Morning Briefing │ May, Wednesday 22nd, 2024

* ECONOMY:

Another wave of price increases is coming. In addition to rising food prices, this trend has also been reflected in the overall inflation figures. “The main contributor to inflation was higher food prices in April. They rose by a total of 1.7 percent, driven mainly by higher prices of pork and poultry, vegetables, dairy products, bakery products, and chocolate. Among alcoholic beverages, wine prices rose the fastest,” said David Marek, chief economist at Deloitte and adviser to the president.

* SPORT

Czechia lost 4:3 to Canada in overtime in the country’s final game at the World Ice Hockey Championship in Prague on Tuesday. The result left the Czechs second in their group behind Canada. They will now face the USA in the quarter-finals on Thursday.

* WEATHER:

It should be mainly overcast with some rain in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days.

* EVENTS:

The 15th edition of the Prague street theatre festival Za dveřmi will take place on July 10 – 16, announced the organizers. You can look forward seven days of theatre, new circus, concerts. Free admission.

* VISA:

Czechia’s Visa Application Center in Manila, Philippines, will resume processing Schengen visa applications next month.

Through a press release, the Czech Embassy in Manila noted that from June 1, 2024, citizens of the Philippines wanting to apply for a visa can arrange online slots on the VFS website to submit their applications.