From August 1, tickets for 30 minutes on the city’s buses, trams and metro in Prague system will increase in price from CZK 24 to CZK 30. Ninety-minute tickets will go up from the current CZK 32 to CZK 40. The reason is the rising costs of public transport. However, the prices of monthly and annual passed will be the same. “If we want to maintain and further develop the public transport system of Prague and the Central Bohemian Region, it is necessary to agree on common prices for at least one-time tickets. The annual pass will continue to cost CZK 10 per day,” said the Deputy Mayor of Prague Adam Scheinherr (PRAHASOBĚ). “Compared to twenty years ago, Prague City increased passengers’ comfort, but if we want to continue offering a better service, as the construction of the new metro D or new tram lines, we need to adjust ticket prices.” “The increase in fares is only one piece in the mosaic of restructuring the sustainable public transport system. We are planning to improve the development of rail, trolleybus, and tram transport between Prague and the Central Bohemian Region in the coming years. And we have to finance it somehow,”...
Czech Television journalist Nora Fridrichová has launched a charitable initiative called Šatník (The Wardrobe). The project began in early March and has already received massive interest from the public. Šatník will accept donations of clothing, shoes toiletries, toys, appliances, and sports equipment to be given to single-parent families in need. Donations are not limited to those living in Prague. Now that the restrictions on movement between zones has been lifted, those living in surrounding regions can come to collect donations after registering and being approved. Šatník is currently headquartered in Prague at the Kasarna Karlín, a former a military outpost more recently used to house cultural events. A spokesperson stated, “We can’t show or play theater in our hall right now – but we have a great replacement! Fridrichková is known to be a longtime advocate for single people and has even inspired a similar initiative in Pilsen called Girls for Girls which also offers a wardrobe of donations for single-parent families. “We got the idea to set it up at about the same time as, for example, in Prague, the presenter of the Czech Television program 168 Hours, Nora Fridrichová. And when we published information that we were preparing it,...
Russia on Sunday expelled 20 Czech diplomats in retaliation for a slew of diplomatic expulsions by Prague and gave the affected Czech diplomats just over 24 hours to leave the country, the RIA news agency quoted the foreign ministry as saying. Prague had on Saturday ordered out 18 Russian diplomats, prompting Russia to vow on Sunday to “force the authors of this provocation to fully understand their responsibility for destroying the foundation of normal ties between our countries”. The October 16, 2014, blast in Vrbetice, in the eastern Czech region of Zlin, set off 50 metric tons of stored ammunition, killing two people. Two months later, another blast of 13 tons of ammunition occurred at the same site. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said the attack had been aimed at a shipment to a Bulgarian arms trader. “This was an attack on ammunition that had already been paid for and was being stored for a Bulgarian arms trader,” he said on Czech Television. Bulgarian prosecutors charged three Russian men in 2020 with an attempt to kill arms trader Emilian Gebrev, who was identified by Czech media as the same individual. Reuters was unable to reach Gebrev for comment. Czech police...
The European Union has agreed on increasing vaccine supplies from the Pfizer/BioNTech company to the member states. “We have just agreed with BioNTech-Pfizer to once again speed up vaccine delivery in the European Union,” the head of the European Commission wrote on Twitter. Vaccine deliveries in the second quarter will increase by 50 million doses, or a quarter, to a total of 250 million doses, according to von der Leyen. The Czech Republic should receive about 1.2 million doses. The country would otherwise get these vaccines by the end of the year, but now, according to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the country will receive them in April, May, and June. The supply and distribution of vaccines in the European Union long-term contend with difficulties and delays, which earned the European Commission sharp criticism as it has concluded contracts with vaccine manufacturers. The vaccine produced by the United States and a German company could compensate European states for other companies’ supply disruptions. The head of the European Commission has admitted that, in addition to restricting supplies from AstraZeneca, the suspension of Johnson & Johnson’s distribution due to health complications in the United States is also causing problems. “That is why it...
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday it would take tough retaliatory measures against the Czech Republic over Prague’s expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats on what Moscow said were unfounded and absurd grounds. The Czech Republic expelled 18 Russian embassy staff on Saturday over the suspected involvement of Russia’s intelligence services in a 2014 ammunition depot explosion that killed two people. “We will take retaliatory measures that will force the authors of this provocation to fully understand their responsibility for destroying the foundation of normal ties between our countries,” the ministry said in a statement. “The Czech Republic took the Russophobe line of the US by expelling Russian diplomats. This step was completely unfounded and had no relation to the 2014 events,” said the Head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Leonid Slutsky. “Prague is well aware what follows such ‘tricks’,” added Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. French and British Support Speaking about the latest developments in the Czech Republic, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said: “The UK stands in full support of our Czech allies, who have exposed the lengths that the Russian intelligence services will go to in their attempts to conduct dangerous...
The Czech Republic’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Jan Hamacek plans to discuss the incident in the country’s Vrbětice at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting on Monday. “I have tasked our representatives in the EU and NATO to inform our allies about the Vrbětice case. I will speak about this on Monday at the EU foreign ministers’ meeting,” Hamacek said. The tensions between Moscow and Prague escalated after Prime Minister Andrej Babis claimed the Russian special services were involved in the Vrbetice ammunition depot blast that killed two people in 2014. Russia stressed that such accusations were absurd and promised to respond in kind to the expulsion of diplomats. “The Czech Republic took the Russophobe line of the US by expelling Russian diplomats. This step was completely unfounded and had no relation to the 2014 events,” said the Head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Leonid Slutsky. “Prague is well aware what follows such ‘tricks’,” added Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Britain stands in ‘full support’ Britain stands in “full support” of the Czech Republic which has exposed the lengths Russian intelligence services will go to, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday after Prague expelled 18...
