We bring you a selection of the best events and things to do in Prague in June. 1. Movie Night Rooftop Festival Wondering how to spend a nice warm June evening? How about enjoying it in a great atmosphere from the roofs of Prague? Take your friends and come and enjoy a great film festival on one of the most beautiful roofs of Prague. The perfect movie experience for sure! 2. United Islands of Prague The last week of June will take place United Islands of Prague festival. You can look forward to many talented Czech and foreign music artists and bands. In addition, an interesting non-musical program awaits you. 3. Dance film festival This year, the seventh year of the Dance Film Festival will take place in Prague and it brings dozens of different dance movies. The whole festival will be opened by domestic, Czech, premieres, but there is also a unique adaptation of the ballet Romeo and Juliet and an award-winning documentary about Cunningham. 4. Flea Market in Prague Thinking about how to spend your Sunday? Don’t you want to stay home and would you rather make better use of your time? Come to the big flea market...
According to the Senate Security Committee, Miloš Zeman is not fit to hold the office of President of the Republic. The Senate will decide on this proposal to remove Zeman as head of state next week. According to the constitution, his possible verdict on Zeman’s incompetence to hold the presidency would have to be confirmed by the House. According to Fischer, in his statements, Zeman showed, among other things, from the Vrbětice case that he is disoriented, miscites the constitution and interprets reality in a way that confuses consequence with cause. “It is not acting in accordance with its promise, it is in violation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms towards the media,” said the chairman of the committee. “Miloš Zeman is not able to exercise the function of President of the Republic. He is disoriented at many times, acting without coordination with the government,” said Fischer. “We are witnessing that our constitutional order is no longer enough for a president who is disoriented, quotes the constitution incorrectly, does not remember that he is not the head of the police, or, for example, interprets reality in a way that confuses cause and effect,” Fischer added. “Based on the information...
Cheapos rejoice, it’s finally here! Prague’s first-ever Primark will officially open its doors on Wenceslas Square on June 17 at 9 am. Primark’s entry onto the Czech market is expected to create more than 300 jobs, the company stated in its press release. Czechs have long been waiting for the store to open. There was even a bus tour devoted to transporting Czech shoppers to the nearest Primark in Dresden, Germany. “The business that originates in Prague will be the flagship of Central and Eastern Europe. Customers from Bohemia and Moravia, who have been going to Dresden, Linz, and Vienna until now, will start going to Prague because it will be a huge branch, which will be located in an interesting place and in a new building in the very center of Prague,” Jan Kotrbáček from the real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield, a partner of Primark in the Czech Republic, said. The new store will bring customers the opportunity to buy the latest trends from the spring/summer collection with a palette of natural and earthy tones and a popular crochet pattern. New special editions will also be available for fans of Lilo & Stitch or NBA basketball. The offer will also...
To mark Children’s Day (1 June) in the Czech Republic, Prague opened a “Closet for Single Parent Families” at the Prague Market Hall. There, the community can donate items for single parents and families in need. According to the municipality, the closet has been operating in several other locations in the Czech capital. More importantly, it has raised CZK 10 million (EUR 393,145) and helped more than 400 families so far. How does it work? Citizens can donate clothes, shoes, toys, school supplies, backpacks, and small electronic appliances to the closet. In addition to this, they can also donate children’s clothes, books, bicycles, skates, helmets, etc. Single parents and families in need must register before visiting. They can then either take items free-of-charge or work in the establishment in exchange for food. In a press release on the municipality’s website, the project’s founder and Czech television reporter Nora Fridrichová commented: “It was the single-parent families that were hit the hardest during the last “COVID” year. We are happy for the opportunity to become tenants of Prague Market Square. But the wardrobe will not only offer clothes – single parents who come to help us, but we will also reward them...
