Prague councilors announced an international architectural and landscape competition to modernize Holešovice market and clean up its image. Holešovice Market is today half-empty, lifeless, and gradually decaying. Currently overgrown with weeds and passed over by most, the market grounds could serve as a bridge between the new and old Prague, inhabiting the space of both an evolving marketplace and creative cultural center. “The Prague market is absolutely unique. This architecturally valuable complex offers a large area for shopping and services, entertainment, and relaxation. That is why we want to get the best possible proposals for the solution of its public spaces arising from international competition,” says Deputy Mayor Pavel Vyhnánek. “We hope to maintain a “healthy mix” of sectors within Pražská tržnice, namely spaces representing retail, food, and culture,” he adds. The competition will see two rounds. In the first one, a jury of experts and representatives of the Prague coalition and the opposition will assess the proposals received. Subsequently, six of them will advance to the second round, where they will elaborate their proposal in more detail, including a price offer. The winner should be announced in March next year. The area of the Pražská tržnice was originally designed...
Classical Music at Werich’s is a festival of outdoor chamber music recitals and concerts taking place from 29 June to 7 September 2021, always at 7 p.m., in the Werich Villa Garden on Kampa Island in Prague’s Malá Strana district. Over five summer evenings, this unique location on the banks of the Čertovka will come alive with the sound of classical music performed by exceptionally talented young artists – consummate professionals who have had success on both the domestic and international stage. Visitors can look forward to both sung and instrumental concerts. The sung repertoire will showcase works by Czech, French, and Spanish composers. The instrumental concerts have a cosmopolitan flavour, with works selected to perfectly complement the surroundings and open-air setting of the festival. Violinist Jan Mráček, the featured soloist for the first concert (29 June), is the youngest soloist in the history of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and winner of the International Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna. Accompanied by Lukáš Klánský on piano, he will be performing Brahm’s Sonata for Violin and Piano, Smetana’s From My Homeland, Bartók’s Romanian Dances, Fibich’s Concert Polonaise, and concluding the evening with Mazurek by Dvořák. Following this are two concerts devoted...
Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions. But travelers will need patience to figure out who´s allowed into which country, how, and when. Meanwhile, the welcoming mood isn´t always mutual. U.S. borders, for example, remain largely closed to non-Americans. Here´s a look at current entry rules in some popular European tourist destinations. One caveat: While these are the regulations as written by governments, travelers may meet hiccups as airlines or railway officials try to make sense of them. FRANCE If you´re vaccinated, come to France. But only if you got one of the four EU-approved vaccines: Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson. That works for Americans – as long as they can produce official proof of vaccination – but not for large swaths of the world like China and Russia where other vaccines are used. France’s borders are officially reopened. Vaccinated visitors from outside Europe and a few “green” countries will still be asked for a negative PCR test no older than 72 hours, or a negative antigen test of no more than 48 hours. Unvaccinated children will be allowed in with vaccinated adults, but will have to show...
A rare tornado tore through South Moravia, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds, rescue services said on Friday. The tornado formed late Thursday as strong thunderstorms hit the entire country. Seven towns and villages have been badly damaged, with entire buildings turned into ruins and cars overturned. Over 120,000 households were without electricity. Some 360 extra police officers were sent to the area, together with the military. The rescuers from many parts of the country who came to help were joined by their counterparts from nearby Austria and Slovakia. They were using drones and helicopters to search the rubble. The regional rescue service said at least three people have died. “It´s a huge tragedy,” Prime Minister Andrej Babis said. Babis was in Brussels to attend an EU summit and was planning to visit the damage-hit region on Friday. “The church is without the tower, the elementary school has no roof and insulation anymore, only walls remained from what were houses. There´re injured, it´s really terrible,” said Marek Babisz, deputy mayor of Hrusky. “It’s a living hell,” said South Moravia regional governor Jan Grolich on Thursday after visiting the area. Interior minister Jan Hamacek said, “all available rescue units...
A rare tornado struck along the Czech Republic’s southern border on Thursday evening, destroying parts of some towns as strong storms swept through the area and injured at least 150 people, emergency services and media reported. A Czech Television meteorologist said the tornado, reported in towns around Hodonin, along the Austrian border and 270 km southeast of Prague, may have reached F3-F4 levels, with winds hitting 267-322 km per hour in the latter level. That would make it the strongest in the central European country’s modern history and the first tornado since 2018. Photos on social media and news websites showed houses and some churches with destroyed roofs, broken windows, and fallen trees and destroyed cars along streets after the storms hit. A spokesperson for the South Moravia region’s ambulance service told CTK news agency up to 150 people were injured. Czech TV reported around seven small towns were “massively” damaged, citing an emergency services spokesperson. An official of one municipality, Hrusky, said half of the town was practically levelled to the ground. Interior Minister Jan Hamacek wrote on Twitter the situation in the area was serious and all emergency services units were at work. Search and rescue teams were...
Prague held its first gay pride in 2011 and was an instant success with around one million people attending the 7-day event. This year Prague Pride it’s set to be even better and more organized, with more parties and more acts on stage. The event focuses on the rights of gay people, especially in Central Europe. Guest lectures and cultural events take pride in place and side by side with circuit parties, concerts, and exhibitions. The traditional pride procession through the center of the city will not take place this year due to the Covid situation but the organizers say the 11th edition of the festival will deliver 100 events, including concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, picnics, and debates. Pride Village on Střelecký Island always hosts community, cultural and sports events, and picnics. The festival will be held under the auspices of Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib, Senator Petr Holeček, Deputy Mayor of Prague Petr Hlubuček, mayor of City District Prague 1 Petr Hejma and Prague City Councilwoman Hana Třeštíková. For the third time, the rainbow flag will fly above City Hall on the first day of Prague Pride. Prague Pride has brought to Prague significant foreign guests, such as LGBT activist Omar...
