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. Czech President Milos Zeman, who has been hospitalized at the intensive care unit of the Prague Central Military Hospital (UVN) since October 10, moved to a regular hospital room on Wednesday. The Czech Republic’s central bank has again sharply increased its key interest rate by a point and a quarter to 2.75%, to tackle soaring inflation amid the economy´s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The 22nd edition of the queer film festival Mezipatra begins on Thursday in Prague, with feature films and documentaries by and about LGBT+ people screening through November 11. The People in Need Czech humanitarian NGO has provided financial aid to some 800 families, roughly 5,600 people, in Afghanistan after the Taliban movement overtook the country in August. Every family received some 1,600 up to 2,000 CZK. Although hundreds of thousands of workers and craftsmen are missing in the production companies, the growth of starting wages has not been seen this year. Workers in professional positions in particular improved, most often by one percent. That’s according to a survey of Grafton...
From November 4 to 6, we are bringing the power of the EU Space Programme down to Earth! A colourful experience invites you to discover the latest applications and services enabled by Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, and GOVSATCOM. Under a new name and with a broadened scope of activities, EUSPA decided to move its signature event, ‘’Open Days’’ outside to comply with the current hygiene rules. ‘’EUSPA Open Space” is a walkthrough, open-air exhibition that will introduce visitors to the newly established EU Space Programme as well the agency’s new mission. With just a month away from the launch of the newest Galileo satellites from the European Spaceport, EUSPA Open Space will offer you the possibility to brush up on space knowledge. Wander around the exhibition, learn more about the upcoming services of Galileo and EGNOS before immersing yourself in a colourful Earth Observation collection with Copernicus images from around Europe. With Europe set to become climate-neural by 2050, space data and services play a crucial role in the EU Green Deal. From helping curb CO2 emissions to fighting illegal logging, Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus contribute to the fight against climate change. EUSPA Open Space also highlights the link between the...
The Mezipatra queer film festival has returned to Prague to showcase Czech and foreign feature and short films and documentaries centered around LGBTQ+ issues. The films will be about the lives of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people (LGBTQ+) and will remain in the capital until 11 November, before moving to Brno. “This year’s Mezipatra represents a return to the big screen for us,” said festival director Pavel Bicek. “Together with our audience, we want to celebrate the film, queer stories and, most importantly, the opportunity to be together.” Visited by about 12,000 people each year, the films in the festival are apprised by a professional jury as a part of a prestigious international competition. The festival is organized by non-profit organizations Mezipatra and STUD Brno and returns with much anticipation to cinemas after two years as last year it was held online. Their mission is to provide the people of the Czech Republic with space for discovering the variety of sexual and gender issues. They aim to not only broaden horizons but also offer a space for meetings and self-expression. Mezipatra helps people to understand their own identity and the meanings related to the word “queer”. The word ‘queer’...
The outlook for the future is not optimistic, but the Czechs and the Czech Republic have managed to get through much worse periods, stated Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in a speech on the national holiday on Oct. 28. According to him, in the darkest times, the nation has always stuck together. He hopes that the new government will fight for Czech interests. Babiš also again urged people to get vaccinated and thanked them for their trust. Babiš delivered his speech on the day when the president usually speaks at the state decorations ceremony at Prague Castle. This year, the ceremony did not take place due to the hospitalization of Miloš Zeman. According to Babiš, people should wish the president a speedy recovery. “This is exactly the moment when we should tame our potential antipathies and when politics should step aside,” he said. He noted that the pandemic and the post-election situation have exacerbated the atmosphere in society and that developments at home and abroad are not helping either. He mentioned rising energy prices, the poor situation in the car industry, and the rising price of goods. “From the headlines, it would seem that one disaster after another is coming at us. Maybe we got...
Skeletons of 12 men believed to have fought in the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 have been discovered in Brno. Reconstruction work in the cellars of a house in the city of Brno, south-east Czech Republic, has revealed the skeletons of 12 men, thought to be soldiers who fought in the Napoleonic wars. The bodies were aged between 20 to 30 years old, and had been placed in a previously unknown mass grave. As the grave offered no clues about the individuals’ identities, or even when they were buried, a team of researchers examined the bodies to reconstruct their lives and deaths. “The analysis of the skeletons was very complex,” says Katerina Vymazalova, an assistant professor in the department of anatomy at Masaryk University, Brno, and one of the authors of the paper. “We were able to determine the sex and approximate age at the time of death of the individuals. Paleopathological analysis revealed war wounds, including amputation of part of the femur. Using the radiocarbon method, the skeletons were dated to the early 19th century.” One of the men had a fractured left arm, likely the result of a gunshot, while another had his left thigh amputated by a...
The Czech Republic is one of the worst in Europe in terms of carbon dioxide emissions from new cars. With emissions of 120.9 grams per kilometer, it is the sixth-worst in the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) ranking. Arval pointed this out. The main reason for this situation is the conservative approach of companies and people to alternative drives. In Europe, emissions from new cars fell by an average of 11 percent. The average is around 108.2 g / km. According to ACEA, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands have the lowest emissions from new cars. At the other end of the scale are the countries of Eastern and Central Europe, the worst result being Bulgaria with 133 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer. “Czech companies still mostly buy cars with internal combustion engines, although the situation is gradually changing and 22 percent of domestic companies already have vehicles with alternative drives in their fleets,” said Tomáš Kadeřábek, a consultant for Arval, which provides operating leases. The share of companies with electric vehicles in their fleet has increased significantly, compared to last year to eight percent. “However, if there is no significant tax advantage for cars with alternative drives, a greater...
