Despite rising inflation, and significant increases in fuel prices, Uber has leveled the bar with its direct Estonian competitor Bolt. Taking a taxi via Uber will be even more convenient than before. That’s because, from 2 pm on Monday, February 14, 2022, Uber has reduced the price for taxis booked through its app in the UberX Saver segment. The new price is a minimum of CZK 75 (it was CZK 85). For example, a ride via UberX Saver from Pařížská Street in the centre of Prague to Depot Hostivař will cost approximately CZK 198 (9.6 km for a 25 minutes ride) after this change. For a short distance, the minimum fare is now CZK 75. The price of the cheapest 30-minute ticket in Prague public transport is CZK 30, so it is economically worth it to take Uber with three people rather than public transport. The American company has thus leveled the bar with its direct Estonian competitor Bolt, which has long beaten Uber in the Bolt Economy segment with the lowest prices on the market. In addition, also Bolt has now a minimum price of only 70 CZK, so it’s really convenient if you are a group of people,...
Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was re-elected as chairman of the ANO party despite defeat in October’s elections. On Saturday’s party congress, Babiš reaffirmed that ANO, affiliated to Renew Europe group, would remain a “catch-all” political party and spoke about his possible presidential candidacy. Babiš was the only candidate for the post of ANO chairman and received 76 of 95 votes. During his speech, he criticised the current five-party ruling coalition and media. “The entire carpet-bombing of our movement was carried out with the loud support and applause of many journalists,” Babiš said. “They talked about the end of democracy, about being dragged to East, about interfering in police investigations and other and other nonsense that never happened,” former PM added. Babiš also mentioned the upcoming presidential elections but did not say whether he would run in them. However, he said that the ANO party must field a candidate to unite society and represent the Czech Republic well abroad. The next presidential elections will take place in 2023. As the president is elected directly by the citizens, Babiš’s popularity among the public could propel him to the post. In October’s elections, the ANO party received 27.1 % of votes, only...
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. For the time being, Czech Airlines (ČSA) will not discontinue its flights from Prague to Kyiv. The carrier intends to continue monitoring the security situation in Ukraine and will react if it deteriorates. Some foreign carriers have canceled flights from European cities to Ukraine due to fears of a Russian invasion and the associated risk. The Czech Embassy in Kyiv and the Consulate in Lvov will continue to operate, the Czech Foreign Ministry announced on Monday after a crisis staff meeting where the current situation regarding the tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border was discussed. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky has tested positive for Covid. He is in isolation and is working from home, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lenka Do has said. He is currently replaced by his deputy, Mr. Martin Dvorak. The Czech Republic has registered over 3.4 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020 and the latest 100,000 new confirmed cases occurred over five days. Some 11.4 million tourists stayed in accommodation facilities in...
While in previous months the level of inflation in the Czech Republic was largely equivalent to that in the EU, in January the consumer price index exceeded the eurozone’s average, the Czech Statistics Agency announced on Monday. Eurozone inflation was at 5.1 percent in January. Meanwhile, in the Czech Republic, it reached 9.9 percent. It is expected that inflation next year could be between 8.6 and 10.9 percent on average and as high as 11 percent. This is due to higher energy prices, and change in price lists of goods and services and the expected rise in food prices. In December, annual inflation was 6.6 percent, and according to CZSO data, annual inflation was above ten percent last time in July 1998. “It is difficult to estimate because prices are constantly changing in the economy. This year, it is all the more complicated, as price pressures are very widespread and the revaluation of January prices can be really significant, “said Jakub Seidler, chief economist of the Czech Banking Association. He says that a 30% year-on-year increase in electricity and gas prices can be expected, as well as a significant increase in food prices. “It is thus very likely that year-on-year...
Despite the worldwide pandemic, Czechs have not lost interest in air travel. They even plan to invest more money in foreign holidays this year, as confirmed by a regular survey, conducted for Prague Airport by the Median agency among 1,565 respondents. Almost half of the survey participants stated they plan to spend over 46,000 crowns on their foreign trips this year. Two-thirds of the respondents plan to go on holiday more than once, and two-fifths of all survey participants want to spend at least three weeks abroad. Travelling is the leisure time activity missed the most by Czechs during the pandemic. It is missed by 65 percent of the survey respondents. In addition, according to the recent survey results, they plan to indulge a lot in travelling this year. Their motivation has been growing steadily despite the pandemic abatement measures. While only 38 percent of respondents wanted to travel by air in May 2021, last December, the share increased to 44 percent. The potential increase in the number of passengers from Václav Havel Airport Prague is also indicated by the finding that 66 percent of the survey respondents plan to travel abroad more than once a year. Compared to...
Generosity and goodwill spread amongst the city of Prague, as FriendShip Prague shows that a little bit of kindness can go a long way and do the world of good. FriendShip Prague is a new organization that connects Czechs and expats together, provides support and friendship to people most in need, especially in the homeless community. With thousands of people living rough in the streets, this non for profit organization shows compassion and friendship for those who may need it most. The cooperation between volunteers and the organization brings a helping hand, not only through donations but with guidance and support for vulnerable people. Founder and director of FriendShip, Renni, started the organization after experiencing life-threatening surgery during her cancer treatment which made her take a step back in life and value how lucky she has been. “It was the first time I had felt real physical pain. Before I had never really taken into consideration the hardships and difficulties other people faced,” she said to Prague Morning. After her recovery, she promised herself that she would strive to do a better job in helping others and giving back to people in need. With this new desire to offer her...
