A group of Croatia fans hired a private plane to take them to Scotland for the match with the Czech Republic – only for them to watch it in Prague instead. After the opening day defeat to England, the 2018 World Cup finalists needed something from their second Group D clash on Friday. Sebastian Jagic Njare, his brother Simo and friends Domagoj Raljevic and Luka Vojvodic decided that the game was a must-see. And after securing match tickets, they then decided to book a private jet to fly them from Zemun Airport on Friday morning for the showdown. But after traveling to Serbia and enjoying a smooth take-off, things hit a snag once they arrived in Scotland. And amazingly they ended up watching the game with their rival supporters! Sebastian revealed their incredible adventure from Prague to Zadarski.hr, saying: “We rented a private plane to go to watch the Croatia-Czech Republic match in Glasgow. We already had tickets and were crazy with happiness, it’s a Czech company, and we got a discount – it was easier to agree with them than with our women to let us go.” “When we arrived over Scotland, the pilot told us that he had just...
As of now, Islam is the second-largest religion in both the Netherlands and Sweden, which are both known for their liberal immigration policies; it is practised by 5 and 8 percent of the population of the nations, respectively. According to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, the Netherlands and Sweden will become Muslim-majority countries in the coming decades. In a recent opinion piece on risks associated with immigration, published in the Czech daily Právo, he highlighted the two countries specifically. Among others, Andrej Babiš ventured that a majority of the Dutch population will be Muslims by 2044. Sweden will follow the same path and have a Muslim majority population by 2065, according to the Czech prime minister. As of now, Islam is the second-largest religion in both the Netherlands and Sweden, practised by 5 and 8 percent of the countries’ residents, respectively. Babiš’s projections raised eyebrows. “It’s completely wrong. He wants to scare people. A year ago, he said that Belgium would have a Muslim majority by 2040”, Daniel Prokop, a sociologist and researcher at Charles University in Prague, told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. According to Prokop, the prime minister is clearly distressed and is trying to shift the focus from acute domestic...
Pro-Israel demonstrators will gather in Prague on Friday at 3 pm in front of the Israeli Embassy. “We deeply regret any loss of lives of innocent Israelis, as well as the innocent people of Gaza and the West Bank. We want that the civilian attacks on each other to end immediately. Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin called the attacks of extremists on both sides a civil war,” states the event on Facebook. The program includes a mourner’s Kaddish for the victims of the conflict, prayer for the State of Israel and the Israeli national anthem HaTikva. On the same day, protest in support of Palestine is to take place at 2 pm when pro-Palestine demonstrators will march from Malá Strana to the Israeli Embassy. This comes after the President of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman, publicly announced solidarity with the state of Israel on May 14th by hanging the Israeli flag on the square at Prague Castle. The violence between different ethnic groups in the region has been an ongoing issue for thousands of years, but the conflict between Israel and Palestine has resulted in multilateral international involvement since the Israeli state was first formed in...
A spokesman said on Friday that Czech President Milos Zeman has ordered the flag flown over the Prague Castle as “a sign of unequivocal support and solidarity” with Israel during its clash with militant Hamas leaders in Gaza. It was Zeman’s latest statement of support for Israel during the current round of violence. He had previously stood by Israel in a letter to his Israeli counterpart, President Reuven Rivlin. The Czech Republic has been one of Israel’s staunchest allies in the European Union. The worst violence between Israel and Palestinian groups since 2014 has been seen in recent days, with the conflict escalating over the final Ramadan weekend. What is happening? Since mid-April, there have been clashes on the streets of Jerusalem – a city both Israelis and Palestinians consider to be their capital. Over the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which started on 12 April, Israel imposed a limit of 10,000 people gathering for prayers at the Al Aqsa mosque. The mosque is the third most holy site in Islam and is also the site where the Jewish first and second Temples are believed to have been built – known as Temple Mount. Tens of thousands of Muslims were...
Slovakia is expelling three Russian diplomats, Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced, he was quoted as saying by the TA3 channel. “Slovakia is expelling three Russian diplomats,” he said. “They are required to leave the country within the next seven days.” The move comes as Bratislava’s reaction to a plea put forward by Prague to NATO allies and EU members to show solidarity with the Czech Republic after it expelled several members of the Russian Embassy in Prague personae non gratae over explosions at the Vrbetice ammo depot in 2014. Czech authorities claim that Russian intelligence services were involved in the incident. The Russian Foreign Ministry protested the step that Prague had taken “under false pretenses,” and declared 20 employees of the Czech Embassy in Moscow personae non grata in response. “We believe it I very important to do everything possible to ensure security and so that diplomatic missions work in Slovakia in accordance with our laws and international agreements. Slovakia cannot disregard activities of representatives of foreign diplomatic missions who disrespect treaty principles,” Heger said. According to him, the decision to expel Russian diplomats was made “based on the information received from our intelligence services who cooperate closely with...
Earth Day 2021: This year’s theme focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. Today (April 22) is Earth Day, an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. The year 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations. This year’s theme for Earth Day is ‘Restore Our Earth’. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 as ‘International Mother Earth Day’. “Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is a chance to set the world on a cleaner, greener, more sustainable path,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement. “Mother Earth is clearly urging a call to action. Let’s remind more than ever on this International Mother Earth Day that we need a shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet”. The importance of Earth Day Earth Day was first observed in 1970 when 20 million took to the streets to protest against environmental degradation. The event was triggered by the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, as well as other issues such as smog and polluted rivers. For over the next half-century, Earth Day continued to play an important role in environmental activism....
