• Weather forecast
    08/14/2024

    Thursday should be partly cloudy to overcast with rain in the eastern parts of the country and daytime highs between 28 and 34 degrees Celsius.

  • This July seventh warmest on record
    08/14/2024

    This July was the seventh warmest since the start of monitoring in 1961, the Czech Hydro-meteorological Office reported. On seventeen days of the month daytime highs exceeded 30 degrees Celsius. The average monthly temperature was 19.8 degrees Celsius. The hottest July to date was registered in Czechia in 2006 with an average monthly temperature of 21.3 degrees Celsius.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • A third of Czech pensioners retiring early
    08/14/2024

    Almost a third of Czech pensioners retired early and the number of people unwilling to work until their set retirement age has doubled in the last two decades, according to data released by the Czech Social Security Administration. In June of this year, around 754,400 pensioners had their pensions reduced for life due to early retirement. In recent years, interest in early retirement rose sharply due to favorable conditions. The government tightened the rules last year. According to 2024 statistics, pensioners who retired early account for about 32 percent of all old-age pensioners in Czechia.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • ANO party expels Chomutov mayor from its ranks
    08/14/2024

    The leadership of the opposition ANO party has expelled the mayor of Chomutov, Marek Hrabáč, who is accused of fraud, from party ranks and has struck him from the party’s list of candidates for the upcoming local and Senate elections. Hrabáč, who was the party’s election leader in the Ústí nad Labem region will be replaced by the party’s deputy chair Richard Brabec, who was originally in 13th place on the party ticket. Hrabáč has been accused of accepting bribes, manipulating public contracts, tax evasion and abuse of power and is currently in detention.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Russia demanding ban on Czech-made computer game Last Train Home
    08/14/2024

    The Russian prosecutor's office is demanding a ban on the distribution of the computer game Last Train Home, developed by Ashborne Games in Brno. According to the Russian authorities, the game about Czechoslovak legionnaires incites hatred against Russia and the soldiers of the Red Army. The prosecutor's office claims that the game does not correspond to the "traditional values of contemporary Russian society, contains false information about the activities of the state authorities of the time and glorifies the representatives of the Czechoslovak legions".  Last Train Home takes players on "a desperate mission into the depths of the war-torn wasteland and unforgiving landscape of Siberia" recounting the experiences of Czechoslovak legionnaires and their determination to return to the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic after World War I.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Ministry planning to move Czech embassy in Kyiv to new location
    08/14/2024

    The Foreign Ministry is planning to move the Czech embassy in Kyiv to a new location, according to a  ctk news agency report citing ministry sources. In late July the government reportedly approved a plan to buy and reconstruct a new building, for approximately half a billion crowns. According to Mariana Wernerová of the Foreign Ministry's press department, the ministry has sought to find a more suitable embassy building since 1993, both because of inadequate capacity and more recently in view of the need to ensure a higher level of protection. The reconstruction of the new building should be completed by the end of 2027.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Weather forecast
    08/13/2024

    Wednesday should be a scorching hot day with temperatures between 29 and 34 degrees, possibly as high as 36 in Moravia.

  • Meteorologists issue heatwave warning for Wednesday
    08/13/2024

    Meteorologists have issued a heatwave warning for Wednesday, when high temperatures are expected to peak at 34 degrees Celsius or more in southern Moravia. The hottest week of the year so far is also expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by hailstones and strong winds. People are being advised to stay out of the midday sun as much as possible and increase their intake of liquids. Police have warned people not to leave young children or pets in cars for even a short while. Traffic police say that the heat is also affecting drivers and has resulted in an increased number of accidents.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Railway bridge on Výton to be moved to new location
    08/13/2024

    The railway bridge on Výton will be replaced by a new construction and will be moved to a location near the Modřany dam, where it will serve as a footbridge for pedestrians and cyclists, the Prague City Council announced on Monday. It selected the new site for the bridge on the basis of a study of possible locations prepared by the Institute of Planning and Development. The Railway Administration plans to replace the bridge, which is in poor condition, but thanks to its protected status it will be moved, not demolished.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

  • Czech embassy in Athens warning Czech tourists about wildfires
    08/13/2024

    The Czech embassy in Athens has advised Czech tourists in Greece to monitor current information on the spread of wildfires, pay attention to media reports and not take risks. According to the embassy, there is currently a very high risk of fire throughout the Attica region and central Greece, including the island of Evia. Around 2,800 Czech travelers have registered with the Czech Foreign Ministry’s Drozd travel data base, thanks to which they get regular updates, but the ministry says that tens of thousands of Czechs could actually be staying in the country at this time.
    Author: Daniela Lazarová

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