Politics & Economics

Prague Mayor Congratulates Biden Before Official Victory

Prague Mayor Zdeněk Hřib has congratulated Joe Biden on his expected victory in the US presidential election.

 by Prague Morning Nov 07, 2020

Border Between Germany and Czech Republic to Remain Open

Unlike during the first coronavirus lockdown in spring, leaders from both Germany and the Czech Republic are pushing for their border to remain open. Bavarian State Premier Markus Söder and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš want to keep the border open even if the number of coronavirus infections in both countries continues to rise. “Closing the borders would not be of great benefit in fighting the pandemic, but rather would carry significant negative consequences”, said Söder on Wednesday in Munich after a video conference with Babiš. He said that protective measures as face masks and minimum distances now applied on both sides of the border and that mutually sealing off access would mainly impede the flow of trade and service workers. Medical care would also be affected, said Söder, pointing out that many Czech commuters work in the care sector in Bavaria. In order to help Germany’s neighbouring country, which is particularly hard hit by the second wave of the pandemic, Söder also offered to make 100 intensive care hospital beds available to Czech coronavirus patients. The two politicians also talked about cross-border infrastructure projects such as a 5G mobile phone corridor between Prague and Munich and the expansion of...

 by Prague Morning Nov 06, 2020

Not Enough Flats? Only in Prague, 33,500 Have Been Sold in Six Years

Since 2015, a total of 33,500 new flats have been sold in Prague. The greatest interest has been in Prague 9, which accounts for 21.5 per cent of the total sales

 by Sian Bradley Nov 05, 2020

‘Someone Should Czech on the Poles’ — Trump’s Twitter Typo Brings Some Comic Relief to Election Night

Twitter has labelled an election night tweet from Donald Trump “misleading” after the incumbent president claimed, without evidence, that opponents were trying to steal the historic poll. Shortly after Democratic challenger Joe Biden told supporters he was “on track” to win the tight race for the White House, Mr. Trump tweeted: “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Poles are closed!” He deleted his tweet after a few minutes, correcting “Poles” to “polls”, but the second attempt was hidden and given a warning by Twitter. “Some or all of the content shared in this tweet is disputed and might be misleading about an election or other civic process,” a label covering the tweet read. Of course, Trump was referring to the “polls,” as in polling booths, not natives of Poland, Santa’s home or what you might find in a strip club. He deleted the initial tweet, but that didn’t stop Twitter’s, +5.72% peanut gallery from making “Poles” a trending topic. And Tom Nichols, a senior adviser at the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump campaign group created by former Republicans, responded: “Someone should Czech...

 by Prague Morning Nov 04, 2020

EU Commission Approves Czech Rent Compensation Scheme

The purpose of the scheme is to mitigate the liquidity shortages that the affected companies are facing due to the measures taken by the Czech government

 by Prague Morning Nov 03, 2020
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New Czech Health Minister Admits Signing Petition Urging PM Babiš to Resign

On Thursday, October 28, the President of the Republic Miloš Zeman appointed Jan Blatný as Minister of Health. The previous minister, Roman Prymula, agreed to resign as soon as his successor was found after the tabloid press took photos of him breaking Covid restrictions as he left a restaurant in Prague’s Vyšehrad late at night, clutching his wallet while not wearing a mask. During a press conference, Mr. Blatný admitted that in 2018 he signed a petition for the resignation of PM Babiš. “I have signed several petitions in my life. I did not immediately recall the fact that I could have signed the petition organized by Million Moments for Democracy. Then I was contacted by one of their representative who confirmed the authenticity of my signature in 2018. I have no reason to hide it, I don’t think this should be an argument for discrediting my person. After all, everyone can express their opinion,“ said the new minister. The petition was organized by Million Moments for Democracy, a Czech student campaign, and association which is analyzing and guarding Czech politics, organizing protests, and demonstrations. Its initial goal was a challenge to get one million signatures for the current Czech Prime...

 by Prague Morning Oct 31, 2020

Official: State of Emergency Extended in the Czech Republic Until November 20th

The Czech Chamber of Deputies approved of the extension of the State of Emergency till November 20th.