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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 obligation to wear respirators in public could be gradually lifted as of mid-March in the Czech Republic, epidemiologist Rastislav Maďar said in a debate program on Czech Television on Sunday. The construction of the new multifunctional hall at the Brno Exhibition Centre will begin in 2022. It will hold as many as 13,300 people, and 1,300 new parking spaces will also be built at the site. After the rise in the price of beer at the beginning of this year, beer consumers must prepare for further price increases. They may, however, be lower than for some other food products, which can increase by more than ten percent. Beer prices will rise gradually throughout the year. The last family members of the diplomats at the Czech Embassy in Kiev left the town on Sunday afternoon and evening. The embassy will continue to operate with 29 people remaining there. Some 11.4 million tourists stayed in accommodation facilities in the Czech Republic in 2021, which represents a year-on-year increase by 5.2 percent.
Starting February 19, the isolation period for people who test positive for Covid-19 will be extended to seven days from the current five. No quarantine will be mandatory after a risky contact. According to Health Ministry spokesperson Ondřej Jakob, this is another step in the easing of coronavirus restrictions. “In our opinion, quarantines no longer make sense after a risky contact,” Jakob said. The ministry anticipates that covid-19 “will gradually become just a common cold”. “Of course, if the situation worsens, we are ready to react quickly and take appropriate measures,” he added. The reason for the extension of isolation from five to seven days, he said, is the end of testing in companies and schools. “That is why we consider seven days more appropriate, which is on average the time that patients with common similar diseases tend to have at home.” The isolation period for people without symptoms will end automatically after seven days. Latest statistics The daily number of new Covid-19 cases continues to decline. Laboratories registered 22,118 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, around 6,600 fewer than on the same day a week ago. There were over 4,000 re-infections, according to Ministry of Health data. There are...
The Czech Republic is preparing to sign a Declaration on Ukraine’s European Prospect in support of the country’s EU accession. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told this in an interview with Yevropeiska Pravda, a Ukrainian media outlet. “We are currently negotiating on the issue (of signing a declaration, – ed.) with Ukraine. And I am very optimistic about the results of these talks,” Lipavský said. He stressed that if Ukraine does not stop carrying out reforms, joining the EU will become a “simple documentary formality.” Lipavský also underlined the most crucial areas, subjected to the reforms. “The rule of law, judicial reform, anti-corruption spheres. This is a difficult task, yes, but we will repeat it again and again. Once you have a milieu that EU companies feel safe in Ukraine, you will see the robust growth of the Ukrainian economy,” the minister assured. Seven EU countries have already signed Declaration on Ukraine’s European Prospect – Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia. February 7-8, the Slavkov trilateral – Foreign Ministers Jan Lipavský (the Czech Republic), Alexander Schallenberg (Austria), and Ivan Korčok (Slovakia) – paid a joint visit to Ukraine to coordinate policies on deterring Russian full-fledged invasion. The Czech Republic assured Ukraine of support...
Following the latest update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Health has announced that all European Union/Schengen Area countries, except for the Vatican City State, will continue to be part of the dark red list. ECDC announced yesterday that all EU/Schengen Area countries have been registering increased infection rates over the last couple of weeks. For this reason, they have been coloured dark-red. In line with the current entry rules that Czechia has, all travellers from EU dark-red listed countries are required to take a pre-entry test and fill out an Arrival Form. The testing requirement applies to everyone, even to those who have completed their primary vaccination as well as to those who have recovered from the virus. On the other hand, the Ministry has explained that travellers from dark-red listed EU/Schengen Area countries who have already received an additional vaccine dose, also known as a booster shot, are exempt from the testing requirement. “Only foreigners vaccinated with a booster dose have an exception if they are vaccinated in a country whose certificate the Czech Republic recognises,” the Ministry states. Exempt from the pre-entry testing requirement are also children under the age...
Exactly 30 years ago, on February 13th, 1992, the Czech Technical University in Prague hosted a momentous event. At a meeting with university computer science experts and representatives from the University of Linz, the RIPE network coordination centre, and the US National Science Foundation, Czechoslovakia was officially connected to the internet. In the Czech Republic, according to the Statistical Office, 83 percent of households are connected to the internet, and over six million people use the mobile internet. The .cz register of national domains, managed by CZ.NIC, contains approximately 1.4 million items. Former Czechoslovakia became the 39th connected country in February 1992. The first connection had a speed of 19.2 kilobits per second and led to the EARN node network at the University of Linz in Austria. The first connected device was an IBM 4341 mainframe computer, which weighed several tons and took up practically a whole room at the Regional Computing Centre of universities in Prague. For one year only people in Prague and on the premises of the Czech Technical University were able to connect. After that, it was built a CESNET network in 1992 or 1993 that connected universities only. The connection of ordinary people started with...
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