There is some big news in the Prague public transport infrastructure. People can now have free access to short-term bike rides in the Czech city. What began as a pilot project has now been made permanent, Prague Integrated Transport announced on Sunday. How it works If you have a Lítačka public transport pass in Prague, you now will as well have access to use the shared bicycles for up to 15 minutes, four times a day, and at zero cost. The idea began as a way to use bicycles to help with the city’s transport system. Its aim was to alleviate congestion as well as offer people an alternative to the bus or streetcar stops, which are sometimes too far away to access. Popular program The pilot ran for three months and began in October. The project went well, with almost 8,000 people using the bikes, despite Prague’s cold winter. Following the positive response, the city of Prague has decided to make the free bike shares a permanent part of their transport system. The project also published some of the most popular times that the bike share program was used. It was mostly used during rush hours before and after...
The son of an unvaccinated Czech folk singer who died last weekend after catching COVID-19 on purpose in order to start having a ‘free’ life again, lashed out at anti-vaxxers for filling his mother’s head with inaccurate information. Jan Rek, the son of folk singer Hana Horka, also revealed his mother’s final tragic moments before she died on Sunday. The morning she died, Horka, 57, remained in good enough health to get dressed for a walk, before she complained that her back was hurting and went to lay down in her bedroom. ‘In about 10 minutes it was all over,’ Rek said in an interview with the BBC on Wednesday. ‘She choked to death.’ Horka reportedly believed that catching the virus would allow her to avoid needing the vaccine, leading to her celebration upon learning she had contracted the virus. Rek blamed Czech anti-vaxxers for her death. ‘You took my mother, who based all her arguments on your basis. I despise you, you are an absolute waste,’ Rek wrote on Facebook following his mother’s death. Rek added that while his mother was unvaccinated at the time of her death, she did not subscribe to any of the many conspiracy theories about COVID vaccines. ‘Her philosophy...
The Immunity Committee has recommended the Czech parliament remove the parliamentary immunity of former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. As Euractiv reports, if the parliament follows the recommendation, which is very likely, Babiš will face prosecution over alleged EU subsidy fraud. A vote on the matter could take place next week. After defeat in October’s parliamentary election, Babiš became an ordinary MP but remained the leader of ANO (Renew), the strongest opposition party in the Czech parliament. It is expected that next year, Babiš will run for Czech president. While several ANO members have already expressed their support for Babiš in the presidential elections, Babiš has neither confirmed nor denied his candidacy. Babiš’s parliamentary immunity has been removed twice before, first in 2017 and then in 2018 after the parliamentary elections. The police have repeatedly recommended Babiš’s indictment. Babiš could be indicted for involvement in the so-called “Stork Nest” case. The Stork Nest Farm was originally part of Babiš’s former holding Agrofert, but for a few years, it changed its status and became a joint-stock company. It received a €2 million EU subsidy designed for small and medium-sized businesses during this period. After a couple of years, it was returned to...
In Prague, the development of another young technological firm opens. This time it is the American startup Zenbase, based in New York, but development will be built in the Czech Republic. Zenbase helps users with custom rent and payment schedules making payments more manageable. Based on customer’s previous income, the technology calculates the best time for users to make their rent payments and then lets them customize according to their needs. In the US only, around 10 million households fail to pay rent on time each month, resulting in high late payment fees and potentially a debt spiral. Splitting rent into multiple installments based on paydays will simplify household cash management during the month. Tomáš Řehoř, who holds the function of Vice President for Engineering said to Prague Morning: “I’m in charge to build a team of about ten people, and follow the complete development”. The first position of Senior Developer is already open. Zenbase uses technologies as Node.js, React, Typescript or PostgreSQL. The office is located in the coworking Hubhub. ZenBase got a seed investment of $3.1 million. In the event of further investments, Prague’s growth will be calculated. Residential rents increased by 3.8 percent quarter on quarter Rents at...
The census showed that the population of the Czech Republic was 10,524,000 people, which is about 90,000 more than in the previous census in 2011.
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 new government on Wednesday dismissed the previous plan to require people age 60 and over as well as medical personnel, police officers, firefighters and medical students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The concentration of air pollutants in the Czech Republic in 2021 was the second-lowest in the past decade, the preliminary data released by the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMU) show today. The country saw a better score a year earlier with the highest air quality since the beginning of the recording. In 2021, the number of projects adapting South Moravia to the effects of climate change reached 160, more than double than the 76 projects in 2019 and 2020. The region intends to continue supporting climate change adaptation measures. The average mortgage rate in the Czech Republic climbed to 2.99 percent in December, up from 2.70 the previous month. It was the ninth month in a row that mortgage rates increased and the highest recorded since 2003. The number of working seniors has been increasing in the long term, although the pandemic has...
