Apr 23, 2023

Morning News: Monday, April 24, 2023

  • The average price of older apartments in Czechia has declined by 9 percent year on year to CZK 82,351 per square metre, the Czech News Agency reported on Sunday, citing a study by real estate group European Housing Services (EHS). Sales of older apartments in Prague are at their lowest level in four years.

 

  • The Prague authorities do not plan to raise the price of individual public transport tickets or long-term travel passes, the deputy mayor in charge of transport, Zdeněk Hřib, told the Czech News Agency. He said more attention would be devoted to supporting electronic ticketing.

 

  • Some 132 Czechs have secured official permission to fight for Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, the news website iRozhlas.cz reported on Saturday. In all cases they were given the go-ahead by former president Miloš Zeman.

 

  • Ice hockey legend Jaromír Jágr says he will continue playing next season. Jágr, who is 51, made the comment to journalists after his club Kladno – which he also owns – won a playoff for the Czech top flight Extraliga on Friday evening.

 

  • The riverbanks in Prague have reopened after being closed due to flooding over the past few days. Visitors are urged to remain cautious as water levels are still high, and the current flow rate is substantial. While flood activity is expected to subside soon, tributaries leading to the Vltava river are still experiencing higher water levels.

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