2019 turned out to be a record-breaking year for the Czech film industry in terms of foreign investment. A robust local system of film incentives lured big international projects into the country, totaling almost 80 feature films and episodic productions with streaming giants Netflix and Amazon becoming the biggest spenders in the country. Once the pandemic hit the Czech Republic, the measures implemented to prevent the spread of the coronavirus threatened to cut down film productions by 75%. However, the Czech Republic became the first country in continental Europe to reopen to foreign filmmakers after the domestic industry developed and implemented self-regulatory recommendations as a form of protection against the coronavirus during film shoots, which enabled the reopening of film sets from mid-May 2020 onwards while eschewing similar disturbance when the second wave of the virus hit the country. “More and more multi-year projects are being shot, whose extensive preparations involve costly months of building sets and making special props, costumes, and masks. Such projects are also filmed in the Czech regions, where the crews expend funds on-location rental, accommodation, meals, and other services, as well as the use of locals as extras and location security. It is a welcome decentralisation...
Manifesto is expanding to a new location in Prague’s Andel district with an ambitious open-air, all-seasons food hall. A new modern concept will embrace thirteen kitchens and ghost kitchens, two large bars, and a planned capacity of up to 500 seats. The project will revitalize a dead urban corner and make it more friendly using modular architecture sustainably powered by clean energy from renewable sources. For the first time, Manifesto will introduce a vertical hydroponic farm to showcase a futuristic trend in growing fresh produce in an urban context. Manifesto is a rare example of reversible design. The architects were briefed to reuse all the units and materials moved from the previous location and to improve the adjacent street. It will be possible to split the space into several separated zones. “Andel is the perfect location to deserve such a project, it’s a great fit. Honestly, I can’t wait to see this open, because it will revive the site of the former Vietnamese market and completely change the visitors’ demographic, which will increase the safety of this neighborhood. It will become a beautiful place for active people and families with children to meet. I am convinced that Manifesto will increase...
The average full-time working time in the Czech Republic is gradually decreasing. In the last ten years, it dropped almost an hour a week. Nevertheless, people work an average of 41.3 hours a week, thus working more than half an hour longer than the average EU worker, Eurostat data revealed. Unions have been calling for reducing working hours for several years. They point out that the average Czech spends much more hours at work than his colleague from Germany, the Netherlands, or Denmark. According to trade unionists, people in the Czech Republic will work a few extra years during their working careers in comparison with colleagues from Western countries. Therefore, they have less time to rest, which can also have negative health effects. The eight-hour workday has been in place for over a hundred years in the Czech Republic as it was enacted shortly after the establishment of Czechoslovakia in December 1918. In 2011, full-time employees in the Czech Republic worked an average of 42.2 hours per week. The EU average was then 41.4 hours. Since then, time at work has decreased. In 2015, it lasted an average of 41.8 hours in the Czech Republic and last year it was...
Thanks to intensive negotiations between Prague Airport and airline representatives, in June it will be possible to fly directly from Prague to more than 70 destinations. Low-cost airline Ryanair will launch 12 new routes, Smartwings will add 17 new destinations, while other carriers are planning to return to Vaclav Havel Airport. Czech Airlines is due to add flights from Prague to Malta in June. At the same time, Iberia, Eurowings and Wizz Air will return to Prague airport and resume their flights. Ryanair will add 12 flights, including, Kosice, Zadar, and Amman. In June, Smartwings Group will launch 17 routes to destinations in Greece, Spain, and Turkey. The airline will also offer direct flights from Prague to Tel Aviv. The Czech carrier will also resume regular flights from Brno and Ostrava to Heraklion, Rhodes, Kos, Zakynthos, Corfu, Burgas, and Varna. “In the coming weeks and months, we expect a further increase in traffic and the number of passengers. The demand for travel among Czechs is growing, and this will be facilitated also by the planned introduction of covid passports,” says Jaroslav Filip, Aviation Business Director. Passengers can find complete flight schedules and information on ticket sales on the websites of...
