Trade and Industry Minister Karel Havlíček (ANO) has announced that outside areas of pubs and restaurants will reopen on May 17th. Food businesses will allow the presence of four people per table (if they are not from the same household) and will operate under specific conditions, including the requirement that clients have a negative Covid-19 test, are already vaccinated or have already recovered from COVID-19. Zahrádky restaurací otevírají od 17/5 v režimu max. 4 hosté u stolu, pokud nejde o osoby ze společ. domácnosti. Podmínkou je, aby zákazník byl očkován nebo testován na bázi PCR/POC testů, příp. samotestů nebo prodělal onemocnění COVID-19. — Karel Havlíček (@KarelHavlicek_) May 10, 2021 Today all closed shops and several services reopened after a few months of closure. Services include shoe repair shops, car bazaars, car showrooms, cable cars, solariums, watchmakers, goldsmiths, carpenters and travel agencies. The reopening of shops takes place with strict hygiene measures remaining in place, including the ratio of one customer per 15 sq.m., and mandatory respirators and two-meter distancing. Monday also sees the loosening of rules when it comes to the wearing of facemasks and respirators. Covering one’s face in residential areas is now mandatory only in situations where social...
Lately, we have all been spending a lot of time indoors. Not so surprisingly, this has shed some light on the importance of having a comfortable living space that balances beauty and functionality. When it comes to styling the dorm rooms, students think that they are limited by resources and budget. However, the world of interior design is shifting its focus to affordable designs that focus on practicality. Here, we have some interior design ideas that can work for students who want to upgrade a student room or an apartment. Go for Clutter-Free Spaces When we are talking about clutter-free, we are not suggesting that you adopt a minimalist lifestyle. Although some tips for both approaches may overlap, decluttering your space is more about getting rid of something you do not really use or need. For students, it is one of the crucial steps. When you sit down and try to focus on a college paper or upcoming exam, it is best to do that in a neatly arranged space. With this in mind, there might be several aspects that you can adopt from minimalism. You can start with purging all the unnecessary items that you don’t use anymore. If...
The Czech Republic has become increasingly more popular with international students from all corners of the world. This is mainly due to the large variety of study programmes in English offered by both state and private universities all over the country. While studying here, these students can often fall in love with the country and wish to remain here even after they graduate. Are you one of these soon-to-be graduates? Then this article is for you! According to dzs.cz’s press release from March 2021, the total number of international students registered for studies at Czech universities grew by more than 8% in 2020. Right now, international students take up 17% of all of the 300 000 university and college students in Czechia. Furthermore, based on these numbers, it can be assumed that more and more international students will want to remain in Czechia after they graduate. If this is your case, you might want to inform yourself on what your options are after graduating from a Czech university. Under what conditions can you remain in Czechia? How to look for a job? How long do you have to look for one before you have to leave the country? Which residence...
On Monday, May 10, all closed shops and several services can reopen after a few months of closure. Now, people buy clothes, electronics, or go for a massage. Services include shoe repair shops, car bazaars, car showrooms, cable cars, solariums, watchmakers, goldsmiths, carpenters and travel agencies. The reopening of shops takes place with strict hygiene measures remaining in place, including the ratio of one customer per 15 sq.m., and mandatory respirators and two-meter distancing. According to the Minister of Health, Petr Arenberger (ANO), if the number of infected people continues to decline, the opening of other services could be accelerated. This will be followed on May 17th by the reopening of outside areas of pubs and restaurants, as well as hotels and accommodation providers, which will be allowed up to 25% capacity of guests. The Czech Association of Hotels and Restaurants also announced that it would lodge a complaint at the Supreme Administrative Court to overturn the “discriminatory” measures. The association is particularly angry at the 25% limit on hotel capacity. The easing of measures is based on the number of newly infected in the course of a week staying below 100 per 100,000 inhabitants. As of Monday people will...
Article published in cooperation with The Prague Review Start-up carrier PRAGUSA.ONE has announced plans to operate nonstop flights from both Dubrovnik and Prague to the US and Asia. The first flights from Dubrovnik to New York and Los Angeles are due to commence in late June 2021 – although tickets aren’t on sale yet. The company says that tickets will be on sale from May 24th and both routes are initially set to operate until the end of October 2021. Flights to New York will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, while services to LA will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. The website, currently just a simple holding page, shows ambitious route plans. You may think that the PRAGUSA name was inspired by plans for flights between Prague and the USA. Not so, the name is actually a portmanteau of the words ‘Prague’ and ‘Ragusa’ the old name for Dubrovnik. The company plans to order four Airbus A350-900 aircraft in a single-class configuration with 251 premium economy seats. The deliveries of these A350s would take place in 2024. Dubrovnik and Prague would each receive two of these A359s. Prior to delivery, they will wet-lease two Airbus A350-900 and two A330-330...
Vaccinated Czechs will be able to travel to a number of countries without submitting a coronavirus test or being quarantined, avowed Jakub Kulhánek, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with CNN Prima News. He also explained how the pilot system, which Kulhánek wants to implement with some states as quickly as possible, will work. “In the first phase, we want to set up a pilot project, in which we will agree with our neighbors, such as Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, but also Germany, that our fellow citizens who are already vaccinated will be able to travel freely in neighboring countries,” Kulhánek said. According to the minister, the pilot project should be launched within a few weeks. The EU-wide COVID passport is due to be valid from July 1st, but Kulhánek wants vaccinated Czechs to be able to travel before the holidays. A certificate of vaccination will suffice when traveling to neighboring countries under the project. Confirmation with a QR-code should be obtained after receiving the second dose of the vaccine; it will substitute the obligation to undergo a test or be quarantined. Another goal the minister wants to pursue is an agreement on travel with states outside the European Union,...
