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07/21/2021
The Senate has confirmed that the right to defend oneself and others with weapons will be constitutionally enshrined in the Czech Republic, within the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.
The Czech president cannot veto a change to the constitution and is expected to sign it. The Charter will now contain a provision stating that “the right to defend one’s life or the life of another person, even with a weapon, is guaranteed under the conditions laid down by law”.
The amendment arose from a petition signed by more than 100,000 people. The authors of the legislative change said their goal was to prevent this right from being restricted by common European Union law and strengthen the Czech Republic’s position in talks on further EU regulations.
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07/21/2021
Minister of Justice Marie Benešová called for the salary of former Chief Prosecutor Pavel Zeman to be cut 15 percent for six months as part of a disciplinary action over his conduct in a high-profile restitution case, news server Česká justice reports.
Benešová had determined that Zeman had a conflict of interest in the case, as he allegedly interceded on behalf of one party regarding land returned several years ago to a descendant of a Czech noble family.
Zeman announced in mid-May that he would step down at the end of June because he was spending too much time and energy what he characterised as unjustified attacks from Benešová.
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07/21/2021
The 47th edition of the Ekofilm international documentary film festival, to be held in Brno in October, has received 207 applications, 50 percent more than in 2020, from 34 countries in total.
The festival's dramaturgical team will now select 25 works for the main competition, an Ekofilm spokesman said in a news release.
Germany is most strongly represented (37 films), followed by the United States (34 films) and the Czech Republic (17 films). Last year’s winner was the Russian documentary “Sockeye Salmon. Red Fish”.
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07/21/2021
Slovak cross-border workers are set to protest against government coronavirus measures on several border crossings at 5pm this Wednesday afternoon. This should include the blocking of the Brodské-Lanžhot border crossing between Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Slovak news site Pravda.sk reported, citing the representative of the demonstrators Juraj Martina. He warned that some protestors may also block smaller border crossings.
The demonstrators are unhappy with the Slovak government’s measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. They see these as inconsiderate to cross-border workers who are required to pay for their own PCR test in order to be able to get to work.
Protests are also planned on selected Slovak border crossings with Hungary and Austria.
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07/21/2021
Wednesday sees the opening of new walk-in vaccination centres in several regions across the Czech Republic. People will be able to receive a jab without prior registration in in Zlín’s PSG Arena, Ostrava’s Forum Nová Karolina shopping mall and in the Olympia shopping centre in Brno.
Further vaccination centres are also opening up in the Luhačovice Medical Facility, at the Medical Plus facility in Uherské Hradiště and in Jaroměř in the Hradec Králové Region.
The government has pledged to open up walk-in vaccination centres in every region of the Czech Republic after their initial success in Prague.
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07/20/2021
Over the past year, the Czech Republic has made advances in reforming its judicial system, but is still struggling to effectively deal with conflicts of interest on the level of government, according to the European Commission’s Rule of Law Report published this Tuesday.
The executive organ of the European Union also identifies shortcomings in implementing the Czech government’s anti-corruption strategy, which is dependent on new legislation in the areas of lobbying and whistle-blower protection.
Overall, the report states that conditions for an independent judiciary, media pluralism and the fight against corruption have deteriorated in some member states since last year. Criticism is levelled against Hungary (state of the media, corruption) and Poland (judicial reform) in particular.
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07/20/2021
President Milos Zeman signed an amendment to the distraint law on Tuesday, which some experts believe contains the most significant changes to the handling of distraint made over the past two decades. The law is expected to come into force in 2023.
The amendment will introduce a six-year deadline after which bankruptcy administrators would be forced to end distraints, if they prove ineffective. However, it will be possible to extend the deadline for up to 12 years. Seizure of movable property will be partially reduced and the rules on how debt is repaid will partially change as well.
The Chamber of Bankruptcy Administrators (Exekutorská komora) has announced it will seek to appeal the amendment at the Constitutional Court if the legislation prevents administrators from being reimbursed for ineffective distraints.
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07/20/2021
The Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs of the Czech Senate has not recommended that the chamber discuss whether President Miloš Zeman is unfit to continue in his office, news site iDnes.cz reported on Tuesday.
The proposal to declare Miloš Zeman unfit to continue as president of the Czech Republic was originally put forward in June by the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security, according to article 66 of the constitution.
A total of 15 constitutional experts were consulted in the decision. However, the Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs found insufficient reasons to support the proposal.
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07/20/2021
Wednesday will see temperatures range around 23 degrees Celsius with overcast skies particularly over the northern and southern parts of the country.
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07/20/2021
Petr Janda’s revitalization design of the Prague riverfront area, commonly known as “Náplavka“, has received special mention in this year’s A+Awards – the annual architecture competition organised by the prestigious Architizer platform.
The same architect’s “Floating pool for Prague” project, which proposes the construction of a unique swimming pool design on the Vltava River in Prague, was named Jury Winner in the Sports & Recreation: Unbuilt Sports & Recreation category. Mr Janda says that discussions are currently underway with Prague City Hall and that the swimming pool could be built within the next two or three years.
Architect Lina Bellovičová’s eco-friendly “House LO“ project received was named Jury Winner in the Residential: Private House category.
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