By 2025, 100 new high-speed chargers for electric cars will be built in Prague. Pražská energetika and Škoda Auto are jointly working to build them, following a memorandum of cooperation signed on Monday. In the Czech Republic, there are already more than 15,000 battery-powered or hybrid-electric cars, mainly concentrated in Prague. There are already around 2,000 recharge points available throughout the Czech Republic. Both parties to the memorandum have nominated representatives to a working group that will identify the locations where the construction of charging stations will have the greatest effect. By the end of 2025, approximately 200 charging points should each be built in the capital within a hundred HPC racks, each with an output of at least 150 kW. There are expectations that there could be as many as half a million electric cars in the country by 2030. The switch to electric vehicles will come with a larger government push to diversify its energy sources, and to move away from dependence on fossil fuels and towards renewable sources. Crunch time Major carmakers in Germany, South Korea and Japan — known as original equipment manufacturers or OEMs — are now making decisions about which production hubs to convert into...
A demonstration of the Romanian Folklore Costume will take place at Muzaion in Prague 5 – Banat, and Muscel, two of the most interesting ethnologic zones in Romania come in Prague. The Romanian Association in the Czech Republic, supported by the Romanian Institute of Culture organize between June 30 and July 3 The Days of Universal Romanian Blouse – a demonstration of old Romanian folklore costumes. The demonstration will take place at Muzaion – the Czech Ethnographic Museum where over 50 traditional costumes from Banat and Muscel zones are displayed. The event aims to demonstrate the ethnic identity and the historical and artistic value inherited by Romanians, and at the same time, the simplicity, spiritual wealth, imagination, beliefs, and hopes of Romanians who trespassed the borders over time. The event is organized in order to connect Romanian and Czech communities that are passionate about folklore garments. A folklore collection, Marius Matei Ethnographic Collection, combines a selection of over 30 pieces of garments from the XIX century combined based on old pictures of Banat people who used to wear traditional folk costumes. Every piece in this collection is masterfully embroidered using fine sewed technics, which predominates the floral and geometrical motives....
The Sunset Cinema was born in Ukraine in 2018 and the last summer it counted five cinema locations in Odesa and Kyiv on beaches and rooftops. This summer it was planned to open a new location in Kharkiv but the war changed everything. Today the new Sunset Cinema will be opened in Prague. “We show films in Czech and in their original language with subtitles. You can even choose your favorite type of seat: we offer soft puffs for the first three rows of comfortable pink loungers,” says one of the organizers. The Sunset Cinema is not only about watching movies. It’s an opportunity to meet with friends and watch everyone’s favorite films again in a cool space and experience the warm emotion of the last viewing one more time. People come here to watch the sunset, shoot cool stories to show to friends, and just relax. The location has its own map with an interactive entrance, bright photo points, a chill zone with board games and its own snack bar. The season officially kicks off today at 20:00 with the film 50 First Dates on the rooftop of Arkady Pankrac’s shopping mall. 50 First Dates is a 2004 American romantic comedy...
Sometimes it’s necessary to visit a bike service and there are lots of them in Prague. We highly recommend if you’re a keen cyclist to do so before and after the season. In spring, bike services will make sure that all the components are in good shape, they will inspect the wear of tires, chain, brake pads and other parts to make sure that your bike is ready for the season and you won’t have any unexpected surprises when planning your weekend ride or some other bike related activities. After the season, they will make sure that you have all your bearings greased, brakes bled, refilled sealant in the tires, and that the bike is in good shape to either continue riding into the winter or wait for the warmer days. There are certain things you can do yourself to lengthen the lifespan of your components. First and foremost, it’s necessary to keep the drivetrain in a good condition. Cleaning the chain, wiping it down after every ride, especially after a muddy one is a good start. In Czech, there is a saying: “cleanliness is half of health” and a similar can be said about bikes. Keeping your bike clean...
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. Ukraine, the end of energy dependence on Russia, the build-up of defense capabilities, trade deals, support for civic society and free media as well as transatlantic links are Czech EU priorities, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky told journalists on Tuesday. In connection with Ukraine, Lipavsky mentioned support for its territorial integrity, humanitarian and post-war rehabilitation as well as support for its EU candidate status. . The Prague Spring international music festival’s administrative board has appointed Pavel Trojan the festival’s new director effective August 1, when he will replace Roman Belor, who is leaving the post at his own request. Prague Spring has been a renowned festival of classical music with an almost 80-year history. The number of temporary protection visas the Czech Republic has issued to refugees from Ukraine since the start of its Russian invasion has reached 379,524, the Interior Ministry said on Twitter on Tuesday. On Monday, the visas were granted to 1,200 people, which was about 1,100 fewer than a week ago. The largest Czech construction business Metrostav, as well as...
International Yoga Day is celebrated around the world every year on the summer solstice on June 21. Four hundred yoga fans gathered on Charles Bridge in Prague on Tuesday morning. They spread out their mats and all started training together to celebrate International Yoga Day. The exercise began at five o’clock in the morning and lasted about an hour. “The whole sequence was a symbol of the solstice. It was based on Greetings to the Sun exercises and their variations. Each trainer received a yoga book and a candle as a gift,” the event organizer Adéla Porubská told TN.cz. The exercise was accompanied directly on the bridge by pianist Karel Havlíček. “The whole thing underlined Czech history. We were on Charles Bridge, we played Czech music on Czech piano,” added Porubská. The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in his UN address in 2014, had suggested the date of June 21, as it is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and shares a special significance in many parts of the world. Importance of Yoga Practiced in India since the 5th century, Yoga has been...