On Monday evening, May 10, a memorial act will take place at Prague Castle, the Czech News Agency reports. Nearly 30,000 candles will be lit on the castle’s courtyards, accompanied by music played by the Castle Guard’s official band. Everyone is invited to take part in the commemorative event. At the same time, the press service reminded the visitors of the need to observe the face mask regime and social distance. The candles will be lit by employees of the Office of the President of the Republic, the Prague Castle Administration, members of the Castle Guard, and the President’s Protection Department. A flower-laying site will be organized in the square in front of St. Vitus Cathedral. The first candle is scheduled to light at 19:30. The opening hours of Prague Castle will be extended until midnight. Prague Castle has also published instructions on its website asking visitors to adhere to hygienic and epidemiological measures, including social distance and wearing face masks or respirators. Thus far, 29,608 people have died in the Czech Republic after contracting COVID-19. On March 25, people have been lighting candles on Prague’s Old Town Square, where almost 25,000 crosses were painted in honour of those who...
In most European countries, May 8 is a national holiday that remembers the end of World War II in Europe. This morning, Czech President Milos Zeman, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and other senior officials, including Speakers of the Senate and House of Representatives Miloš Vystrčil and Radek Vondráček, Minister of Defense Lubomír Metnar, will lay wreaths at the National Memorial in Prague to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The reverent act will be preceded by a flight of two Gripen fighters and the national anthem, followed by a minute of silence for all who died for the Republic’s freedom and independence. Remembrance events will also take place in other locations, for example at the Olšany cemetery. Similar events were also held in several other Czech cities, such as Brno, and České Budějovice. In the afternoon, a convoy of American historic military vehicles will set out from Hořice in the Jičín region to Lázně Velichovky. The Victory Day, or the day Nazi Germany signed the surrender in 1945, is marked in the Czech Republic together with most European countries as a national holiday. The End Of The War In May 1944 Edvard Beneš signed an agreement that the Soviet...
Modern, clean, logically structured and comprehensible – we could describe the new visual identity of Prague’s public transport with these words the best. In August last year, a jury of specialists assembled by the Czechdesign association selected the Superlative.works agency as the winner of a competition to develop a unified brand identity for use across all modes of transport in Prague and neighboring areas. At the beginning of the current month, the first tram entered the streets of Prague with the new gray-red color scheme. Red was chosen as a color inspired by an iconic T3 tram – a typical symbol for Prague, as well as because red is the color of the city logo. Grey replaced white as a base color due to the lesser visibility of dirt on vehicles that should now be “appearing cleaner”. The new visual identity is soon going to be applied to various forms of Prague’s integrated commuter system – such as trams, buses, metro – and trains. Gradually, over the next 15 years, the new visual identity is going to be applied to various forms of Prague’s integrated commuter system – such as trams, buses, metro, trains included in the PID transport system (Prague + Central Bohemian Region). An...
EgyptAir will begin operating a weekly flight between Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada and Prague starting 23 May 2021. According to an official statement by the national carrier on Thursday, there will be two flights weekly between Hurghada and Prague in June as part of efforts to promote tourism to the country. EgyptAir already operates two weekly flights between Cairo and Budapest on Fridays and Tuesdays. The flight will be operated by the airline’s latest Airbus A220-300, which is able to accommodate 140 passengers. “We see an interesting potential for flights from Prague to other destinations in Egypt, which we are negotiating with different carriers,” said Jaroslav Filip, Director of Aviation at Prague Airport. Tickets will be available for sale directly on the carrier’s website or through travel agencies with which the airline cooperates. About Hurghada The city was founded early in the 20th century and has continued to grow. Since the 1980s, both Egyptian and foreign investors have helped Hurghada to expand, resulting in the city becoming a leading resort destination on the Red Sea. The city can be divided into three districts: El Dahhar, the old city centre in which traditional Egyptian life is still alive, the Al-Sakkala...
Last October, a pilot project that set up points of re-use was launched by the capital and Prague Services, an organization that deals with the management and disposal of household waste. Prague citizens approach the recently established re-use centres with commendable enthusiasm as more than 14 tons of various items have been donated so far. Interested parties have already received 1,820 items. Initially, the collection points were located at Pod Šancemi street in Prague 9 and Zakrýta street in Prague 4. Subsequently, the project was expanded, adding the third point at Horní Počernice in Prague 20. In about six months, centres managed to save 14,372 kilograms of things that would usually be thrown away, and 1,820 items were given to people in need. The greatest interest was caused by household items, such as dishes, bed linen, or small furniture. Thanks to the project, various equipment and facilities came into use once again. In recent months, not only non-profit companies that provide equipment to people in material need but also the people of Prague themselves, have been taking part in the project. The creators made a user-friendly website (nevyhazujto.cz) to make donations and delivery of items easier than before. “The...
Czech industrial output showed a bit of momentum in March, growing 3.2% month-on-month and marking its biggest year-on-year jump since 2007, a year after factory shutdowns at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic sent production crashing. The monthly rise was higher than some analysts expected and comes despite central European factories, geared heavily to the car industry, grappling with a global shortage of semiconductors and delayed supply deliveries. On a year-on-year basis, Czech output soared 14.9%, higher than expected and following a 2.6% decline in February. The gain was mainly a reflection of a low comparative base, as many factories idled production one year ago. The stoppages have not been repeated during stronger waves of the pandemic since. Komercni Banka’s Senior Economist Michal Brozka said in a note that the monthly rise showed industry could still expand even amid component delivery problems. The bank expects the Czech industry to gain around 9% this year but that March data gave hope growth could be over 10%, with the component supply disruptions being the main drag, Brozka said. In separate data, the Czech trade balance in March also showed a year-on-year jump to a surplus of CZK 18.5 billion, rising largely on...
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