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08/17/2023
Negotiations for the purchase of two dozen US F-35 jets are in their final stages, the Czech minister of defence, Jana Černochová, said on Thursday. She made the comment in an address to legislators, army brass and other guests at a helicopter base in Náměšť nad Oslavou in Moravia. Minister Černochová said the results of the talks to date would be presented to the government and party leaders within the next few weeks.
The US State Department approved the possible sale of fifth-generation aircraft to the Czech Army in June.
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08/17/2023
It should be mainly sunny in Czechia on Friday, with an average high temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days.
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08/17/2023
The Czech minister of justice, Pavel Blažek, spent five hours in a Prague restaurant on Wednesday evening with Martin Nejedlý, a controversial advisor to Miloš Zeman during the latter’s presidency. Mr. Blažek says the meeting, which was reported on by Seznam Zprávy, was unplanned and that he had been trying to take cover during a heavy storm.
Mr. Nejedlý received a diplomatic passport under Mr. Zeman, despite not having an official position, and worked for the Russian company Lukoil.
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08/17/2023
The Czech government has postponed a decision on extending the range of vehicles for which third-party insurance will be required, Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said on Thursday. He said it was still necessary to clarify the position of vehicles belonging to the armed forces and fire service, which should be exempted from having to pay such insurance.
Mr. Stanjura said the government would return to the draft in the next two weeks. The bill is based on a European directive and should be effective from the end of the year.
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08/17/2023
Former president Miloš Zeman has hit out at Ukrainian males present in Czechia. In an interview for CNN Prima he said that whoever was capable of rape was capable of fighting, a reference to the fact that Ukrainian nationals are facing rape charges in two recent cases. He said Ukrainian men in Czechia were “almost deserters” for not serving their country.
Mr. Zeman said that when Ukrainian refugees first arrived in Czechia it was said that 80 percent were women and children, but that this now seemed not to be the case.
Referring to the alleged rapes, current head of state Petr Pavel warned against collective guilt.
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08/17/2023
Eighteen-year-old Czech Linda Nosková beat compatriot Petra Kvitová in the second round of tennis’s Cincinnati Open on Wednesday. The youngster overcame the 33-year-old 3-6 6-2 6-4. Meanwhile Marie Bouzková became the fourth Czech to reach the tournament’s round of 16 after defeating Belgium’s Elise Mertens 6-2 4-6 6-1.
Wimbledon winner Markéta Vondroušová and Karolína Muchová are also in the running for places in the quarter-finals.
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08/17/2023
Danuše Nerudová plans to stand in next year’s European Parliament elections for the Mayors party. The economist, who came third in elections to the Czech presidency earlier this year, announced her decision on Thursday.
Mrs. Nerudová said she wished to head the Mayors’ candidates list, a post which the grouping’s Jan Farský is also reported to be interested in.
She said she felt a responsibility toward those who had voted for her in the presidential elections and wished for change.
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08/17/2023
The cabinet has added three more names to the national sanctions list created on the basis of the Czech Magnitsky Act approved by Parliament last year. They are Russian businessman Boris Obnosov who produces weapons systems for Putin's regime and his daughter and son-in-law Olga and Rostislav Zorikov, who are profiting from the business. The family owns luxury real estate and cars in this country.
The Czech Foreign Ministry will also propose placing these three individuals on the EU sanctions list.
The Czech Magnitsky Act allows the government to impose sanctions on foreign entities violating human rights, supporting terrorism, or committing cybercrimes. The sanctions include asset-freezing and a ban on entering the country.
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08/17/2023
The Czech government is planning to tax the profits of large multinational companies that are based abroad but operate in this country. The proposed draft law on tax equalization was approved by the cabinet on Wednesday and Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura said he would like to see it approved in a fast-track procedure. The proceeds for the state budget could be up to CZK 6 billion if the current corporate tax rate of 19 percent remains unchanged. The opposition ANO party has said it will support the bill, but is against a fast-track procedure, saying it wants time to table proposed amendments to the bill.
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08/16/2023
A severe storm with torrential rain and hailstones flooded cellars, felled trees and disrupted traffic in Prague on Wednesday evening. Firefighters were called to around 80 emergencies around the capital. The premises of the State Opera House were badly flooded as was Prague’s main train station. Czech Railways and the Prague City Transport company both reported disruptions in traffic due to fallen trees and flooded roads. The storm also affected TV broadcasts when shortly after 6pm lightning struck the headquarters of public broadcaster Czech Television resulting in a brief outage of satellite transmission.
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