Morning Briefing │ Monday, March 18th, 2024

* POLITICS:

Former Czech President Miloš Zeman, 79, remains in ICU post-surgery for a blood clot in his leg, with stable but serious condition at Motol Hospital. His health will be reassessed Monday. Zeman’s aide Vratislav Mynář abstains from visiting per doctors’ advice. Zeman’s history includes neuropathy and recent wheelchair use. Surgeons performed a common hybrid procedure to restore blood flow.

* WEATHER:

Monday should be partly cloudy and mostly dry with day temperatures between 6 and 10 degrees Celsius.

* PROTESTS:

Several dozen Russian nationals took part in a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Sunday, the final day of the Russian presidential elections. The protest aimed to show the public that Russians in Prague stand against Putin and support Ukraine in its defense against the Russian aggression.

* BRNO:

The Brno Exhibition Centre is featuring an exhibition on space missions. There are over 200 artefacts on display on a space of over 3,500 square meters. Many of them are originals on loan from NASA that have actually been in space. The Space Mission is a travelling exhibition, which came to Czechia from Barcelona and will next head to Asia.

* EASTER:

Residents of Jablonné v Podještědí in Czechia’s Liberec Region have crafted a giatn Easter egg using 324 meters of ribbons and 320 meters of wire. The colossal egg, standing three meters tall, took approximately 80 hours to complete. the egg serves as a festive centerpiece on the town’s Náměstí Míru until Easter.