Domestic Affairs
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Czech hospitals brace for crisis-care mode as thousands of doctors refuse overtime hours
Hospitals are bracing for a staff crisis in December after the Health Ministry refused to meet doctors’ demands for higher pay and less overtime.
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Schools strike but do protests spell real danger for Czech government?
Most schools in Czechia were closed on Monday, with 7,000-plus taking part in a strike demanding better funding for education. But can this action impact the coalition?
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Charter 77 signatory stages hunger strike over low pensions for ex-dissidents
Former dissident and Charter 77 signatory Jiří Gruntorád is on the fourth day of his hunger strike outside the seat of the Czech government in Prague.
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“He was a rare person”: Karel Schwarzenberg recalled
Tributes have been paid to Karel Schwarzenberg, who died at the weekend at the age of 85. We discuss the late politician and aristocrat with his friend Michael Žantovský.
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Former MP Dominik Feri sentenced to 3 years in jail for multiple rape
Former MP Dominik Feri, 26, who stood accused of two charges of rape and one attempted rape, has been found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in jail.
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Czechia prepares to celebrate Czechoslovak Independence Day
Events will be held around the country to mark Czechoslovak Independence Day, which celebrates the founding of the independent state of Czechoslovakia on October 28, 1918.
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Political scientist: Gov. will pay high price for austerity package, but may regain public trust
The Fiala administration has pushed through a package of austerity measures that 80 percent of Czechs fear. How high will the price be? Political scientist Jiří Pehe:
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Czech government’s austerity package gets green light in lower house
The Fiala government has won approval for its austerity package in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Govt. pledges funds for renewal of Terezín, second fortress town
The government has earmarked major investment for Terezín, site of the Czech lands’ biggest WWII Jewish ghetto, and Josefov, another 18th century garrison town.
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Illegal billboard owners still playing cat-and-mouse game with the authorities
Czech highways and first-class roads are dotted with illegal billboards. A new amendment to the road law, due to come into force next year, should put an end to that.
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Economist: Austerity package to tackle national debt should be manageable for Czech households
Debate is expected this week over a government-proposed austerity package aimed at reducing the deficit in public finances. I spoke to economist Lukáš Kovanda about it.
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“We’re also responsible for our state’s defence”: Scheme gives students credits for joining reserves
A new scheme at Prague’s Charles University is to give students credits for training with the Active Reserve, the Czech Army’s equivalent of the US National Guard. But why?
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