This coming Saturday, June 26, Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop, the legendary ice cream parlor offering high-quality dairy ice cream, will open at Manifesto Florenc. If you haven’t tasted this ice cream brand yet, known by its signature visuals with blue sky and cheerful green grassland, you can visit the shop on the opening day, when the Scoop Shop will welcome everyone with a free ice cream tasting. A special discount will be offered until the 1st of July. Founded in the United States in the State of Vermont in 1978, the brand strives to make the best ice cream in the best possible way. Thus, milk is supplied only by breeders whose cows spend at least 6 hours a day 180 days out of the year on free pasture and the ingredients are sourced from fair trade products. Among their eight original flavors, Chocolate Fudge Brownies is one of the most popular, with pieces of baked brownies from an artisanal bakery added to the ice cream. All the flavors will be served into a cone, a cup, or sold to takeaway in pints. Other popular flavors include Peanut Butter Cup, Cookie Dough, and Cherry Garcia. Lovers of the classic...
A children’s goods store in Olomouc that flouted public health orders by banning face masks in his shop has now barred those who’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine from entering as well. Zuzana Michálková explained her decision: “Vaccinated people can still transmit the virus to others, but they do not have any symptoms. Moreover, scientists still have not provided evidence of the safety of mRNA vaccines against coronavirus. Particles of the drug can be transmitted from vaccinated people to unvaccinated ones and thereby threaten their health.” Michálková added that she does not see anything illegal in her actions. Due to possible discrimination against the public, the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) has already started to deal with the signs placed at the entrance, prohibiting vaccinated customers to get into the shop. The signs state that the ban was issued “in order to protect the health of pregnant women and unborn children, employees, and employers”. “According to the CTIA’s legal opinion, such conduct could fulfill the signs of discrimination,” said Jiří Fröhlich, a spokesman for the CTIA. “The behavior by Ms. Michálková can result in a fine of up to CZK 3 million,” Fröhlich adds.
As of June 21st, the Czech Republic is open for American tourists. After a year, the European Union has advised its member nations to reopen their borders for Americans, and citizens from a few other countries. On June 21st the United States officially joins the list of ‘Green Countries’ that are allowed into the country. This follows Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek’s recent announcement on Twitter. Kulhanek stated that Americans will be allowed to visit the Czech Republic for any reason, including tourism. Besides the United States, five other countries were added to the green list on the same day. These include Albania, Hong Kong, Lebanon, North Macedonia, and Taiwan. The European Union still needs to decide what vaccination certificates are acceptable for entry into their respective countries. America uses the same vaccines as the EU. Therefore, the clarification of acceptable certificates from Americans should be easy to determine. In pre-pandemic 2019, Americans were fifth place for tourism with overnight stays. In fact, Americans accounted for 1.4 million overnight stays that year out of the overall 27.2 million overnight stays.
As we are finally getting a breath of fresh air after the what-seemed-to-be-lasting-forever lockdown (or three?), the industries also start to re-emerge and take a swift turn into their business. You might feel like coming back on track and getting a new job – perhaps even changing the industry – as the time seems to be just right. So you strive, you dare, you apply for the job of your dreams, get invited to an interview. And there you realize: perhaps the time has indeed changed, but the interview questions haven’t. You are ready to go through the same struggle as before, trying to “sell that pen” (hello, The Wolf of Wall Street) to your potential future boss. We asked Zuzanna Badek, Recruitment Manager from the IT company Semrush, how to handle the most popular tricky interview questions. “Tell me a little about yourself?” It’s just classic, isn’t it? “The best way to answer this is with a question: what do you want to hear? Would you like me to talk about my experience, or to know what I enjoy outside work, or perhaps I should describe my employment history?” says Zuzanna. We never know what’s going on in another...
In the coming months, hospital patients in the Czech Republic will start receiving more tasty and healthy diets according to the new recommendations of the Ministry of Health. The new system intends to strengthen the role of nutritional therapists. Upon admission, they could recommend to patients a standard diet of Czech, Mediterranean, Asian cuisine, or a diet for people at risk of malnutrition. The system was experimented for nine months by the General University Hospital in Prague (VFN). Until now, the meals prepared for patients have been based on the 1955 system where each hospital developed its own diets to meet the needs of each facility. Recommendations for a healthy diet have fundamentally changed in more than half a century. After 2017, the Ministry of Health established a group of researchers to create new methodological recommendations on catering and nutrition. Lucie Růžičková, the head nutritional therapist of the General Hospital, emphasizes quality as the basis for changes in the recommendations. Patients will be divided into those who have standard nutritional needs and those who suffer from anorexia, whose food should have a higher caloric value. “Today we served cod in parsley sauce with couscous and dried tomatoes for lunch,” says...
As per the latest statistics, more than 132 thousand passengers passed through the gates of Václav Havel Airport Prague this May, representing a significant increase of over 1,500 percent compared to May 2020. Prague Airport handled 30% more passengers in May 2021 than in April this year. The growth in the number of handled passengers is owed to the resumption of flights to dozens of destinations, a rise in demand for flying, mostly to holiday destinations, the gradual relaxation of travel conditions and the increasing immunisation of the population. Prague Airport expects to see further boost in traffic in June 2021 and during the following holiday months, when other direct connections will be resumed and other new routes launched. “The demand of Czechs for travel is increasing thanks to the ongoing vaccinations of people belonging to more age groups and the continued simplifications in the conditions for travel, as well as the planned introduction of Covid passports. Air carriers are promptly reacting to the growing interest in travel and resuming their operations. We also welcome the option of incoming tourism revival and believe foreign tourists will decide to visit Prague during the summer months,” Jaroslav Filip, Director of Prague Airport Aviation...
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