The CEO of Czech energy giant CEZ, Daniel Beneš confirmed that the price of electricity will rise by around a third while gas prices will be half to two-thirds more expensive. During an interview with Hospodářské noviny, he said the company will announce the changes on November 1 with effect from January 1. “We estimate that the final bill received by households may result in an increase of 30 percent compared to this year,” said Beneš. He reminded that the wholesale energy prices in Europe had reached record levels this year. According to him, there are several reasons. “On one hand, it is an increase in the price of gas, with which the price of electricity is connected, and on the other hand, emission allowances have become more expensive and the economy has risen in time, so the demand for energy has risen, as well,” he said. The increase in gas prices will be even higher than for electricity. “It’s really dramatic. We are not the main supplier, there are other players on the market, but my estimate is that the final bill will increase in price by half to two-thirds”. In addition to the impact on consumers, the situation...
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 REPUBLIC The Health Ministry will propose that quarantine might be finished by a negative test after seven days for those in contact with coronavirus infected, Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech told journalists today. At present, the people must be in quarantine for two weeks. The Czech Republic is the ninth least COVID-afflicted out of the 27 EU countries with 98 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days now (roughly 72 a week ago when it was the fifth least-afflicted), the data released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show. A lack of computer chips means that the Czech Republic’s automakers will produce more than a quarter of a million cars fewer than planned, the Automotive Industry Association said on Sunday. The shortfall will mean a loss of CZK 200 billion for one of the country’s most important sectors. WORLD Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to outlaw prostitution in the country. Prostitution was decriminalised in Spain in 1995 and in 2016 the UN estimated the country’s sex...
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have revolutionized the digital art world. The unique signature keys associated with NFTs have created a new cryptocurrency marketplace. Crypto Portal, housed in a medieval basement in the heart of Old Town Square, features NFTs from a range of well-known local and international artists, including @jessicatichio, @solos.nft, @iamautomobilist, and @ivonatau. Prague’s NFT Gallery houses 40 screens in 12th-century basements of IAM Prague. For all visitors of IAM Prague, the entrance to the NFT gallery is going to be free of charge. Working hours are daily from 9.00 a.m. until 7.00 pm.m What is an NFT? Non-Fungible Tokens: NFTs are digital tokens. These unique tokens are packaged with digital art, collectibles, music, and even virtual land. Like cryptocurrencies, NFTs utilize blockchain technology, in this case, to establish verified, public proof of ownership of the digital collectible, along with a record of all transactions. The initial proliferation of NFTs happened on the Ethereum network, though NFTs are becoming more widely available on other blockchain networks. Why buy NFTs The sale of NFTs can empower artists and creators by enabling them to reach larger audiences, bypassing the need for physical sales or gallery involvement, and helping protect the uniqueness...
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said he wouldn’t accept an offer to try to create a new government after his centrist ANO political movement narrowly lost in the parliamentary election last week and was ready to end up in opposition. Babis announced his decision in an interview for the Frekvence 1 radio station on Friday. “We´ll hand it over to the new coalition and we´ll be in opposition,” the populist billionaire said. Babis´ decision opens the way for two coalitions of five parties that have won a majority in the vote to rule. A liberal-conservative, three-party coalition named Together captured 27.8% of the vote on Saturday, beating Babis´ ANO party, which won 27.1%. A center-left liberal coalition received 15.6% to finish third. The two coalitions have pledged to govern jointly. They´re closer to the European Union mainstream than Euroskeptic Babis. Together won 71 of the 200 seats in the lower house of parliament and the center-left alliance won 37 seats, which would give their government a comfortable, 108-seat majority. Babis´ ANO won 72 seats, six fewer than it did in the 2017 election. President Milos Zeman who is currently hospitalized previously said he would first give a mandate to the...
President Miloš Zeman is currently experiencing liver encephalopathy, Deník N said on Wednesday, referring to informed sources. Neither the castle nor the Central Military Hospital (ÚVN) is publishing details about the condition of the hospitalized president. Senators, who fear that Zeman is currently unable to hold office, are also being kept in the dark. Zeman’s spokesman Jiří Ovčáček claims that health problems do not prevent the president from exercising his constitutional powers at the Central Military Hospital in Prague-Střešovice. Sources from Deník N say the opposite. Apparently, Zeman’s health is worse off, supposedly preventing him from fully fulfilling the function of president. Referring to “very well-informed sources from around the president, government, and the medical community,” Zeman says he suffers from liver encephalopathy, a serious complication brought on by acute or chronic liver failure. It presents various mental and neurological symptoms and can be caused by cirrhosis of the liver. “This is manifested, for example, by the fact that he is disoriented and says unrelated things,” said one source, describing the president’s state. According to another source, the president is communicating, but with difficulty. At its mildest, hepatic encephalopathy causes confusion or sleep disorders. In severe cases, the patient can...
The Gallery of the Capital City of Prague has exhibitions for over two hundred photographers and their collections. From October 15, 2021, through January 16, 2022, Frida Kahlo will have a featured exhibition where viewers will see her extensive collection of over 6,000 items in the House at the Stone Bell. She was an influential and mysterious Mexican artist whose featured archive wasn’t discovered until 2003. The organizers of the event say that some of the photographs found were done by other famous photographers that befriended Frida including Man Ray and Edward Weston. These photographs are not only historically valued but artistically valued. This is a traveling exhibition and has been seen in various parts of the world with more than half a million spectators. She was born in Mexico City in 1907 and died in 1954, and throughout her life she endured many tragic events. When she was 18 years old she suffered from a severe case of polio and was injured in a bus accident. She underwent 35 different spine and pelvic surgeries which caused detrimental physical and mental problems. During her convalescence, she began to seriously focus on creating art. Mexican Ambassador Rosaura Leonara Rueda Gutiérrez told...
