• Czechs to vote in European elections on June 7-8, 2024
    05/23/2023

    Czechs will go to the polls to vote in elections to the European Parliament on June 7-8 next year, according to the Interior Ministry. The date stems from an agreement reached by EU ambassadors according to which voters in EU countries will choose new MEPs between June 6-9, 2024. Traditionally elections in Czechia are held over two days –on a Friday and Saturday. However, the date must still be formally announced by President Petr Pavel.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • US and Czechia to sign defense cooperation agreement
    05/23/2023

    Czech Defense Minister Jana Černochová is in Washington where she is due sign a defense cooperation agreement between Czechia and the United States. The agreement will create an overarching framework to codify already existing cooperation between the two countries' militaries. It will also set a legal framework for possible deployment of U.S. troops on Czech territory and their cooperation with the Czech armed forces. The U.S. has such agreements with 24 other NATO members, including Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Romania and Bulgaria.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Finance minister: Austerity package reflects agreement reached by ruling parties
    05/22/2023

    Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura says the draft of the government’s austerity package reflects the political agreement reached by the leaders of the five ruling parties ten days ago. Mr. Stanuja made the statement in response to criticism of selected measures from inside the ruling coalition since its unveiling. Individual ministries have been given until next Monday to respond to the proposal. Stanjura said the government should approve the package by mid-June so that the lower house can start debating it before the summer holidays.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    05/22/2023

    Tuesday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain around the country, storms in places and day temperatures between 22 and 25 degrees Celsius.

  • Heavy storm warning issued for Tuesday afternoon
    05/22/2023

    Meteorologists have issued a storm and high wind warning for Tuesday. The warning of torrential rain, hailstones and high winds pertains to Southern Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia between midday and 8pm. There is a risk of small streams overflowing and underpasses and cellars flooding.

  • Interest in air travel rising despite higher costs
    05/22/2023

    Interest in air travel among Czechs is the highest in three years, ticket sellers told the ctk news agency. Compared to last year, sales are up by 10 to 50 percent, depending on the seller. Sales are growing despite the rising price of air tickets, the ctk news agency says. For instance, Student Agency is seeing a 40 percent increase in sales compared to last year. The most popular destinations for Czech holidaymakers are Rome, Barcelona, London, Paris and New York.

  • Czech lawmakers want to restrict random choice of primary schools and nurseries
    05/22/2023

    Lawmakers want to end the practice of parents selecting a primary or nursery school for their child based on its quality or location on the grounds that this presents a serious problem for some municipalities who are often unable to meet the needs of children living in the given locality. The practice, dubbed "school tourism“ has become widespread in recent years and has even led to parents paying to register their child as a permanent resident in a different locality from their real home. As a result some schools are unable to enroll all applicants from a given locality and some have even resorted to a lottery to prevent complains and conflicts.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Supreme Audit Office criticizes Regional Development Ministry poor management in allotting funds
    05/22/2023

    The Supreme Audit Office has criticized the Ministry of Regional Development for allegedly distributing state and EU funds intended to increase preparedness to deal with natural disasters without properly ascertaining the needs of firefighters, police and rescue workers in the individual regions. The report concerns European Union and state budget funds earmarked for disaster management between 2018 and 2022. Auditors also criticized subsequent monitoring of how the subsidies had been spent.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Head of Czech lower house on working visit to US
    05/22/2023

    The head of the Czech lower house of Parliament, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, is leading a delegation of MPs and business leaders to the United States. In the course of the next five days she is scheduled to meet with members of the US Congress and Friends of the Czech Republic group. The talks are expected to focus on continued aid to Ukraine and promoting business opportunities for Czech companies in the US.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Swiss national team beats Czechia 4:2 in IIHF World Championship
    05/22/2023

    The Swiss national team beat Czechia 4:2 in the sixth round match of the group stage of the 2023 Ice Hockey World Championship in Riga on Sunday. The win means the Swiss will finish in first place of Group B, while Czechia stays in second place, five points behind, with a 4-0-1-1 record. The Czech team will conclude their group stage against Canada on Tuesday.

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