September 19: Celebrate South Africa's Heritage Braai Day in Prague
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- The winners of this year’s Anděl Awards were announced on Saturday evening, with prizes awarded in 15 different categories. The late Miroslav Žbirka dominated this year’s awards, winning all four categories in which he was nominated for his posthumously released album and single – best male artist, best album, best Slovak album and best song.
- According to a recent poll conducted by Median, the ANO movement led by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is continuing to gain support in the Czech Republic, with a predicted 34.5% of the vote. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) would come in second with 15.5%, followed by the Freedom and Direct Democracy and Pirate Party.
- A march organized by the Catholic anti-abortion organisation Movement for Life took place on Prague’s Wenceslas Square on Saturday afternoon. About 1,500 people reportedly took part. Police had to intervene as there were several clashes between the demonstrators and counter-protestors supportive of the right to abortion.
- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala set off on his 10-day diplomatic tour of Southeast and Central Asia on Saturday evening. The trip will begin in the Philippines and end in Uzbekistan on 25 April. He will also visit Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Kazakhstan.
- The government will next week discuss the promotion of the head of the Czech BIS counterintelligence service, Michal Koudelka, to general, a spokesperson said. The former president, Miloš Zeman, repeatedly questioned the competence of BIS and refused seven times to name Mr. Koudelka a general.
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