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02/14/2024
The ruling parties have refused to top-up missing funds for schools which lack money for non-teaching staff, teachers unions reported after a meeting with members of the cabinet on Tuesday. Due to the government’s austerity measures, there is a shortfall of roughly CZK 800 million to cover the salaries of roughly 2, 000 non-teaching employees in schools around the country. Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said there would be no extra funds for the time being, but promised that the cabinet would discuss a possible budget increase in mid-2024. Many schools say the funds are essential for their operation and have threatened strike action.
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02/14/2024
Czechia could be involved in a humanitarian aid operation for civilians from Gaza, Defence Minister Jana Černochová told journalists after a meeting with President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle on Tuesday. The minister said that if the mission is approved by Parliament, a medical team could be sent out in a matter of weeks. The field hospital would most likely operate aboard a ship. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant reportedly asked Czechia to join the humanitarian operation during Minister Černochova’s visit to Israel last week. The minister said she had already discussed the matter with the Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka.
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02/14/2024
The Czech minister of defence, Jana Černochová, says she would like to confirm an agreement on possible future cooperation between Germany and Czechia on the acquisition of Leopard 2A8 tanks by the end of this year. She made the comment after a meeting with President Petr Pavel at Prague Castle on Tuesday.
Germany has donated 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Czechia in return for its support of Ukraine, with the value previously put at CZK 3.85 billion. Czechia is also negotiating with Germany on purchasing at least 77 of the tanks and is hoping to secure a significant price reduction and other advantages.
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02/14/2024
Roberta Metsola, the president of the European Parliament, is in Prague for talks with the country's top officials. Speaking at a press briefing following a meeting with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Marketa Pekarová Adamová, Ms. Metsola urged Czechs to go to the polls in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament and use their influence in molding European affairs.
In the course of the day the Maltese politician will meet with President Petr Pavel, Prime Minister Petr Fiala and other senior Czech officials. She will also pay tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at Prague’s Charles University in December. In the evening she will take part in a debate with students at Prague’s University of Economics and Business.
Ms. Metsola’s visit to Czechia is part of a tour of EU states she is conducting ahead of European Parliament elections in June.
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02/13/2024
Some farmers' groups say they plan to block the main “magistrála” through-road cutting through central Prague on Monday in protest at the poor situation in Czech agriculture. The chairman of the Agricultural and Food Workers Union and a former head of the Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic said on Tuesday that they plan to deliver a letter to the minister of agriculture, , calling on the Czech government to pull out of the EU’s Green Deal for Europe.
The organisers say up to 1,000 tractors or other types of farm machinery could appear on the streets of the Czech capital on Monday. Other, larger farmers’ groups say they do not intend to take part in the protest.
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02/13/2024
The Prague Municipal Court on Tuesday began hearing for the second time a case involving a CZK 50 million subsidy for a congress centre near Prague. Former prime minister Andrej Babiš is accused of fraud in the case.
In January 2023 the court acquitted Mr. Babiš and a second person of wrongfully acquiring EU subsidies by presenting the Stork’s Nest centre as a small and medium-sized business when it did not in fact meet the necessary criteria. However, that verdict was overturned by an appeals court last autumn.
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02/13/2024
Some 96 percent of the population of Czechia have access to 5G mobile networks, according to a study produced by Europe in Data and cited by the Czech News Agency on Tuesday.
Czechia ranked sixth in the EU in terms of 5G coverage in rural areas, with 78 percent.
The country is lagging behind in terms of fixed internet coverage based on fibre-optic networks but operators are now working together to strategically expand fibre coverage, the study said.
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02/13/2024
Farmers’ organisations from Czechia have joined up with counterparts from other Central and Eastern European states in calling for protests against the EU’s agrarian policies. The Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic announced this in a statement released on Tuesday, adding that mass demonstrations are planned for Thursday next week.
Farmers have recently been protesting in many European states against the EU’s Green Deal for Europe, which aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Farmers have also highlighted rising costs and what they consider unfair foreign competition.
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02/13/2024
Fans of Kladno ice hockey club, who are currently bottom of the Czech top flight, say they will hold more protests if owner and player Jagomír Jágr and other members of management continue to ignore their questions about the club’s future.
The Kladno fans made the statement on a website on Tuesday, a day after the club lost 4:0 at home for a club record 16th defeat in a row.
During Monday’s game the fans wore costumes and created a carnival atmosphere as they ignored the actual match. They have called for an immediate change in the way Kladno is managed.
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02/13/2024
It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Wednesday, with an average high temperature of 9 degrees Celsius. The following days are also expected to see grey skies.
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