The great director Agnieszka Holland is working on a film entitled Kafka and will be presented at the Berlinale next month.
Czech inflation will jump to 9.2% in January and 9.6% in February as the expiration of a tax break and repricing by suppliers raises energy prices, adding to domestic price pressures, central bank analysts said on Monday. The Czech central bank has been the most aggressive in central Europe in responding to price spikes driven by international energy prices and logistics bottlenecks, but also domestic demand and economic recovery amid a very tight labour market. The bank raised its benchmark repo rate to 3.75% from 0.25% in mid-2021, and is expected to tighten further when the board meets on Feb. 3, in an attempt to convince the public that inflation will get back toward its 2% target by early next year. A large factor in the January inflation jump is the expiration of a two-month value-added tax break on energy which expired in December, Dana Hajkova and Radek Snobl wrote in a blog post on the bank’s website. “Together with the growth in heating prices and other items, regulated prices will jump in January, according to current estimates, from December’s -2.9% to 13%, which in itself will accelerate year-on-year inflation versus December by 2.2 percentage points,” they wrote. “In the...
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 rules on Covid quarantine in the Czech Republic changed on Monday, requiring even those who are vaccinated to quarantine after coming into contact with a positive person. The rules on testing have also changed and now apply to all employees with some exceptions for medical and social-care professionals. Snežka Mountain was hit by gale force winds reaching 126 km per hour on Monday, bringing to halt cable cars on both the Czech and Polish slopes. A high wind warning is in force across the Czech Republic until 6 pm on Monday. Czech President Miloš Zeman says he will be at Prague Castle for the first time since being released from hospital last year on February 26. Zeman is now living at the Lány presidential residence near Prague. From Monday, January 17, those with a completed course of vaccination will be entitled to up to five free PCR tests per calendar month, covered by public health insurance. Until now, only two tests a month were covered. Last year, industrial producer prices increased by 7.1% on...
According to an expert opinion the police was not responsible for the death of a Romani man who collapsed on the pavement shortly after police restrained him by kneeling on his neck and died in an ambulance shortly after. The conclusion is that the man died of a heavy overdose. The incident happened in the town of Pardubice in June of last year. The man, named locally as Stanislav Tomáš, died in an ambulance shortly after being arrested on 19 June. Footage of the arrest shows police officers pinning Tomáš to the ground, with one officer kneeling at various times on the man’s neck and back. Czechs compared his death to that of George Floyd, who died in 2020 after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for several minutes during his arrest. Eyewitnesses said Tomáš was arrested after attempting to stop a car being vandalised, but the Czech police and authorities have rejected this narrative. In a statement, police said that an initial autopsy had “ruled out a connection with the operation that preceded the arrest of the suspect”, and said a doctor had reported that a drug overdose was the preliminary cause of death. They added: “According to a preliminary...
Petr Fiala's cabinet wants all employees to be tested in the companies from January 17, including those who are vaccinated and have also received a booster dose.
Giving visa-free access to a whopping total of 185 countries in the world, the Czech passport is among the most powerful travel document in Europe.
QQ Asian Kitchen, after opening its doors in 2017, very quickly became one of the most talked-about restaurants in the city. The cuisine – a mixture of food from Bali and Taiwan with several other culinary stops along the way – was not something readily available in Prague. QQ Asian Kitchen became almost immediately successful. The food was excellent and the seats were full. That has not changed. The level of quality at QQ Asian Kitchen remains top-notch. QQ Asian Kitchen’s location, however, did change in the spring of 2020 and is now attached to Mosaic House Design Hotel. A location change for a restaurant with an already fixed reputation could be a risky endeavor, but everything is contingent on the quality of food and service. That, as stated, remains the same. QQ Asian Kitchen is an amazing place to visit and clearly deserves its very recent placement in the Michelin guide. Come hungry and do not skip out on the starters. Some of the most interesting and amazing dishes are to be found there. Seafood lovers should try the soft shell crab mushu taco alongside the seared yellowtail sashimi with butter ponzu vinaigrette. These are both pristine examples of...
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 coronavirus epidemic wave with predominant Omicron variant will peak in the two forthcoming weeks. Hospitals may receive 500-900 new cases a day in the five, ten days to come, Czech Institute of Health Statistics and Information (UZIS) head Ladislav Dusek told CTK today. The Czech police revealed in the country 11,170 foreigners who illegally migrated last year, about 4,000 more than in 2020. This has been the first time since 2008 that the number of illegal foreigners revealed in a year exceeded 10,000. The minister of labour and social affairs, Marian Jurečka, says the recently installed five-party coalition government may increase taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. The minister said the amount had not been calculated yet. The Czech police force is missing up to 5,500 officers, Czech Television reported. Hundreds exited the service at the end of 2021 and the police have started a major recruitment drive in several parts of the country. President Miloš Zeman said he was opposed to the “political abuse”, including calls for boycotts, of the Olympic Games. Zeman...
