Consistent border checks due to the coronavirus crisis have helped Czech police to identify and arrest dozens of wanted suspects, according to Czech authorities. “We discovered at least one wanted person almost every day. In such a case, we immediately informed the relevant police department which commissioned the search. The next step is then their responsibility,” said Renata Grecmanová, a spokeswoman for the Directorate of the Foreign Police Service. However, she did not specify the number of detained individuals. The Czech Republic introduced the border controls due to coronavirus pandemic in mid-March. During the controls, police officers have checked the names of passengers in various databases, including the Schengen Information System, which is used not only to search for wanted, missing, or unwanted persons, but also for objects such as stolen vehicles, personal documents or weapons. “In the last two months, we tracked down 25 people at border crossings against whom the police have issued a warrant either for criminal activity or because they avoided serving a sentence,” said Martina Korandová, a spokeswoman for the Pilsen Region police. Police officers also came across such a case when the inspected driver appeared in the database of wanted persons in another country....
The Czech Ministry of the Interior paid 708 million CZK to the Chinese company Eastern Air Logistics for 49 flights transporting protective equipment during the state of emergency. Facing an acute shortage of protective gear for medical staff in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, the government reached a deal to buy masks and other equipment from China, where the virus first emerged. The data was provided by the Ministry of the Interior on the basis of the Act on Free Access to Information, Zdopravy.cz wrote today. The total amount does not include the Ruslan cargo and the transport of material from China by Smartwings and CSA. The Ministry of the Interior also paid for the last Antonov An-124 cargo plane with medical supplies from Shenzhen to Pardubice. The state paid 18.9 million CZK to Volga Dnepr. Since March 20, aircraft have carried around 2,000 tons of respirators and other materials from China to the Czech Republic. On May 4, the Czech Interior Minister and Central Crisis Staff head Jan Hamáček thanked all those who participated in the mission, especially the firefighters and police officers who helped unload and distribute the materials.
Since globalization hits it off in the world, many people found themselves dating or being interested in dating someone who doesn’t share their native language. It has its own peculiarities. Small research made by Vocabulary Miner and Itálie v Brně (Italy in Brno) collected first-hand experiences and advice from 10 Czech women in long-term bilingual relationships. Yes, such a relationship can work but you have to work on it Relationships, especially with language barriers, need a huge focus on effective communication. A multilingual relationship will take many more gestures, active listening, and much more patience. It is important to remember that sometimes your partner is not saying what you THINK they are. Learn to find out more about what they truly mean before jumping into upset conclusions. Eri, a Czech digital nomad, who is in a relationship with an American gives a heads up: ”The language barrier has certainly an impact on our relationship. Relationship with someone who speaks a different language is like a never-ending language training.” “Sometimes you find yourselves talking at cross purposes,” Lenka, living in Malaysia with a Malaysian, explains their communication barriers. Family, emotions and public offices can make it difficult Usually one...
Temir Asanov-Anglo American University It is commonly known that the word “robot”, introduced in the 1920’s play R.U.R., was the brainchild of Czech playwright and novelist Karel Čapek. However, in 1937, Čapek wrote another prophetic play, in which he described our current state of the world — a pandemic. Starring and directed by Hugo Haas, the film “Bílá nemoc” (“The White Disease”) shockingly resonates with the current era of COVID-19. Today, as scientists from around the world are involved in the fight against coronavirus, this film could be a source of hope for all of us. Beautifully shot in striking black and white, and with English subtitles, the film reflects our current anxieties, carrying a very real warning for our times. The film is about a nationalist leader, Marshal, who plans to attack a small country when a strange and highly contagious illness begins spreading through his nation. Originating from China, the infection turns people’s skin into white marble and kills the infected within three weeks. The disease only affects those older than 45 years, and it is so contagious that people are discouraged from shaking hands. This is hitting a little too close to home, isn’t it? This film...
Last year, Czech breweries increased their production by 1.6 percent year on year to 21.6 million hectoliters, announced the Czech Beer and Malt Association on Wednesday.
The Prague Castle complex will reopen to the public on May 25, 2020, as part of a relaxing of anti-coronavirus measures. The interiors will be open daily from 10.00 to 18.00. The government had originally planned to open all such facilities on June 8. During the weekend from May 29 to June 1, you can visit for free: – Cathedral of St Vitus, Wenceslaus, and Adalbert (last entrance into the Great South Tower 20 minutes before the closing time) – The Old Royal Palace (including the exposition “The History of Prague Castle”) – Basilica of St. George – Rosenberg Palace – Golden Lane – Exhibition at Queen Anne’s Summer Palace In 2018, over 2.4 million tourists visited the Prague Castle and its St. Vitus Cathedral. Discounts are available for children under 16, students or seniors over 65, while children under the age of 6 and disabled people, among others, can have access the whole complex for free. Other state castles, and chateaux are opening also on May 25. Visitors will allow to enter the public buildings in compliance with strict hygiene rules. More information: [email protected], tel.: +420 224 373 238.