From Monday to Thursday, from June 29 to September 10, 2020, Kinobus will screen 44 movies around 11 different locations in Prague.
After more than six months of reconstruction, Bílek’s villa in Prague’s Hradčany will reopen to visitors on Tuesday. The unusual building was built by the sculptor and graphic artist František Bílek (1872-1941) according to his own plans. Today it serves as a monument to his work, and houses exhibitions related to his projects. During this last reconstruction, non-original elements created during the previous renovation were removed from the house. Bílek’s villa has been managed by the Gallery of the Capital City of Prague since the 1960s. According to them, the creation of a new exhibition also serves to arrange the exhibits so that each space represents a specific theme of his work. “These are monumental works in Prague and the beginning of his work, while we tried to install the second part of his work in Chýnov and accentuate historical issues,” said Martin Krummholz, Ph.D. Bílek’s works from his peak creative period are presented in the permanent exhibition. According to Bílek, the Prague villa was supposed to express “Life as a field full of ripe ears of corn, providing nutrition for the brothers every day.” Many ears of corn are tied in sheaves–forming a pillar. Some of the columns are...
On June 21, 1991, the army of Soviet Union left Czechoslovakia after 23 years of “friendly help” which was actually a permanent occupation. The invasion by Warsaw Pact forces came on August 21, 1968, after the Czechoslovak Communist Party promoted “the change from within”, a reform guided by the regime and ruling party itself. When the Velvet Revolution swept the communists from power in late 1989, the first independent Czechoslovak government had several major issues to contend with—one of the most obvious being the 92 000 Soviet soldiers on Czechoslovak territory. They were here, along with over 44 000 of their family members from the Soviet Union, and military equipment that included 1120 tanks, 2505 combat vehicles, 103 aircraft, 173 helicopters, and several thousands of tonnes of ammunition. And by June 27th, 1991, the last of them was traveling back to Ukraine’s capital city. The last military transport left the country crossing the state border after a two-day drive from Milovice, Central Bohemia. The withdrawal itself came after long negotiations with the Soviet leadership, specifically President Mikhail Gorbachev and Foreign Affairs Minister Yuri Shevarnadze. From the Czechoslovak side, the negotiations were led by Slovak Alexander Dubček, former party leader and...
Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro will receive special awards at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, KVIFF organizers announced on Tuesday. The two actors will both receive their awards during the closing ceremony on July 9 in the spa town of Karlovy Vary outside Prague in the Czech Republic. Rush will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, an award that in the past has gone to Michael Caine, Julianne Moore, Jude Law and Judi Dench. Three of Rush’s films – “The King’s Speech,” “Quills” and “Shine,” for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor – will be screened at the festival. Rush began his career in theater with the Queensland Theater Company. An important turning point in his cinematic career came in 1996, when he excelled in the role of composer and pianist David Helfgott in Scott Hick’s “Shine,” which won him an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. Two years later, he was again nominated for an Oscar, this time for his role in the historical romance “Shakespeare in Love.” Despite his work in cinema, Rush never left stage acting behind. In 2009, he won a Tony Award for...
When it comes to energy and the environment, the priorities of the Czech EU Presidency are clear: emphasis will be placed on energy security and breaking the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels, an objective considered in Prague to be more pressing than the green transition. “We basically have a repeat of the 1973 oil shock,” said Vaclav Bartuška, the Czech Ambassador-at-Large for energy security. “If there is a gas cut out this winter, we will burn anything we can to keep our people warm and to make electricity,” he said. Bartuška was speaking to Brussels-based journalists ahead of the start of the Czech EU Presidency, which begins on 1 July for a duration of six months. The Czech Republic will take over the rotating EU Council leadership from France, whose six-month stint at the EU’s helm expires on 1 July. During its presidency, Prague intends to push the implementation of the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan presented in May, which seeks to reduce Russian gas imports by two-thirds before the end of the year. The plan also places the emphasis on energy savings and the acceleration of the transition to low-carbon and renewable energy sources in order to reduce the bloc’s reliance on Russian gas. In its...
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. Fuel prices in the Czech Republic are at an all-time high, with a litre of the most popular Natural 95 petrol currently selling for an average of CZK 47.69 per litre, according to data from the company CCS. . People will no longer be able to buy a new car with an internal combustion engine from 2035; the European Parliament approved last week, on a proposal from the European Commission. There are objections from the Czech Republic, France, and Germany. Some 5,000 to 10,000 Ukrainian refugees could be moved from Prague to other regions within a motivation program to be launched by the government, Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on Czech Television. Archaeologists in the Břeclav region have uncovered an almost intact skeleton of a 6th century warrior and his two dogs. They came upon the remains while investigating one of the largest burial sites of the Germanic Langobards from the 6th century near the Nové Mlýny water reservoir. The head of the state-owned company Czech Post, Roman Knap, will leave office...
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