Mayors of Europe has named Prague’s representative among its top 5 of 2021, citing Hřib’s efforts in mobility, cultural events, infrastructure, and more. “From mobility, culture events, climate action, infrastructure, and energetics projects, 2021 can surely be described as another successful year for mayor Hřib. With his hard work and clear vision, Prague will surely continue to develop itself in all directions,” states the website. Hřib has been the Mayor of Prague since 2018. He focuses on sustainability, smart city solutions, data-driven city management, transparency and human rights advocacy. Smart city solutions for Prague In 2021, Prague approved an action plan for the further smart development. Smart Prague 2030 provides a comprehensive overview of the planned projects in the Smart City field, which will be implemented by different city organizations and the capital city of Prague itself by 2030. Reviving businesses and tourism after lockdown In 2021, a new platform called DoToho! (engl. Go on!) was established in the Czech Republic. Its mission is to revive the businesses of SMEs with the help of entrepreneurs, managers and other domestic experts. Hřib is one of the sponsors of DoToho! platform, which is part of the Prague innovation strategy. Companies with a turnover of CZK 3 million to 300...
Since last October 11, when Prague City launched a free bike-sharing pilot project in cooperation with Rekola and Nextbike, more than 13,000 citizens have activated this option on Lítačka and more than half are active users. “People most often rent bicycles during peak hours, around 7 am in the morning and between 2 pm and 5 pm in the afternoon. Praguers also rent bikes at night, when we register an average of about 40 loans a day,” said Drápal. “After three months, despite the winter period, we can confirm that the combination of shared bicycles and public transport works. Therefore, we decided to permanently integrate it into the PID system,” said Adam Scheinherr, Deputy Mayor and Transport Councilor (Praha Sobě). Prague residents have the opportunity to use a shared bike (by Rekola and Nextbike) for free for 15 minutes and up to 4 times a day. Residents must, however, be owners of valid electronic subscription tickets in order to use the service. To rent a bike, one must first download the mobile application of the shared bike service provider. Then, they must link it to their regional transport system (Lítačka) account. Once this is done successfully, the bike-sharing system will allow...
Jana Peterková becomes the first person to be convicted for spreading misinformation in the Czech Republic. According to court documents, she allegedly posted a false message claiming that some seniors died in a nursing home in Měšice after the vaccination. “Peterková is obliged to public official apologies on her social networks and website. She also needs to pay financial compensation in the amount of CZK 250,000 crowns and cover the costs of the proceedings,” Falbr said. “Citizens should refer to official sources for information and avoid spreading unsubstantiated information or false rumours, as these may cause fear and public alarm,” police added. The court’s decision is not yet final, iROZHLAS.cz informed on Friday. According to the Manipulátoři.cz server, Peterková published an interview with a former employee of the nursing home, V. Vondráčková, claiming the ‘mainstream media’ were ‘silent’ after several elderly people died after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The municipality of Měšice denies all the accusations. They also informed that the mayor Martin Čacký found out through the director of the company that operates the nursing home that Vondráčková has not worked there since May 2020.
The 20th anniversary of Jan Palach’s self-immolation brought many thousands onto the streets for protests that had no precedent in communist Czechoslovakia. Palach Week, as it became known, began on January 15, 1989, and saw running battles between demonstrators and riot police. The public commemoration was organized by the following opposition movements: České děti (Czech Children), Charta 77 (Charter 77), Mírový klub Johna Lennona (The John Lennon Peace Club), Nezávislé mírové sdružení (The Independent Peace Association), and Společenství přátel USA (The Society of Friends of the USA. For seven days, demonstrators who tried to gather on Wenceslas Square were beaten and sprayed with water cannons. Hundreds were arrested, among them top dissidents such as Václav Havel, and the events are seen by some as foreshadowing the Velvet Revolution, 10 months later. On 21 January 1989, at the end of “Jan Palach Week”, the authorities together with security forces blocked the national pilgrimage to Jan Palach’s grave in Všetaty. Václav Havel was sentenced to nine months imprisonment in a strict-regime prison. Other opposition activists arrested in Wenceslas Square were put on trial with him. The opposition movements launched a campaign for their release, which helped to bridge the gap between the activists and the wider public. The considerable support inspired Václav...
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