Prague’s alfresco food hub Manifesto has set up their unique glamping experience in the heart of the city to reignite the warmth and mood that they designed last autumn. Manifesto Florenc is transformed to house heated tents and fire pits in order to ensure that visitors stay warm while they enjoy the signature and brand new menus and treats that the market has to offer. The Soot bar crafted season-specific homemade hot drinks, including mugs of mulled wine and hot spiced sangria, to keep guests warm inside and out during the coming season. Glamping at Manifesto is free but those that hope to secure a tent early can make reservations online via the Manifesto website. Stay Warm Outside Visitors that wish to experience glamping at Manifesto have the opportunity to spend their time outside by a fire pit or stay warm in the comfort of the heated and cozy tents. The fire pits are surrounded by comfortable chairs with fur and blankets and equipped with small tables suitable for holding drinks or food that guests may want to enjoy. The heated tents come complete with closable screen entryways to keep the cold out and large wooden tables for guests to...
The Czech economy will grow by 3.8 percent this year and speed up to 4.5 percent next year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its autumn outlook. It thus worsened its estimate from the spring forecast, when it expected the Czech gross domestic product (GDP) to increase to 4.2 percent this year. The Monetary Fund sees next year more optimistically in the case of both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In the spring, it predicted the Czech Republic to grow by 4.3 percent and Slovakia by 4.4 percent. Now, in the case of Slovakia, it is expecting an economic increase of 5.2 percent next year. In its forecast at the end of August, the Czech Ministry of Finance improved its estimate of economic development for this year and 2022. The economy is expected to grow by 3.2 percent this year and by 4.2 percent next year. In its forecast from early August, the Czech National Bank expects economic growth of 3.5 percent and next year of 4.1 percent.
Havel’s corner, unveiled in Brussels on Tuesday, should be reminiscent of the legacy of the former Czech president and writer Václav Havel and at the same time entice people to sit and talk. Two chairs and a round table, through which a tree grows, stand in the park in sight of the European Parliament. According to the Czech Ambassador to Belgium, Pavel Klucký, the space can serve, for example, as a meeting point for citizens and politicians. “We want it to become a real place where various ideas, often controversial, are expressed,” Klucký told reporters, according to whom the space, despite its small size, could become the Brussels form of London’s Hyde Park. Since the place is on the road leading to the meeting place of seven hundred politicians, it could serve the purpose well. The Czech Embassy in Brussels plans to revitalize the site by organizing some events, for example in connection with the upcoming Czech Presidency of the European Union. Similar monument stands in Prague since 2014 The monument, designed by Havel’s presidential architect Bořek Šípek, was created based on cooperation between Prague and Brussels’ City Halls. It is almost identical to the two chairs and table which since 2014...
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 REPUBLIC President Milos Zeman will convoke the session of the new Chamber of Deputies for November 8 and then outgoing Chamber chairman Radek Vondracek will call its constituent meeting for the same day. Vondracek said he was informed about the president’s health condition, but could just generally state it was improving. The Pirates group in the Chamber of Deputies will continue to be headed by Jakub Michalek, with Olga Richterova, the party’s deputy chairwoman, as his deputy. After the weekend general election, the Pirates deputy group was dwarfed from 22 to four lawmakers. 1,534 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the Czech Republic on Thursday, around 550 more than the same day last week. The number of people in hospitals with the virus rose to 448, with 80 of those patients in critical condition. WORLD India is set to reopen its borders to overseas travellers as it relaxes Covid-related restrictions amid a drop in daily infections. Starting Friday, the country will grant tourist visas to travellers arriving on chartered flights. The facility will be...
By 2025, there are plans for 3,000 charging points for electric cars to be created in the Czech Republic. According to the National Action Plan, net mobility also expects up to 500,000 fully electric vehicles to run in the country by 2030. The Deputy Minister of Industry, Eduard Muřický, said that the automotive industry is the basic pillar of industry and the economy in the Czech Republic, accounting for about one tenth of GDP and 20 percent of exports. “By 2030, 35,000 charging points should also be generated, especially fast ones,” he added. The new charging port plans follow from the Memorandum on Cooperation in the Development of Electromobility in the Czech Republic, signed by representatives of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, infrastructure managers, ČEZ and Škoda Auto. According to Škoda Auto, the charging stations are to be set up at railway stations and along the main roads and powered by carbon-neutral electricity from ČEZ to significantly accelerate the transition to electromobility. Among other things, decisions will be made based on data on the busiest road routes. The country is working on decarbonization and one of the possible ways to do this, and to support...
After last year’s break, Signal will light up and revive Prague’s spaces in a big way. A total of 4 routes, 15 installations in public space, 6 installations in augmented reality, and a rich accompanying program. The absolute novelty is a mobile app working with augmented reality, which is dedicated to one entire route in Karlín called Signal AR. It will complement the popular Karlín and Old Town routes and the new Holešovice route. The ninth edition of the digital and creative culture festival is all about sustainability and is called Plan C – ecology, sustainability and above all adaptability. The pandemic got us thinking: “How do we create a festival that can be there with us in times of need?” In collaboration with digital agency BRAINZ IMMERSIVE, bicepsdigital and four Czech artists – painter, sculptor and writer Jan Kaláb, futuristic visual concept artist AOKU, visual artist Jan Hladil and visual designer Longiy, organizers developed the Signal AR project. The Karlín route is accompanied by the virtual exhibition Signal AR. Six works in augmented reality that you can view from 8:00 to 19:00. You need to download the new Signal Festival app, now available on the Apple Store and Google Play. The application also offers...
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