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04/29/2024
Tuesday should be clear and dry around the country with day temperatures between 22 and 27 degrees Celsius.
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04/29/2024
Meteorologists have issued a fire warning for the entire country in the coming days in connection with a warm, dry and windy weather forecast. People should not light fires in forests and open countryside. They should also watch out for discarded cigarette butts and be careful with portable cookers. Fire brigades around the country will be on high alert on Walpurgis Night, on April 30, when bonfires are traditionally lit around the country.
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04/29/2024
About 5, 000 foreigners are granted Czech citizenship every year, according to Interior Ministry statistics cited by Czech Television. Most of them are Ukrainians, Slovaks and Russians, whose interest in Czech citizenship has increased since the Kremlin launched a war on Ukraine. In 2023 over one thousand Russians obtained Czech passports, which is a 50 percent increase on the previous year. Foreigners are eligible to file for citizenship after having resided in the country for a minimum of ten years and must pass a Czech language test in order to obtain it.
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04/29/2024
Hundreds of Czechs, Germans and Poles gathered at the border where the three countries meet at the weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Czechia’s and Poland’s accession to the European Union. The one-day Europa Fest was held in the area around the Lužická Nisa riverbed.
The organizers prepared long tables and picnic baskets at which people could meet and chat. They could also have a debate with politicians from the three countries and representatives of the European Commission who attended the event. On the Czech side, the event was attended, among others, by the former Czech prime minister Vladimír Špidla, who was at the helm when the Czech Republic joined the EU.
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04/29/2024
The National Sports Agency failed to properly monitor the use of grants and subsidies by sports organizations and to make sure that they complied with the conditions set, according to the results of an audit conducted by the Supreme Audit Office. The National Sports Agency was set up in 2019 precisely for this purpose. The audit found irregularities both in funds spent by sports and youths organizations and in the financing of the NSA itself. A total of CZK 26.5 billion from the state budget went to support sports organizations between 2019 and 2022.
The performance of the National Sports Agency came under fire earlier this year when it emerged that the Czech Tennis Federation was embroiled in a massive fraud scandal. Ten people are now accused of fraud involving millions of crowns in state subsidies intended for tennis and youth sports organizations.
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04/29/2024
Czechia and Germany have similar positions on Russia's war against Ukraine and the security situation in the Middle East, President Petr Pavel said after a meeting with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday. President Steinmeier said that relations between Czechia and Germany have never been better, stressing that close ties between like-minded states are more important than ever in times of upheaval. He said Russia's aggression has drawn the EU member states and NATO closer and they must pull together to avert the security threat presented by the Putin regime.
The two heads of state discussed the upcoming European elections, support for Ukraine, global security and energy issues, business and trade and cross-border cooperation.
On Tuesday, President Steinmeier will deliver a speech at a conference marking 20 years of Czech membership in the EU. He is also scheduled to meet with representatives of Jewish community, visit places linked to 20th century writer Franz Kafka, and talk to the organizers of Musica non grata, a four-year project of the National Theatre Opera and State Opera in Prague, financially supported by the German Embassy.
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04/28/2024
Monday should be clear to partly cloudy and dry with day temperatures between 20 and 24 degrees Celsius.
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04/28/2024
Over 100 veteran car and motorbike owners gathered in the town of Přerov on Sunday for the first veteran ride of the season. The veterans, all produced before 1945, undertook a 70-kilometre ride through the Olomouc and Zlín regions to kick off the season. The oldest participant 87-year-old Libuše Šulcová, owner of a 1928 BSA 770 motorcycle with sidecar. People were also able to admire Tatras, Harley-Davidson motorbikes and other brands. The vintage season continues in May with an international exhibition in Tulln, Austria.
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04/28/2024
Wage differences between Czechia’s 14 regions can be substantial, according to a report published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. In some professions, the difference can be tens of thousands of crowns a month. In Prague, for example, employees can earn twice as much as in the lowest-rated region. According to the data presented, the average monthly gross income in private companies in Prague was CZK 57,817 last year, while in the Karlovy Vary Region it was only CZK 38,350. Wages in the Prague, Central Bohemia and South Moravia regions are significantly higher than in the rest of the country.
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04/28/2024
The weather in Czechia will once again be affected by Saharan dust on Sunday. This phenomenon, which has been quite frequent in recent weeks, will create clouds that meteorological models did not foresee. It may reduce the expected maximum temperatures, which were forecast at around 25 degrees.
The phenomenon is caused by storms over the Sahara that lift large quantities of sand into the air. Due to strong winds the sand dust can then reach Europe, which has already happened several times this year. At the beginning of April the concentration of sand dust particles was so high that a smog situation was declared. The dust also affected the performance of solar power plants.
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