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. Health Minister Adam Vojtěch has proposed a partial tightening of measures to control the spread of Covid-19, to require a PCR test rather than antigen test, at least for mass events. The minister’s comments were reported are directly in contrast to those from Babiš, who declared the opposite. Czech President Milos Zeman hospitalized at the intensive care unit of the Prague Central Military Hospital (UVN) is willing to receive SPOLU Prime Minister candidate Petr Fiala as soon as he is moved to a regular hospital room, Fiala told journalist. The government of Belarus has extended its ban on products from several companies, including Škoda Auto products. The Czech company refused to sponsor the Ice Hockey World Championships in Belarus last April. One more meeting could be enough to reach an agreement between Poland and the Czech Republic on the Turow lignite mine, the Polish climate minister said on Wednesday, in what would resolve the most serious spat between the two countries in decades. Although hundreds of thousands of workers and craftsmen are missing in the production companies,...
As of November 1, restaurant staff must ask guests to present their vaccination certificate, otherwise, the owners of the business could face heavy fines. Anyone who does not present it will not even receive water. However, rather ridiculously it is estimated that up to half of the hospitality staff have rejected the vaccine. So, unvaccinated staff will essentially be checking vaccinated guests as no one will force them to be vaccinated. The immunization of waitresses and waiters seems to be low in most restaurants and cafes. The vast majority are young and carefree people, who do not seem to be afraid of COVID at all. Some business owners have also complained that they should have no leverage to force their staff to be vaccinated. However, the new Czech measure follows from models that have already been applied in countries like Italy, for example, since June. And, it seems to have helped in forcing people to get vaccinated. Anyone who couldn’t stand being without a morning espresso from a coffee shop eventually gave in and ended up on the waiting list in the vaccination center. But if an establishment wants vaccinated guests, shouldn’t their staff lead by example? It seems ridiculous...
Per a Facebook post released by the mayor’s office yesterday, Prague residents can expect a new “smart and gentle” way to deal with waste collection. According to the post, Mayor Zdeněk Hřib plans to equip 6000 containers with sensors to measure how full the tanks are as time passes, streamlining waste collection. This way cars can avoid unnecessarily seeking out empty bins, while full bins are exported on time. Hřib assures the changes will lead to cleaner container environments and less smog from garbage trucks since the technology aims to streamline the planned routes of these vehicles. He ensures the change will save residents a lot of money — millions a year, according to the statement on Facebook. Thanks to the success of an earlier pilot project, Smart Prague, the city installed over 420 sensors in containers — mostly underground at the time. “Thanks to the sensors, we know when each container is full, so we can optimize collection routes, the integrity of the collection, or add other containers to busy locations.” The post also mentioned that residents can observe the occupancy of trash receptacles in real-time, thanks to the application. This “smarter” approach to waste collection is expected to...
Cross Culture is a unique home tutoring service to Prague which uses interactive, personal teaching techniques and original lesson plans to provide English classes to children. It is their modern approach to learning languages which has seen them dubbed the ‘best home tutoring service in Prague.’ Cross Culture uses one-to-one teaching in the form of one dedicated teacher working with one student. Each personal lesson is customized to the needs for that individual student. One-to-one instruction ensures that the students interact with the teacher individually so that each can learn and understand language concepts at their own pace and in their own way. This personal approach extends way beyond the lessons. Teachers are always accessible- open and available to speak with parents whenever needed. Lindsey, the headteacher, is always on WhatsApp with the parents, think of her as an extra member of the family while on the journey to learn a new language! Creating a bond with the students and their parents through a comfortable and friendly approach is ultra-important to the team and they credit their current teaching success to this very outlook which is a fundamental principle to their business. Unlike anything currently offered in the city, as...
The number of daily COVID-19 cases reported in the Czech Republic neared 10,000 for the first time since March, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The country recorded 9,902 new infections on Tuesday, up from 6,284 on the same day a week ago. Hospitalizations reached more than 2,000 for the first time since May, including 288 people in intensive care. The country like others in central Europe has seen a renewed jump in COVID-19 cases. It is aiming to avoid the stress put on hospitals in previous stronger waves of the pandemic by boosting its vaccination rate, which is above others in the region but trails the European Union average. As of Tuesday, 6.095 million people in the country of 10.7 million had been fully vaccinated. Local Covid testing in Czech schools may end in mid-November The local Covid testing in Czech schools may end after November 15 in the districts with over 300 new Covid cases per 100,000 inhabitants weekly, according to CTK. After this date, the testing is only to take place if ordered by the regional public health office and solely with PCR tests. This Monday, children were tested for Covid-19 at schools in eight districts.
Written by Kim Bingel, Jobspin Fast-track your job search at the upcoming Jobspin Multilingual Job Fair in Prague on November 13th! Follow this advice to ace your first impression with potential employers. Are Job Fairs Worth Your Time? The answer is: ‘‘One hundred percent yes!’’ Job fairs are a smorgasbord of career opportunities for the hungry job seeker. Professional employers, recruiters and future coworkers will all be under one roof! What better networking opportunity could you ask for? Face-to-face meetings will give you a major advantage over emailing CVs that sometimes go unnoticed. The value of job fairs is that they allow you to meet hiring managers and recruiters directly to talk about their values and open positions. At these events, you can also explore new career options, make connections that matter and learn relevant industry skills. Get Ready To Attend A Job Fair! Consider what you want to gain from a job fair. The difference between an average and a successful job-seeker often comes down to cultivating clarity and having a solid plan. Get ahead of the pack by arriving prepared with a strategy. #1 – Decide Who You Want to Meet A list of companies attending the fair...
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