An unpublished collection of letters, manuscripts and drawings by Franz Kafka are now available online via the Israel National Library, which recovered the documents after years of legal wrangling. Some 120 drawings and more than 200 letters to his friend Max Brod are among the archives now available for public viewing, the project’s curator Stefan Litte told AFP. The documents exist thanks to Brod’s decision to break a pact with his friend Kafka, the acclaimed Czech Jewish author of “The Trial” and “The Metamorphosis”, who as he suffered from tuberculosis asked his writings be destroyed. But after the author died in 1924, Brod decided to keep the papers and in 1939 fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia for Tel Aviv with them in tow. The Prague-born Brod, also Jewish, published many of the works, playing a pivotal role in establishing Kafka as one of the 20th century’s key literary figures. Following Brod’s death in 1968, a multi-country legal soap opera — some might even call it “Kafkaesque” — entangled rights holders and academics for years. After years of court proceedings and searches, the fifth and final cache was located in a vault at the Zurich headquarters of UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, and released...
According to data and online studies, 75% of adults worldwide have insomnia, while 23% have trouble sleeping due to stress, anxiety, or both. Sleep is a basic fundamental need, and getting a good night’s rest is essential to tackle what needs to be done the next day. Unfortunately, constant exposure to blue-light screens from our mobile devices and computers can actually disrupt our sleeping cycles. Blue-light activates the brain, thus, if you keep your phone next to you at night, and keep checking it for notifications, you’re likely disrupting your chances of sleeping peacefully. Moreover, the constant hustle and a tireless work ethic are glorified, especially in major cities – everyone’s constantly busy. These factors might explain why so many people have stress and sleeping problems. Doctors can prescribe people sleeping pills, but most of these products have alarming and worrying side effects. However, there are much better, safer, and more natural alternatives on the market. Prague Morning wants to share some alternative finds here on the Czech market. The company Dromenkwinkel offers a syrup that is made up of an herb mix containing: oats, hops, mistletoe, hawthorn, horse chestnut, passion fruit, and California sunflower. In combination with the herbs,...
The Czech Republic and six other European Union member states on Tuesday are introducing a vaccination certificate system, ahead of the rollout of the program across the bloc on July 1. Czechs will be able to download certificates of negative Covid tests, previous infection, and vaccination from the webpage of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics (Ocko.UZIS.cz) The other countries are Bulgaria, Greece, Denmark, Germany, Croatia, and Poland, according to the European Commission. Greece has been pressing for the commonly-recognized certificate that will use a QR code with advanced security features, and the idea was originally put forward by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The new certificate will be available to people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have a recent negative test result, or have recovered from a coronavirus infection. How will citizens get the certificate? National authorities are in charge of issuing the certificate. It could, for example, be issued by test centers or health authorities, or directly via an eHealth portal. The digital version can be stored on a mobile device. Citizens can also request a paper version. Both will have a QR code that contains essential information, as well as a digital signature to make...
The “Kings of the Sun” exhibition, part of an international project documenting the greatest archaeological discoveries of Czech Egyptologists, will remain at the National Museum through September. This exceptional exhibition, which has suffered repeated upsets to its schedule from the corona-virus pandemic, has had its end date pushed back by the organizers, thanks to the generosity of the lenders. Do take the opportunity to visit, once the government anti-pandemic restrictions loosen and museums become accessible again. Kings of the Sun The uniqueness of this exhibition, indicated by its insurance cover of CZK 1 billion, is underlined by the fact that never before have so many major artifacts been loaned abroad from Egypt as for the Kings of the Sun exhibition. The exhibition is unparalleled not only because of the previously unseen rare artifacts, never before exhibited in the world but also for its modern concept and design. The utilization of multimedia technologies and impressive architecture will allow visitors to experience the distinctive atmosphere of Royal Abusir. There are priceless exhibits here, from many of the world’s museums – be they the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, or from museums in Berlin, Leipzig, Hanover, Heidelberg, Hildesheim...
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