• 09/13/2023

    Temperature records for September 13 fell at around 20 of the 160 monitoring stations around Czechia on Tuesday. The highest temperature for that day was registered in Doskany in the Litoměřice region, where it reached 32.9 degrees Celsius. Temperatures over 32 degrees were also recorded at Prague’s Karlov.

    According to meteorologists, Tuesday was the last tropical day of this year. Temperatures are expected to gradually fall in the second part of the work week.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/13/2023

    Ivan Kroupa was named Czech Architect of the Year at a ceremony in the Centre for Architecture and Urban Planning in Prague on Tuesday evening. Mr. Kroupa is known for projects including Prague’s DOX art centre or the new UMPRUM technology centre in Prague’s Mikulandská Street.

    Architect Jiří Zhoř, who focused mostly on interior design, received an honorary mention in memoriam. The Architect of the Municipality 2023 award went to the municipal architect of Dolní Břežany, Anna Šlapetová.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    Czech universities have called on the government to increase spending on university education and science, arguing that the amount of money spent on universities is lower than the average for EU countries. They also want to agree with the government on a medium-term funding outlook.

    According to Milena Králíčková, president of the Czech Conference of Rectors, without meeting these basic requirements, universities will not be able to ensure the quality of education and competitiveness.

    Representatives of universities, trade unions and professional associations gathered at the University of Applied Arts on Tuesday to discuss the situation with Education Minister Mikuláš Bek and Minister for Science, Research and Innovation Helena Langšádlová.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and his South Korean counterpart Han Duck-soo have expressed concern over North Korea's provocations. Speaking at a press conference following their meeting in Prague on Tuesday, the two politicians said they believed a strong response from the international community was needed.

    The Czech and South Koran heads of government also discussed nuclear energy, academia and the situation in Ukraine, where both countries want to work towards ending the conflict and establishing peace.

    The Republic of Korea is currently one of Czechia’s largest non-European trading partners, ranking third after China and the United States. According to the Czech Statistics Office, imports from the Republic of Korea to Czechia reached CZK 105.9 billion in 2022, while exports to the country amounted to CZK 12.9 billion.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with occasional rain showers and day temperatures ranging between 24 and 29 degrees Celsius.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    Resuming permanent border controls with Czechia and Poland should be prevented, because it would largely impact local inhabitants, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Tuesday.

    She said that together with her Polish and Czech counterparts, she has taken a number of measures to strengthen random checks and so-called "hidden searches" in the border area due to migration.

    The conservative opposition, as well as the governments of Saxony and Brandenburg, are calling for permanent checks, following the example of the German-Austrian border, which have been in place since 2015.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    The Czech Ministry of Defence has launched a virtual recruitment centre, which is primarily intended to simplify the process for recruitment applicants. It was presented on Tuesday at a press conference by Defence Minister Jana Černochová and Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army Karel Řehka.

    According to Mrs. Černochová, the centre is not intended to serve only for the recruitment process, but also aims to bring the army closer to the people. Its primary target group are people who are considering joining the army but lack enough relevant information to make a decision.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    The Soviet Union's decision to send tanks to Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War was a mistake, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, while attending an economic forum in Vladivostok.

    When asked about perceptions of Russia as a colonial power due to Moscow's decision to send tanks to Budapest in 1956 and to Prague in 1968, the Russian head of state replied “it was a mistake”, adding that it was not right to do anything in foreign policy that harms the interests of other nations.

    The Kremlin chief, whose decision to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in 2022 unleashed the biggest war in Europe since WWII, also said that Russia had provided aid to other countries but had never been a coloniser.

    Author: Ruth Fraňková
  • 09/12/2023

    President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva are planning to move into the Lumbe Villa, the official residence of the Czech president located near Prague Castle, after returning from a trip to the United States next week, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday.

    President Pavel previously told CNN Prima News in a June interview that he and his wife plan to live there during the work week. Mr. Pavel is currently commuting to Prague from his permanent home in the village of Černouček in central Bohemia.

    The Lumbe Villa, which dates back to the mid-19th century, is the former residence of ex-presidents Miloš Zeman and Václav Klaus.

    Author: Anna Fodor
  • 09/12/2023

    The Czech Film and Television Academy has decided to enter Tomáš Mašín's film Brothers, a dramatic retelling of the Cold War story of the controversial Mašín brothers, as the Czech candidate in the Best International Film category (formerly Best Foreign Language Film) at the 2024 Academy Awards. The film, which premieres in Czech cinemas on October 26, was selected from 12 feature and documentary films in the running to become the Czech Oscar nominee.

    A shortlist of 15 films selected by the Academy for the Best International Film category will be announced on December 21, while the final five nominees will be announced on January 23, 2024. The 96th Academy Awards ceremony is planned for March 10, 2024.

    Author: Anna Fodor

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