 by Prague Morning Oct 30, 2020

Czech Republic Surpasses Italy and Spain in GDP per Capita

According to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) survey, the Czech Republic is ahead of Spain and Italy in terms of GDP per capita. Although this result is affected by the coronavirus crisis, which has taken a severe toll on big economies, this metric is expected to remain in place even after the crisis ends. The IMF also believes that within five years, the Czech Republic will surpass New Zealand and Japan and reach 25th place in GDP per capita. According to the IMF, gross domestic product per capita in the Czech Republic this year is 38,120 international dollars at constant prices and converted into purchasing power parity. The IMF converted salaries into international dollars as of 2017 to compare GDP per capita between countries. “In Italy, according to the IMF, this year it is 37,905 and in Spain 36,086 international dollars of 2017,” said Trinity Bank chief economist and member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Government Lukáš Kovanda. Kovanda explained that the Czech Republic overtook Spain and Italy during the coronavirus crisis of the spring, when both southern countries were hit the hardest. “The reason is the coronavirus crisis, which in the so-called first spring wave...

 by Prague Morning Oct 30, 2020

Coronavirus: New Minister of Health Jan Blatný Says Tough Lockdown ‘Avoidable’

“The current data on the epidemiological situation shows that the Czech Republic can avoid a tough lockdown, similar to the one in Israel”, said the new Minister of Health Jan Blatný in an interview with Právo. “The measures introduced are, in my opinion, significant. If the situation cannot be reversed by anything other than tougher measures, I will support them. However, the numbers I see now suggest that a hard lockdown will not be necessary,” Blatný added. When asked to comment on the measures introduced in the last weeks, Blatný replied that he did not want to criticize the actions of his predecessors “To understand whether the new measures are working or not, we always have to wait two weeks. I will insist that we need to have enough time and information before tightening or loosening the measures. Too frequent changes in this situation are wrong and unsafe,” the minister added. Read: Austria Requires Negative COVID-19 Test Upon Arrival From the Czech Republic Jan Blatný replaces Roman Prymula, who was photographed leaving a restaurant that should have been closed under his own COVID-19 restrictions. Prymula denied any wrongdoing, saying he went through the restaurant to a private space for a...

 by Prague Morning Oct 30, 2020

Specialist Doctor, Hospital Director and Professor. Who is the New Czech Health Minister?

At midday today, Thursday October 28, the President of the Republic Miloš Zeman will appoint Jan Blatný as Minister of Health.

by Sian Bradley Oct 29, 2020

Armenians Hold Silent Protest in Front of Czechoslovak Group Company

The Armenian youth of the Czech Republic on Tuesday staged their third protest outside the Czechoslovak Group company. “Bloody money, bloody baby clothes. Today’s [Tuesday] protest was in front of the Czechoslovak Group company. DANA self-propelled artillery systems produced by this company have been used by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in recent days. “We were silent։ the bloody money, bloody clothes and ‘Armenian blood is on your hands’, ‘Who is responsible for DANAs in Azerbaijan’ notes were speaking instead of us.” “We are together in this, and we won’t give up,” the Armenian Youth Association of the Czech Republic stated on Facebook. Companies from the Czechoslovak Group operate in the automotive, railway, aviation, and watch industry and produce weapons, ammunition, and select vehicles. The holding also includes Tatra. The Land Systems division, which focuses on defense production and trade of land vehicles or ammunition. Nagorno-Karabakh is recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan but is under ethnic Armenian control. Clashes that began in the region in September quickly escalated into a large-scale conflict, with the shelling of towns and cities and the alleged use of banned cluster munitions. Several thousand people have died and shelling has killed civilians on both sides....

 by Prague Morning Oct 28, 2020

VIDEO: Czech Minister of Labour Calls PM Babiš an “Idiot”

Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Jana Maláčová (ČSSD) called the Prime Minister Andrej Babiš an “idiot” during an interview with Czech Television. When she thought the camera was off, Maláčová said the current situation “it’s a mess that Babiš made. And now we all have to clean it up. He’s an idiot, I’m sorry, excuse me” There has been a long-standing tension between Maláčová and Babiš. The Prime Minister criticized the Minister of Labor, in an interview with Právo in May, when he stated that “Maláčová behaved illegally during the spring phase of the coronavirus crisis”.

 by Prague Morning Oct 19, 2020

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