September 19: Celebrate South Africa's Heritage Braai Day in Prague
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- The ruling government of Petr Fiala has received the worst rating from the public since the cabinet of Petr Nečas in 2013, suggests a new survey conducted by the CVVM polling agency. Sixty-nine percent of people said they were dissatisfied with the activities of the ruling coalition, while 63 percent rated Prime Minister Fiala negatively.
- The inflation rate in the European Union decreased to 8.3 percent in March from the February value of 9.9 percent, the lowest since last May, according to the European statistical office Eurostat. In the Czech Republic, inflation fell to 16.5 percent from 18.4 percent in February, roughly double the EU average.
- From Thursday it will no longer be compulsory for people in Czechia to spend seven days in isolation if they test positive for Covid-19. A Ministry of Health edict ending that requirement has just entered the country’s statute books. However, doctors and hygiene station staff will be able to order seven-day isolation in individual cases.
- Vysoké Mýto in the Pardubice Region has been named Czechia’s Historical Town of the Year 2022. The award recognises the best use of funding to renovate historical landmarks provided by the Ministry of Culture. It comes with a financial reward f of CZK 1 million, to be used for further monument care.
- The director of the Czech counterintelligence organisation, Security Information Service (BIS), Michal Koudelka, is expected to be promoted to the rank of general in May. The government on Wednesday approved a proposal for President Petr Pavel make the promotion, Labour Minister Marian Jurečka told reporters after the meeting.
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