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07/01/2023
Czech President Petr Pavel has received high marks from the public after his first 100 days in office, according to a survey conducted by the Median agency for Czech Radio. Of the 1,000 respondents polled, who were asked to grade the president on a five point scale, 54 percent gave him an “A” or “B” for overall performance. 19 percent of respondents gave him a “C”, 10 percent a “D” and 9 percent an “F” grade. 7 percent of respondents said they had no opinion on the matter.
During his first 100 days in office, President Pavel visited all the neighbour countries and three Czech regions, organized a meeting between the prime minister and the leader of the strongest opposition party, and appointed three constitutional judges. He has also taken steps to open Prague Castle to the public and reorganize the Office of the President.
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07/01/2023
The south Bohemian city of České Budějovice has been selected as the European Capital of Culture for Czechia in 2028, beating the east Bohemian city of Broumov with which it was short-listed in the final round of the national competition. The title has been awarded by the European Union since 1985 to highlight the richness and diversity of European countries and to promote the development of the selected cities. So far, only two Czech cities have been awarded the title - Prague in 2000 and Plzen 15 years later.
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07/01/2023
The 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival opened with a gala ceremony in the West Bohemian spa town on Sunday night. Hollywood actor Russell Crowe was presented with the Crystal Globe for his contribution to world cinema and Swedish actress and producer Alicia Vikander received the Festival President's Award. Among the VIP guests present on the opening night was American actress Patricia Clarkson, who is on the main jury this year. In the course of the next seven days visitors to the festival will be able to see close to 150 feature films and documentaries. Among the highlights of the opening night was a concert featuring Russell Crowe with his band Indoor Garden Party and the British electronic music band Morcheeba.
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06/30/2023
Saturday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain in the eastern parts of the country and day temperatures between 21 and 25 degrees Celsius.
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06/30/2023
President Petr Pavel, who is the chief commander of the Czech Armed Forces, Defence Minister Jana Černochová and Chief of the General Staff Karel Řehka on Friday laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Vítkov and honoured the memory of soldiers killed in foreign operations to mark Armed Forces Day. In a short statement the defense minister emphasized the growing importance of the armed forces. The world is not a safe place and Czechia must be prepared for the security threats that we face, she said. She said she was happy to see that the Czech armed forces enjoy an exceptionally high level of public trust.
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06/30/2023
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has criticized Poland and Hungary for blocking talks on migration at the EU summit in Brussels. The Czech prime minister said Warsaw and Budapest were damaging Czech interests by doing so.
Within the solidarity principle, Czechia managed to push through the condition that countries which host large numbers of Ukrainian refugees should get financial support, and by their adamant position on migration, Poland and Hungary are effectively blocking the funds that would help us deal with the influx of Ukrainian refugees," the Czech prime minister said.
Mr. Fiala said that critics of the EU migration deal in Prague who say the Czech government should cooperate with Poland and Hungary in this matter "really do not know what they are talking about".
The solidarity principle, which is at the centre of the migration agreement, states that countries refusing to take in migrants could pay 20,000 euros ($21,400) per person instead.
The agreement was approved with a qualified majority vote earlier this month. Poland and Hungary were outvoted in the process. Their aim at the summit has been to challenge the legal validity of that decision.
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06/30/2023
The 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival kicks off in the West Bohemian spa town on Friday. Australian Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe will receive the Crystal Globe for his contribution to world cinema at a gala ceremony on the opening night. Swedish actress and producer, Oscar winner Alicia Vikander will receive the Festival President's Award. The Queen's Gambit, starring Vikander, will be the opening film of this year's festival. In the main competition section, the audience will also see two Czech films - the road movie Sensitive Man and the period drama Dawn. Over 150 feature films and documentaries will be screened at the festival this year.
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06/30/2023
Czech Post is closing 300 branches around the country as of June 30 for financial reasons. The state owned company has also been laying off employees in order to mitigate its losses, which more than doubled year-on-year to 1.7 billion crowns in 2022. The management says the move is inevitable due to falling demand for traditional postal services. After the closures Czech Post will be left with 2,900 outlets.
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06/30/2023
The Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša is to be presented with the German music award Opus Klassik 2023 in the category Conductor of the Year for his recording of music by Hans Rott, Gustav Mahler and Anton Bruckner with the Bamberger Symphoniker. The awards will be handed out at a gala ceremony in Berlin on October 8. Hrůša, who has been chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony Orcherstra since 2016, said he was greatly honoured to be among the 2023 Opus Klassik prize winners.
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06/30/2023
The Chamber of Deputies has nodded to a bill that would legalize marriage for same sex couples. The bill was approved in its first reading, after four failed attempts in the past, and remains highly controversial. MPs were involved in heated debates primarily as to whether the union of same-sex couples should be called a "marriage" or something entirely different. The issue is dividing parties across the political spectrum. The draft will now be submitted to the members of the Constitutional Law Committee for consideration. It will have four months to review the draft instead of the usual two.
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