France has become the first EU member state to begin testing a digital coronavirus travel certificate as part of a Europe-wide scheme that Brussels hopes will allow people to travel more freely within the bloc by the summer. The TousAntiCovid app, part of the country’s contact tracing program, has been upgraded to store negative Covid-19 test results on travelers’ mobile phones and is being trialed on flights to Corsica and overseas départements from this week. The app has so far been downloaded by nearly 15 million French citizens so far. When will it be ready for use? According to a French official, at first, the certificates will only be used for travel, but they “could eventually be adopted for public events such as concerts, festivals and trade fairs,” although not for bars and restaurants. First, the system will be tested on flights from the mainland to Corsica, then to other overseas territories in the coming weeks. How will it work? Currently, through the app, people who have been tested for the virus with an antigen test or RT-PCR will receive an SMS or an email that enables them to connect to the SI-DEP and retrieve a certificate in the form of a PDF....
Sultan Khamzaev, a member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation and chief executive of the project Sober Russia, proposed to ban Czech beer on Russian territory as a reaction to the expulsion of eighteen diplomats on Saturday. In his opinion, such a measure will make Czech political groups realize that their statements and actions will have economic repercussions for the entire country. Russians, according to Khamzaev, will be able to live without a beverage, and the embargo will help reduce the alcohol consumption among the population. “In Russia, people consume about eight billion liters of beer annually, including a certain percentage of Czech beer. We need to ban it and let them consume it there themselves,” Khamzaev asserted in an interview with the radio station Moscow Speaks. A number of Russian politicians spoke out against the proposal. They consider the measure to be childish, inefficient, and potentially pernicious for Russia. “I am always very suspicious of such initiatives. What will it lead to? What does beer and all these conflicts have to do with it?” said Andrey Panferov, First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Novosibirsk Oblast. “Time will pass and everything will fall into place. And...
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...
Deliveries of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine start today to member states, the European Commission has said, in a boost to the continent’s vaccination efforts. The company had initially planned to start its deliveries at the beginning of April but delayed the roll-out due to production issues. “Johnson & Johnson begins vaccine shipments to the EU today. Very good news,” said Mr. Peter Liese, an EU lawmaker from the same party as German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The U.S. company has committed to delivering to the EU by the end of June 55 million doses and another 120 million in the third quarter, EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said this month. The Czech Republic should receive the first 14,400 doses on April 19. Another 24,000 a week later. “This restriction is set due to the number of current deliveries to the Czech Republic,” Distributor spokesman Martin Nesrsta explained to Radiožurnál. “We prepared for the increased pressure, both in setting parameters for the operation of the website and for the operation of the customer line. Although the risk always exists, we will do our best to ensure that the ordering process is ongoing, “he added. The single-dose vaccine was shown to have a...
Shots of the COVID vaccine continue to be paused over isolated reports of harmful side effects. No scientific confirmation has connected the vaccine to health issues, but many countries aren’t taking any chances. Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria, Iceland, and Thailand have all temporarily suspended their use of the jab. Germany Germany on Monday halted the use of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after reported blood clotting incidents in Europe, saying that a closer look was necessary. “After new reports of thromboses of the cerebral veins in connection with the vaccination in Germany and Europe, the PEI considers further investigations to be necessary,” said the German health ministry, referring to a recommendation by the country’s vaccine authority, the Paul Ehrlich Institute. France and Italy follow Germany Not long after Germany suspended the use of the vaccine, French president Emmanuel Macron followed suit and announced a similar temporary halt. Macron announced the suspension himself which he said was taken “as a precaution” and would only be effective for 24 hours to give time to the European Medicines Agency to issue advice. Italian regulator has confirmed it is suspending the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine across Italy while it waits...
The European Parliament is to debate a resolution on declaring the European Union an ‘LGBTIQ freedom zone’, supported by some of Polish MEPs. The resolution will mark the sad second anniversary of the first “LGBT-free” zone in Poland’s Świdnik county, which now covers around a third of the country. The document was prepared by MEPs, including Polish ones, from the European People’s Party, the socialists, Renew Europe, the Greens, and the Left. “Combating inequality in the EU is a shared responsibility, requiring joint efforts and action at every level of government,” the resolution reads. The document calls for the European Commission to not hesitate in using any tools available to oppose the violation of the basic rights of LGBTIQ people in the EU. Hungary and Poland are not the only ones targeted by the resolution, said German Green MEP Terry Reintke, co-chair of the European Parliament’s LGBTIQ intergroup, saying the situation “is still worrying” throughout the EU bloc. The resolution is largely symbolic and will not imply a political procedure or have direct legal consequences. But the intergroup intends to start a conversation with political leaders at a national, regional, and local level in order to identify concrete actions that can be taken. “We...
Don’t have an account? Register
Already have an account? Log In
How Would You Like to Promote Your Business? PR ArticleDisplay bannersVideo productionNewsletter adsJob ListingsInfluencer Marketing
Your Email
We will come back to you within 24 hours with our proporsal