The Czech Republic “has apparently decided to close its embassy in Moscow” by expelling 18 Russian diplomats, the Interfax news agency quoted an unnamed diplomatic source as saying on Saturday. The Interfax news agency cited Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy head of the upper house’s international affairs committee, as saying Prague’s claims were absurd and Russia’s response should be proportionate. The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats over suspicions that Russian intelligence services were involved in an ammunition explosion in 2014, Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Foreign Minister Jan Hamacek said earlier on Saturday. He added that President Milos Zeman, who is known for his pro-Russian views, has been informed about the development and has “expressed absolute support for us.” Hamacek said the staff identified as secret service personnel would be ordered to leave the Czech Republic within 48 hours. Separately, Czech police said on Saturday they were searching for two men carrying various passports, including Russian ones in the names of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. Those names were the aliases used by two Russian military intelligence officers who British prosecutors charged with the attempted murder on British soil of Russian spy Sergei Skripal. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were...
The Czech Republic says it will expel 18 Russian diplomats, alleging that Russian intelligence officers – all those identified as SVR and GRU agents. Prime Minister Andrej Babis said Saturday that the Czech intelligence agencies provided clear evidence about the involvement of Russian military agents in the explosion of 50 tonnes of munitions at a depot in Vrbětice in October 2014 in which two people died. Czech police’s organised crime unit had worked on the case for several years in cooperation with the BIS counterintelligence service and the Brno Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office. “The explosion led to huge material damage and posed a serious threat to the lives of many local people, but above all it killed two of our fellow citizens, fathers of families,” Babis said. Babis added the Czech Republic is a sovereign state and must react to those findings. Interior Minister Jan Hamacek, who is also serving as the foreign minister, said those 18 Russian embassy staffers were clearly identified as Russian military spies and were ordered to leave the country within 48 hours. Hamacek said he had summoned Russian ambassador Alexander Zmeyevsky on Saturday evening to tell him about the decision. In 2014, a series of...
A new sampling point for tests on COVID-19 was opened today by the Prague City Hall in cooperation with the Prague Municipal Polyclinic and the Czech Red Cross on Mariánské náměstí. The sampling point also offers PCR tests from saliva, which are less invasive and more affordable. Self-payers will pay CZK 620. “It is about half the price of regular PCR tests,” said David Doležil, the director of the Municipal Polyclinic in Prague. “Our goal was to make testing as easy as possible for citizens, this is why we also chose Mariánské náměstí as it is the city center,” said Milena Johnová, Prague councilor for social affairs. “For antigen tests, the slots are opened every five minutes. As for the PCR test, it is six minutes for self-payers and three minutes for insurance companies,” explained Doležil. The collection point will be open on weekdays from 08:00 to 15:30. According to Doležil, the capacity of the sampling point is now about 170 tests per day. Saliva-based testing offers an improvement over the standard nasopharyngeal swab because people can collect their own samples with minimal discomfort—simply spit into a sterile tube and mail it to a lab for processing. The results, as...
Held every five years, expos see hundreds of countries using pavilions to show off the latest in architecture and technology. A number of Expo 2020 pavilions in Dubai have already been completed while work on the others is underway. All the country pavilions are expected to be finished well ahead of the mega event’s highly anticipated kick-off on October 1. The organizers estimate that the EXPO 2020 will have more than 200 participants, as well as multinational companies, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations. The Czech Pavilion Consisting of four volumes using a steel frame system, forming the framework of the object, the Czech pavilion draws the attention of the visitors with its “organic cloud structure that grows out from the garden at the place of the cultivated desert”. Solar-powered technology that can suck water vapour from the air and turn barren deserts into fertile lands will be exhibited. It has tremendous benefits for sunshine-rich nations facing food security issues due to a lack of arable land on which to raise crops. The restaurant, attached to the central space, can also be linked to the garden or to a multimedia conference hall. In fact, all premises may be combined in a single...
The original concert of the project Cesta ze tmy (Road from Darkness), scheduled for next week in the Lucerna concert hall in Prague that was to test the participation of the audience in the concert on the condition of a negative PCR test, will not take place, Health Minister Petr Arenberger told journalists on Friday. Arenberger said he would consult epidemiologists and Culture Minister Lubomir Zaoralek on the rules for the relaxation of the culture, but next week, the concert could not take place given the epidemiological situation. “I think we’re not ready to allow this concert it next week. However, we want to launch it in the future on a pilot basis,” said Arenberger at a press conference on Friday. From the very beginning, the organizers conditioned the participation of the public by passing a non-invasive saliva PCR test. The price of PCR testing would be included in the ticket. Based on the unique code, participants can register for testing on the day of the event, no later than one hour before the start. If the result is negative, they would be able to take part in the concert without the obligation to wear a face mask. “I started preparing these concerts...
Prague has many beautiful sights and parks around the metropolis. We’ve compiled a list of the ones that might interest those who are trying to avoid the crowds. Riegrovy Sady is great, but maybe you want a little more peace? Here’s the list. Vojanovy sady is a small park and garden located behind the Ministry of Finance building in Mala Strana. This garden-park offers strollers beautiful greenery and lush flowers during the spring. Peacocks even lurk around this area, so watch out! Dogs aren’t allowed here for this reason. Na Cibulce park is more like a forest than a park, and it’s one of the larger ones. So, get ready to explore and see a lot! It’s located in Prague 5, and the area is quite majestic. There’s an old and abandoned lookout tower, on top of a small hill. If you go down a flight of stairs from the base of the tower, you can sit on one of the benches and admire the view of the lookout tower from a lower vantage point. There’s also a quaint and lone statue right in front of the benches. Some people have said it’s a statue of Chronos, amongst other things....
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