The Czech government has decided that it will not make coronavirus vaccination mandatory. The Czech Republic’s new center-right government will not make vaccination against COVID-19 compulsory, scrapping the previous cabinet’s decree requiring people over the age of 60 and workers in healthcare, and social care and security services to get the jab from March, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday. “This does not change our stance on vaccination, it is still undoubtedly the best way to fight COVID-19 … However, we do not see reasons for compulsory vaccination, we do not want to deepen trenches in the society,” Fiala told a news conference. Latest statistics The number of new confirmed COVID cases soared to 28,469 in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, the highest figure seen since the coronavirus hit the country nearly two years ago. Screening increased this week with the introduction of twice-weekly tests at all workplaces. 128,000 tests were performed on Tuesday, 29,000 more than a week ago. Experts say up to 50,000 cases a day could be recorded in the coming weeks due to a surge in the Omicron variant of the virus. The worst situation is still registered in Prague. On Tuesday, the daily number...
The project was shortlisted in a high-ranking competition announced by the European Commission this year.
On 17 January, the Czech capital revealed that it will host the 12th edition of the largest European education festival: Science on Stage. The 2022 event will take place on 24-27 March at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague in Vysočany and will mark the first time that Science on Stage comes to the Czech Republic. As a partner of the festival, the City of Prague has decided to allocate CZK 2 million for its organisation and operation. Noting that the Science on Stage 2022 fair carries tremendous importance, Councillor for education Vít Šimral shared: “The festival, of which Prague is a proud partner, is a significant contribution to the inspiration and networking of teachers across Europe. This is an extraordinary opportunity for Prague and non-Prague teachers to gain stimuli and motivation in simple experiments and projects that will help them enrich and change their own teaching.” According to the Czech municipality, around 450 primary and secondary school teachers from over 30 countries will attend the 2022 fair. There, they will establish connections with research institutes, companies, and experts whilst showcasing their innovative ideas. More specifically, educators will present their experiments and projects at stands, which will be the main element of the festival. Those who have a stand...
The Czech government will on Wednesday consider making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in key professions and people over the age of 60 after the daily tally of new coronavirus cases hit a record high. Authorities said 28,469 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Tuesday, more than double the 12,371 reported for Tuesday of last week. Screening increased this week with the introduction of twice-weekly tests at all workplaces. The previous one-day record was just under 28,000 on 25 November last year. Experts say up to 50,000 cases a day could be recorded in the coming weeks due to a surge in the Omicron variant of the virus. Omicron is now the dominant coronavirus variant in the central European country of 10.7 million people. Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s centre-right government will consider what further steps to take after shortening quarantine and isolation times as part of new measures while also launching mandatory testing of employees at companies from this week. Asymptomatic essential healthcare workers and social service personnel who test positive for COVID-19 are allowed to continue working. Hospitalizations, which peaked at more than 7,000 in early December, dropped to 1,635 on Tuesday from 1,761 reported for Monday.
The Czech Republic reported 28,469 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since the pandemic reached the country in March 2020. The number reported for Tuesday is more than double the 12,371 cases reported for the same day last week. Screening increased this week with the introduction of twice-weekly tests at all workplaces. 128,000 tests were performed on Tuesday, 29,000 more than a week ago. Experts say up to 50,000 cases a day could be recorded in the coming weeks due to a surge in the Omicron variant of the virus. The previous one-day record was just under 28,000 on 25 November last year. The worst situation is still registered in Prague. On Tuesday, the daily number of confirmed cases in the capital was again record-breaking, with tests revealing 5,741 positives. On the other hand, the Vysočina and Moravian-Silesian regions are relatively the best, with 529 newly infected and 552 per 100,000 inhabitants in the last seven days. On Tuesday, 1,635 patients with covid-19 required hospital care, 252 of whom were in severe condition. Both numbers are decreasing for the past few weeks. Last year, at the beginning of December, there were around 20,000 people were infected...
Prague city will offer an old-new place for relaxation, entertainment, culture, meetings and events with various concepts as well as hybrid events. Since July 2022, the premises of the Prague Market in Holešovice will be under administration of the Prague Exhibition Grounds, and the whole space will become a buzzing social life venue. It will finally be able to blossom, after lengthy legal disputes with the former tenant. Connection of the two urban areas will bring more dynamic development of the market grounds, faster course of the necessary reconstructions, better maintenance and, of course, efficiency in the management and administration of the premises. Tomáš Hübl, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Prague Exhibition Grounds, says: “I think that it was not only locals, who perceived the really lengthy legal disputes over the Holešovice Market Grounds, and the gradual partial decline of this historically important complex. The market is a space with a potential to become an attractive destination offering entertainment, good food or shopping opportunities that are not usually available in shopping centres. At the same time, it will also become a venue of business and hybrid events, which belong to the standard event offer nowadays.” Despite the fact that due to the long legal disputes with the former administrator of the complex the city was not able to develop the Prague Market in any way for...
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