Passenger traffic at Prague Airport is slowly coming back. In April, the airport saw an unprecedented drop in traffic of 99.6 percent, handling 5031 passengers. At the end of the month, there were only two regular lines, to Minsk and Sofia. In May, however, the situation is starting to change. At the beginning of the month, KLM started daily flights to Amsterdam, as well as the direct Eurowings flight to Düsseldorf. Czech Airlines is currently flying to Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt am Main. Air travel to and from Stockholm is set to be reinstated from May 21 and to Bucharest from May 25. The carries plans to resume operation on its lines to Kiev and Odessa later in May, provided mandatory quarantine restrictions are terminated in Ukraine by then. Lufthansa, Air France, and Finnair are resuming flights In June, other airlines should gradually increase their connections. The flight to Frankfurt starting from June 1 has already been announced by Lufthansa. Air France will start flying from Prague to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport from June 3. Initially, it will fly twice a week, increasing to four flights a week by the end of June. From July, the Finnish carrier Finnair plans to renew the...
Croatia wants to sign an agreement to allow the arrival of tourists with five European countries, including the Czech Republic, writes Jutarnji list. It appears that Croatia will not require Czech tourists to produce a COVID negative test to enter the country. According to the Croatian newspaper, the opening of the border with Slovenia could be followed on 1 June by five other countries. By the end of the week, it might be known which countries will be included in the list. Most likely, will be the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia. Two weeks later Germany should be added, Jutarnji list states. Croatia wants to close a similar agreement with China. If the epidemiological situation is favorable, “there is a possibility that Chinese tourists could start arriving in early September,” Jutarnji list added. From May 18, Croatian borders open to tourists with evidence that they have accommodation arranged. Some border crossings on major routes are open for limited traffic (foreign nationals with properties or boats in Croatia, or close family). At the moment, some international and domestic flights are operating and transit is permitted. Parks, shops, museums, hotels, and outdoor restaurants and bars are open, and some public transport is...
The border with Austria could be opened to tourists by mid-June without the need for a negative COVID-19 test or quarantine. “The Czech government is discussing a similar agreement with Slovakia,” said Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček (ČSSD)on Tuesday after a video conference with the foreign ministers of both countries. “With Austria, we have confirmed our interest in opening our borders to our citizens and for travel by mid-June, especially for tourists,” said Petříček. “Borders with all neighbouring states – Poland, Germany, Austria and Slovakia – could be open by mid-June,” added Petříček. Health Minister Adam Vojtech “had proposed that as of June 8, travel to and from a list of risky countries – to be determined but currently likely to include Spain, Italy or France – would be subject to the current requirements while others deemed safe – such as Austria, Slovakia or Croatia – would be exempt.” Austria, Slovakia, and Croatia, for example, would be among the non-risk countries; Greece and Bulgaria should be also added to this list. Vojtech said the list of risky countries would be updated continuously. With Greece, the Czech Republic is negotiating a variant of traveling without the need for a negative COVID-19 test....
Today’s the 111th birthday of British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton, who organized the escape of 669 children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia in the lead-up to World War II. Nicholas Winton was born Nicholas Wertheimer on May 19, 1909, in West Hampstead, England, and baptized as a member of the Anglican Church by decision of his parents who were of German Jewish ancestry. He was a stockbroker by profession. In December 1938, Martin Blake, a friend and an instructional master at the Westminster School in London, asked Winton to forego his planned ski vacation and visit him in Czechoslovakia, where he had traveled in his capacity as an associate of the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia. This committee had been established in October 1938 to provide assistance for refugees created by the German annexation of the Sudeten regions under the terms of the Munich Pact. Convinced that a European war was imminent, Winton decided to go. In Prague, Blake introduced Winton to his colleague, Doreen Wariner, and arranged for him to visit refugee camps filled to capacity with Jews and political opponents from the Sudetenland. After Munich, Winton had been certain that the Germans would occupy the rest of Bohemia and Moravia before long. He...
The Czech Republic reported 111 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. This is the highest daily increase since April 21.
Earlier last week, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to work toward the reopening of the summer tourist season on 1 July
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