will also be served, with pretzels, radishes, Bavarian sausages, and burgers on offer. Visitors are encouraged – but not required – to come in traditional Bavarian fancy dress. You will also be able to taste Festbiers, for example from the oldest German brewery Weihenstephaner. “There will be typical Bavarian delicacies such as pretzels, radishes, and spread Obatzda or Bavarian sausages. In addition, of course, our traditional large and hearty Burgers. So smeckt Bayern!,” says one of the organizers. “Stylishly dressed welcome. Look in your wardrobes and wear something Bavarian. We open every day at three, we close at 10 pm,” he adds. Permanent Pragovka in Vysočany is the largest...
Czechs have a lot of sayings and some about themselves. Here are three of them and we will not only explain what they mean but also where they come from. Golden Czech Hands (Zlaté české ručičky) Zlaté české ručičky or Golden Czech Hands refers to the ability of the Czech people to make anything themselves. Need electricity installed in your house? No problem, the uncle can do it! Need some furniture built? Don’t call the professionals, we will figure it out! This about illustrates the attitude many Czechs have towards making things they need instead of leaving it to the professionals. Not that they would distrust them, this habit comes from the 40 years of communism where even simple things were scarce and people had to figure things out on their own. We are talking about relatively recent times which many Czechs still remember so they are not only used to making things themselves but are also really good at it. Every Czech is a musician (Co Čech to muzikant) Czech festivities have always been accompanied by lots of music. Previously no professional bands were being hired, the village people were always responsible for this irreplaceable part of every harvest...
The seventh annual Beer and Burger (‘Pivo a Burger’) Festival will return to Karlínské náměstí on September 11, from 11 am. A total of 25 burger stands will be operating throughout the day, including many of the Czech favorite food trucks and burger joints. You can taste burgers from several Karlin restaurants but also some of Prague’s highest-rated burgers, like, Kaiser Franz, Hell Smoke, Take Eat Ez, Diego Pivni Bar, Zelva, and many others. You can find the full list of participants here. The best domestic breweries will also offer bottom-fermented beers: 23 craft brewers from Prague and across the Czech Republic, including favorites like Matuška, Clock, Raven, Albrecht, and many more, with over 100 beers on offer. Admission to the event is free. However, to taste beers, it is necessary to buy a tasting glass for CZK 100. Visitors can also have a bowl of soup from Karlín Polévkárna or a glass of wine from the Kubík winery, churros and coffee from the FairBio roastery. Live music will be provided by SCHODISTE and IGLÚ and DJ Jakobeen. Another news of this edition will be the busker stage, where basically everyone can play.
The fourth season of Sky series Das Boot directed by Dennis Gansel is currently shooting in Czech Republic’s capital with Stillking Films providing services. At the beginning of August 2022, the Czech Government approved CZK 570 milion for film incentives, which will add to the CZK 800 milion decided in the original draft budget. Additional support is expected in 2023 and 2024. Das Boot is one of the longest international productions shooting in the Czech Republic. All the previous seasons of the series have been shot in Prague since 2017. The shooting has largely taken place at the Barrandov Studio, where the submarine set was dismantled and rebuilt for production on each season. This week the filming also took place near Old Town Square. Shooting in the Czech Republic started in June 2022. The premiere is set for 2023 on Sky One. The series is a sequel to the feature film Das Boot (1981), whose director Wolfgang Petersen died on 12 August 2022. Das Boot is based on the real-life experiences of war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim, who fictionalized his experience on a German U-boat for the 1975 book of the same name. Across its first three seasons, Das Boot has featured international stars such as Vicky...
Prague is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet. And music video directors know how photogenic it can be. Therefore, it is no surprise that a number of music videos for the songs of the biggest pop music stars have been filmed in Prague’s streets, as well as in other notorious locations. The Charles Bridge was recently named the sixth most beautiful monument in the world, and the beauty of our metropolis could be admired by viewers of the streaming giant Netflix’s recently released most expensive film Grey Man, as well as the Oscar-winning Amadeus (although it featured Vienna). Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music Don’t be fooled by the American-looking taxi pulling up to the curb at the beginning of the clip. And take a good look at the tram that’s following it. It’s even easy to see what location it is. Namely the intersection of Bělehradská Street and Tylovo náměstí above I. P. Pavlova, which is also the location of the club where this clip of Rihanna was filmed in 2009. Of course, we are talking about the club Radost FX, its interior has always been so distinctive that it is still safely recognizable from...
Czech President Milos Zeman was admitted to the Central Military Hospital in Prague on Thursday for a planned short-term stay, a hospital spokesperson said on Thursday. Zeman, 77, has been using wheelchair and spent more than six weeks in hospital last year with an unspecified serious condition that temporarily raised concern over his capability to perform duties. Zeman’s final five-year term ends in March next year. In an interview with CNN Prima News, the current head of state said Babis would make a good candidate for Czech President in 2023, when Zeman’s second and last term runs out, praising his achievements as Prime Minister. News agency CTK quoted Zeman’s spokesperson as saying the president went to hospital for a short stay and had a number of meetings planned for next week. Last year Mr. Zeman spent 48 days at the hospital after being admitted with complications to a chronic illness which doctors said was a liver condition. Under the constitution, the Czech president is largely a figurehead, with most of the executive power going to the Prime Minister and his government. Throughout his two terms, Milos Zeman however used his influence and networks to expand the president’s power beyond its constitutional prerogatives...
In road traffic, the same rules apply to users of electric scooters and scooters as to cyclists. This is despite the fact that the way they are driven has nothing to do with cycling. On the road, they are a risk and unpredictable. Drivers can often only guess what the driver of the electric scooter in front of them is up to. It is high time to set clear rules for these means of transport. As a car driver, you may have had to react quickly to a sudden change in the electric scooter in front of you. It could have been driving in the middle of your lane and ignoring the surrounding traffic. As a pedestrian, you’ve probably encountered a situation where an e-scooter user was riding on the sidewalk without regard for pedestrians or parents with strollers. Such situations are increasing with the warm weather and the opportunity to shortcut your way around town on a shared electric scooter. Experts from the Road Safety Team encounter irresponsible behaviour of e-scooter users almost daily. Riding on the pavement, collisions with cyclists, riding in pedestrian zones are not exceptional. An e-scooter, like a scooter, is legally considered a bicycle, even...
The Czech government will hand out state aid to ensure people do not spend more than 30% of their income on housing including energy amid soaring gas and electricity prices, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday. The contribution for housing will complement the 66 billion crowns the government aims to distribute in the form of a subsidised energy tariff over the 2022-2023 heating season, Fiala said. The government will also waive fees for subsidising renewable energy. “People will pay maximum 30% of their income on housing, including payments for water and energy,” Fiala told a news conference. “The government is prepared to cover all costs of housing above 30% income through a housing contribution.” The cap for spending on housing including energy will be 35% in the capital Prague, Fiala said. Energy has been among drivers of Czech inflation, which has been running at three-decade highs of 17.5% year-on-year in July. Fiala did not put any figure on the expected size of the aid to keep the costs under the cap. The government planned to run a fiscal deficit of 4.5% of gross domestic product before raising the central budget gap by 2 billion euros, or around 0.7% of...
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